08 October 2008

the "magsalita-ka-na" ceremony

bert, our resident taga-tuguegarao guy, told me of this semi-ceremony they do with little babies when they are just about to talk:

the parents pick the most noisy/boisterous/talkative amongst the baby's godparents (if the baby is a girl, then its the noisiest godmother. if a boy, then the godfather) and this godparent will "unlock" the baby's mouth with a key... the baby should then begin to talk sooner than expected (supposedly).

soooooo among halleigh's godmothers, it's kring who's the most madaldal. that's because she's our babaeng bakla extraordinaire.

i am not superstitious but heh, we did it just for the heck of it (there is nothing to lose anyway).

we brought halleigh's chicco toy keys (a teether from her ninang donna mae and ninong ericson) to enchanted kingdom and went on with the silly ceremony. :p


that's tita faith holding halleigh, ninang kring doing the "unlocking"


halleigh: what are you grownups doing?!?!


ninang kring so hyped up!


halleigh: gimme my toy, tita faith! :D


aww halleigh, we all can't wait! speak up! :D


that's all folks.

xoxo

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