My baby sister who was thought unable to have children is due in December. I wanted to do something different for her showers and baptism than we have done for the other nieces and nephews. Are there any Croatian traditions for showers or baptisms that any of you are aware of? (Other than don't let them look in the mirror before they are baptised, or they will lose their soul. My grandma Davich believed firmly in this). Thanks in advance for any help you can give. Patty Reuter ________________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned for all viruses by the MessageLabs SkyScan service. For more information on a proactive anti-virus service working around the clock, around the globe, visit www.messagelabs.com. ________________________________________________________________________

Don't know if this is a Croatian tradition or not, but we were told to get them baptized very young as you shouldn't take them anywhere until they were baptized. Also, they had to wear a bonnet whenever they were outside. My children were all baptized at two weeks of age. My mom said that the Godmother's usually named the child. Margaret ----- Original Message ----- From: "Reuter, Patty" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, May 09, 2005 8:07 AM Subject: [CROATIA-L] Baptism > My baby sister who was thought unable to have children is due in December. > I wanted to do something different for her showers and baptism than we > have done for the other nieces and nephews. Are there any Croatian > traditions for showers or baptisms that any of you are aware of? > (Other than don't let them look in the mirror before they are baptised, or > they will lose their soul. My grandma Davich believed firmly in this). > Thanks in advance for any help you can give. > > Patty Reuter > > ________________________________________________________________________ > This email has been scanned for all viruses by the MessageLabs SkyScan > service. For more information on a proactive anti-virus service working > around the clock, around the globe, visit www.messagelabs.com. > ________________________________________________________________________ > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.11.7 - Release Date: 5/9/2005 > >

Not in our Croatian family my parents named their children. And when my mom was born her grandparents were not around. They were in Croatia and my grandmother had no contact with them because the were in Yugoslavia and my grandmother was in the United States. Also our family is Catholic so all children were Baptized in the Catholic Church after they were born. Joy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jerome Buza" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, May 09, 2005 9:07 AM Subject: Re: [CROATIA-L] Baptism > Don't know if this is a Croatian tradition or not, but we were told to get > them baptized very young as you shouldn't take them anywhere until they > were baptized. Also, they had to wear a bonnet whenever they were > outside. My children were all baptized at two weeks of age. My mom said > that the Godmother's usually named the child. > Margaret > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Reuter, Patty" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, May 09, 2005 8:07 AM > Subject: [CROATIA-L] Baptism > > >> My baby sister who was thought unable to have children is due in >> December. I wanted to do something different for her showers and baptism >> than we have done for the other nieces and nephews. Are there any >> Croatian traditions for showers or baptisms that any of you are aware of? >> (Other than don't let them look in the mirror before they are baptised, >> or they will lose their soul. My grandma Davich believed firmly in >> this). Thanks in advance for any help you can give. >> >> Patty Reuter >> >> ________________________________________________________________________ >> This email has been scanned for all viruses by the MessageLabs SkyScan >> service. For more information on a proactive anti-virus service working >> around the clock, around the globe, visit www.messagelabs.com. >> ________________________________________________________________________ >> >> >> >> -- >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. >> Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.11.7 - Release Date: 5/9/2005 >> >> >