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Babinden is a Bulgarian traditional observance celebrated in Russia and known as the Day of the Midwives. On this day, women and children under three rise at dawn and head to the local well where they draw water and infuse it with basil or geranium. This is drunk before heading off to the midwife's house. She is bathed by the mothers and presented with a bouquet of geraniums tied in red and white ribbon (symbolizing a healthy child with rosy cheeks). The ribbons are then removed and a silver coin added. These coins and ribbon are then tied to the child born of the midwife, who also receives new socks and shirts. The custom in Bulgaria is that a child is blessed each of its first three years on this day by the midwife to promote a long healthy life. Another pitcher of water is drawn, infused with basil or geraniums and taken to the local church to be blessed. This water is then used by the mother, a little bit each day, to bathe for the next forty.
At noon, the party moves to the midwife's house again where a feast is prepared by the mother and her female relatives for lunch. This female only feast is rich with banter, jokes and singing. Upon its conclusion, the men are allowed to join in the rest of the day's festivities, usually dressed as oxen and pulling a cart through town holding the midwife. If they run across any women, the men must pay a ransom to pass.
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