What is the origin of baby shower, why is it called a baby shower?
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History of “baby shower“:\n\nThey are called baby showers because the party or celebration is for the BABY & we SHOWER them with gifts (baby necessities)  & love. ;o) \nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pre-Birth_Party\nhttp://www.babyshower101.com/baby_shower_information.html
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The Story of Mother's Day\n\nThe earliest Mother's Day celebrations can be traced back to the spring celebrations of ancient Greece in honor of Rhea, the Mother of the Gods. During the 1600's, England celebrated a day called "Mothering Sunday". Celebrated on the 4th Sunday of Lent (the 40 day period leading up to Easter*), "Mothering Sunday" honored the mothers of England. \n*(For more information on Lent/Easter check out - Easter on the Net)\nDuring this time many of the England's poor worked as servants for the wealthy. As most jobs were located far from their homes, the servants would live at the houses of their employers. On Mothering Sunday the servants would have the day off and were encouraged to return home and spend the day with their mothers. A special cake, called the mothering cake, was often brought along to provide a festive touch. \n\n\nAs Christianity spread throughout Europe the celebration changed to honor the "Mother Church" - the spiritual power that gave them life and protected them from harm. Over time the church festival blended with the Mothering Sunday celebration . People began honoring their mothers as well as the church.\n\nIn the United States Mother's Day was first suggested in 1872 by Julia Ward Howe (who wrote the words to the Battle hymn of the Republic) as a day dedicated to peace. Ms. Howe would hold organized Mother's Day meetings in Boston, Mass ever year. \n\nIn 1907 Ana Jarvis, from Philadelphia, began a campaign to establish a national Mother's Day. Ms. Jarvis persuaded her mother's church in Grafton, West Virginia to celebrate Mother's Day on the second anniversary of her mother's death, the 2nd Sunday of May. By the next year Mother's Day was also celebrated in Philadelphia.\n\nMs. Jarvis and her supporters began to write to ministers, businessman, and politicians in their quest to establish a national Mother's Day. It was successful as by 1911 Mother's Day was celebrated in almost every state. President Woodrow Wilson, in 1914, made the official announcement proclaiming Mother's Day as a national holiday that was to be held each year on the 2nd Sunday of May. \n\nWhile many countries of the world celebrate their own Mother's Day at different times throughout the year, there are some countries such as Denmark, Finland, Italy, Turkey, Australia, and Belgium which also celebrate Mother's Day on the second Sunday of May.\n\n\nI hope this helps....\n\nDon
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Actually the practice was quite common in colonial times.  You usually found a child named for the father and one named for the mother.  It seems to have gone out of practice near 1900.  There is nothing wrong with it.
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It's not so formal. It is in a more common language. It's one of those names that mothers call their children. Could you imagine a mother calling her 10 year old Charles?
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It comes from Cockney Rhyming slang, originating in the east end of London. (Cockneys are traditional those born within earshot of the bells of Bow Church)\n\nBristols = Bristol Cities = Titties.\n\nSome othe examples are\nButhers = Buthers Hook = Look\nBoat Race = Face\n\nIn use it would be something like "Jesus have a butchers at her bristols... shame about the boat race."\n\nhttp://www.lingo.arollo.com/cockney.html\n\nMany of the cockney rhyming slang terms have become every day terms around the UK now.
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Yes. It would be tacky.It all comes in good time.\n\nHave the bridal shower before the wedding.\n\nTraditionally the baby shower should be when your friend is between 7-9 months along.\n\nThis way there are clearly separate occasions to celebrate.
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Discounting adults having sex with minors, sex is legal all over the world.  Where do you think babies come from?
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Dancing has been around as long as people have. It is one of many forms of communication, and appears to have no particular "birthdate". Ancient peoples danced to bring rain, worship gods, and court eachother.
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Come on! You should know that the term "cosmic egg" is being used here only figuratively, not literally. The universe most certainly was not "hatched" from an egg. In any case, we humans like to use analogies to describe what we see in nature in order to relate them to things we understand. For example, lightning and thunder is usually attributed to the gods being angry. The fact is lightning and thunder has absolutely NO emotional content. It is just the discharge of excess electrical charges that build up in the clouds. So similarly, in trying to explain the existence of the universe, it is understandable that certain forms of biological analogy may be used, since we understand and can relate to birth via an "egg".
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Bridal Shower is a cake, punch & gifts , "nice" kinda party that you can invite your soon-to-be Mother-in-Law, Grandma & assorted elderly Aunts to.\nBachelorette Party is for the bride, her sisters & girlfriends to PARTY & get rid of wedding planning stress by dancing your ass off & consuming mass quantities of Margaritas & a varieties of fruit flavored shots. Sometimes, male exotic dancers are involved.
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Tell the woman that the person who is having the shower was not expecting small children to be attending and to please make other arrangements. I never have been to or hosted a baby shower where young children attended. From reading some of these answers, these are the people who show up with their children in tow. Not everyone enjoys your children at gatherings like this. It is very stressful for everyone that attends.
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the purpose is to dedicate the baby to God.\nWhen you christen a baby your saying that you will take care of the baby and lead it in the path of christianity  and that you aso will try to be a Godly and Christ-like role model.
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Because they represent (re)birth and fertility, much like the spring itself and even the Christian concept of Easter. Easter happened to coincide with a pagan festival, and many of the symbols carried over.
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A baby is a baby from the moment of conception, it has a soul and God knows who it is. Its not a fetus or a lump of flesh. \nThere is enough birth control out there that no one should ever get pregnant by accident. There are people trying to adopt kids everyday because they cant have kids.
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Go to your local Babies "R" Us store...there should be a free Baby Shower Guide full of fun shower games and ideas... ask for the store promotional coordinator... she/he should be able to give you one... Good Luck!
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It is pretty common in the US.  Nobody is sure just why it happens, but it is less likely if you breastfeed and if you have help with housework and care of older children so that you can care for your baby.  It still can happen, and it is more likely with women who have a history of depression.  It is much less common in non-Western societies, possibly because they have a better support system for new mothers.
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I'm not sure where the British expression came from, but Cheerios (the cereal) was originally called Cheerioats when it was introduced in 1941.  The name was changed to Cheerios in 1945.