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IT'S THE CUSTOM IN OUR FAMILY NEVER TO
TAKE A BABY "OUT" TO ANY SORT OF EVENT
UNTIL HE HAS BEEN BAPTIZED FOR FEAR HE
MIGHT HAVE BAD LUCK.
Submitter comment:
GOOD EXAMPLE OF HOW NAME IMAGIC EXISTS;
BABY VULNERABLE TO EVIL SPIRITS WITHOUT
A NAME.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Baptism Naming rite |
Date learned: 11-00-1969