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Most parents choose to perform gantung buai when their children are still very young, since the ceremony tends to coincide with the cutting of the umbilical cord.
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Ogan Ilir also observes a ritual called marhaban, usually a larger ceremony involving men only, whereas gantung buai (cradle swinging) is solely carried out by women, so they can demonstrate their skills and authority amid male-dominated communities.
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While Jakartans mark the arrival of a new family member with marhaban, Ogan Ilir regency in South Sumatra performs gantung buai, a ritual symbolizing gratefulness for the birth of a child - which includes Jakarta's tradition of aqiqah (infant haircut).
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Young children usually love joining gantung buai not only because of the special food served for the occastion, but also because of the coins they can collect after the ritual, by searching in a pan filled with water.
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During the gantung buai ritual practiced in South Sumatra, women get together and bathe the newborn in water fragranced with aromatic herbs.
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The various small items accompanying the ritual highlight the spiritual nature of Gantung buai.
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Like most rituals of a religious nature, gantung buai, starts with the reciting of Koran verses, and ends with prayers.
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Although there is no age limit, gantung buai is normally held when the baby is one-week old.
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The various small items accompanying the ritual highlight the spiritual nature of gantung buai.
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