tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7926370429779860731.post3633627778045550472..comments2024-03-21T02:28:33.317-07:00Comments on Helen Clyde: Help!HelenClydehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10243315601530896467noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7926370429779860731.post-31553142250747104852013-01-19T11:52:33.163-08:002013-01-19T11:52:33.163-08:00To my knowledge, Americans have no such tradition ...To my knowledge, Americans have no such tradition for men. Decades ago, cigars might have been passed out in the hospital waiting room, but this is a very old fashioned thing now. The focus is very much on the mother and giving her a baby shower. This is a party to welcome the baby and to "shower" the baby with gifts... (not an actual washing of the baby as the 5 year old daughter of a friend thought it was a couple days ago!).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7926370429779860731.post-44225626692660414792013-01-18T04:53:56.041-08:002013-01-18T04:53:56.041-08:00Czech people do that, of course, but since our cul...Czech people do that, of course, but since our culture is in general very similar to yours, it comes as no surprise.<br />I have a different experience with the only male event. In my circles, even women participate. <br />The father smokes a cigar. Common in my area is to give the father a bottle of a really good quality schnaps (preferably homemade) to bury/hide and then dig out when the kid is 18 and share a drink! However, I am not sure if it is a general rule. <br />Good luck with your research!Hananoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7926370429779860731.post-9766421053930775252013-01-17T00:32:08.446-08:002013-01-17T00:32:08.446-08:00In Finland we have a quite similar thing called &q...In Finland we have a quite similar thing called "Varpajaiset". Soon after the baby is born, the father has this party with his male friends (and possibly relatives) and gets very drunk. Also big cigars are smoked... However I do feel that in these days there are less and less of these parties and the focus is actually moving to the whole family.Pinjanoreply@blogger.com