Charles,
Haha, yes! "Western countries" covers Europe and America ......... many,
many, many countries, I should not ask as this way.
Different culture, Chinese won't have any celebration before the baby is
born. Senior family members will give gifts to the baby so the party will be
held upon the baby is born.
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Michael
2009/10/16 Charles Geilfuss <charles.geilfuss@xxxxxxxxx>
> Michael,
> Well "western countries" covers a lot of territory so you may get a lot of
> answers. In these parts (south eastern USA) women who are pregnant usually
> have a party thrown for them a month or so before the baby is born. This is
> usually given by family and/or friends with gifts of a more practical
> nature
> for raising a baby. These parties are customarily attended by women but men
> are not excluded, just hard to catch. This may have changed but was the
> case
> when people my age now (55) were starting families. After the baby is born
> there are usually informal family gatherings with grandmothers offering a
> lot of help and advice and grandfathers making sure there is a lot of beer
> in the fridge (for emergencies of course).
>
> Charlie (who ain't raising any more babies)
>
> On Thu, Oct 15, 2009 at 1:02 PM, Michael Wong <mialop@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > A new member was born in my family. The baby is a girl & her name is
> Tracy.
> > In Chinese society, there is a celebration for the new born baby upon the
> > baby was born for one month. Family members would go to a small party for
> > celebration. How's the western countries to celebrate a new born baby?
> >
> >
> >
> http://images1.fotop.net/albums6/MichaelWong/Tracy_20090821/IMG4024_Elmarit90.jpg
> >
> >
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