Baby-Dropping Ritual

Muslims in western India have been dropping babies off the roof of a fifteen-meter-high temple for five-hundred years, and none of the babies have been hurt yet, though they look a bit dazed after landing. So the organizers of the event figure, why stop now? In fact, they claim that dropping the babies off the temple helps the kids grow up strong. Reuters has more details.

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Posted By: Alex - Wed May 06, 2009
Category: Babies | Ceremonies | Religion

Comments

What? They are bouncing the babies off some kind of sheet or padding. That's totally cheating.

Posted by Nethie on 05/06/09 at 07:50 PM

My first child will be born this July. Strangely, my wife has nt consented to my dropping off the roof of our townhouse. What's wrong with her?

Posted by kingmonkey in Athens, Ontario on 05/07/09 at 08:34 AM

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