Naming Ceremonies

Naming tradtions from around the world
We expect names to follow predictable structures, but that’s not always the case...
Baby-Naming: A Global Tradition
Here’s a quick tour of baby naming traditions around the world...
Baptism: an opportunity to preach
There are many challenges facing an authentic celebration of the sacrament of baptism. There are issues concerning enrolment in Catholic primary schools but that is not the concern of this article. The concern here is the experience of ministering to parents who have requested baptism for their child and there is little family engagement in the life of the church...
What happens at a naming ceremony?
Each humanist (non-religious) naming ceremony is unique and created especially for a particular family and their circumstances. This means there is no set script and no fixed structure...

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Humanist Ceremonies. (n.d.). Naming ceremony ideas and inspiration. https://humanists.uk/ceremonies/humanist-namings/example/
Moore, K. (2017, June27). Naming traditions from around the world. Ethic Technologies.https://www.ethnictechnologies.com/blog/2018/10/2/naming-traditions-from-around-the-world
Murray, L. (2013, February 18). Baby naming: A global tradition. The Huffington Post. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/baby-naming-a-global-trad_b_2322969
Whelan, M. (2016). Baptism – an opportunity to preach. The Furrow, 67(5), 274–280. http://www.jstor.org/stable/44739081

PDHPE - Year 11 - Exploring Early Childhood: Naming Ceremonies

Naming Ceremonies

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