Page 17 - Oct-Dec 2019

VOL. 16 No. 4

BEaUTifUl BaBY SWEET JEWELS

In India, a country full of traditions, jewellery is gifted to children, Bornahan is celebrated during Makar
often to protect them from evil, or for therapeutic value, and Sankranti. The child is dressed like baby
sometimes just for ornamentation. Each has a special name and Krishna with jewellery made of sweets..
meaning. ritwij Nirgude, VIII a, Delhi Public School,
Nashik

A Kammal is a traditional
earring worn by children.
Hansli is a special type of necklace
g.V. Jana sruthi, Vi C, glazebrooke
Public school, reddiyur, salem gifted to children. In Rajasthan,
children are made to wear a silver
moon and gold sun as pendants
on a necklace called Mandaliya.
Taweez is a locket worn for
protection, with Quranic verses
inside it.
ruval sajwan, Viii, raksha anusandhan
Nazar Maniya is worn on the Vidyalaya, raipur, Dehradun
hand and is made of gold
with black beads.
Jahanvi singh rao, Viii a, Maharana
Mewar Public school, udaipur
Aranjanam is an ornament tied around
the waist of a child, made of gold, silver,
or a thick thread. It is used to measure the
healthy growth of an infant. In Rajasthan,
Kandora is worn around the waist and is
made of silver.
Dhagli is a special type of
bangle for children and the Siggu billa is a piece of jewellery tied to
most common jewellery gifted the hip of children to protect them from
to babies, known as shagun evil.
kadas. Japjot singh bhatia, iX b, Jankidevi Public school,
sanganer, Jaipur
Jigya, VI b, convent of Jesus and Mary,
ambala cantt.

ACTIVITY: MY
KARNAVEDHA PRETTY PICTURE

Some Hindus believe in getting their baby’s ears Find a photo of yourself in your first
pierced in a ritual called Karnavedha. Some people piece of jewellery. What material
believe that the earlobe is a vital acupuncture point, was it made of? Is it an heirloom?
and that this ritual therefore has therapeutic value.
aditi rana, X b, Jaswant Modern Sr. Sec. School, rajpur road, Photo by: Mehak Goel, IX, Swami Vivekanand
Dehradun Public School, Sec 17, Jagadhri

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