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Maliku ( Minicoy Island) – 4 ‘ At the twentieth day from birth, Maliku babies’ heads are shaven and the hair is weighed against gold or silver, which is given to the poor. It is also said that the shaving of the hair stimulates proper growth of the brain and nerves, and that the sikha, a tuft at the crown of the head, protects the memory.’ The child is freshly shaven to signify freedom from the past and moving into the future. However, in most families girls have a mundan too. In some regions, the mundan is done only for the male child. Among Hindus, the mundan is performed during the first or third year of a child’s life. This is done by putting curd in the hair of the newborn baby boy. Muslims too shave or trim the baby’s hair and some Sikhs perform the kesi dahi ceremony. It is also known as chaula or choodakarana.

Hindu – 3 A mundan or tonsuring is an important ceremony for Hindus. The family also give out cake and cook red eggs. For many of them, this will be the first time they are meeting the new baby and the baby’s name is revealed then.’Įileen from the blog ET Speaks From Home and I exchanged a few tweets and she told me that Chinese boys and girls get their first haircut, then and egg white is applied to the hair. This ‘full moon’ celebration coincides with the end of the new mum’s confinement period, and both mother and baby are formally introduced to the extended family and friends. However, centuries ago they didn’t cut hair, including boys’ hair, up to the age of 10 years old. The cut hair was then tied with red string and saved as a keepsake. This is usually done in a barbershop or carried out by the parent.’ We actually cut our son’s hair when he was 1 1/2 years, when he began to say “Dada.”Ĭhinese- 2 ‘the baby often receives its first haircut at the start of its first month or the its first ‘full moon’ Traditionally, for the past decades, the baby’s head was shaved except at the top of the crown to remove the hair they considered was grown in the womb. However, cutting prior to the age of two may result in a more coarse texture and tighter curl.’Īfrican Caribbean Boys- ‘Within the African Caribbean community this is performed once the child begins to speak clearly or after the child reaches two. Here’s what I’ve found on the subject of hair cutting rituals in different cultures: First hair cuts from around the worldĪfrican American Boys – 1 ‘There is an African American tradition of performing the first haircut on or around the child’s first birthday. It’s not always different for girls when it comes to hair cutting. However, some hair cutting rituals were not gender specific. Then I began to wonder, was actually different for girls? Were there cultural hair cutting rituals for girls in other countries? I did a quick online search and was surprised to find that there were hair cutting rituals for girls.

I explained it’s different for girls, when it came to hair cutting. At one point my husband and I discussed cutting her hair. I tried various techniques to make my daughter’s hair regime as stress-free as possible and that included when to give her her first hair cut.