New parents in Nepal face a checklist problem that parents in Singapore or London do not. Some baby products that appear in every international guide are not available here. Others come in at three times the import price. A few…
Around day 4, you will find yourself standing in the kitchen at 3am, the baby fed and changed and not in any apparent distress, wondering why they are still awake. You are not doing anything wrong. Their circadian rhythm has…
The Pasni ceremony marks the first time a baby eats solid food. In most Nepali households, that first food is rice. The ceremony matters because rice is not just a meal in Nepal: it is the staple food, and feeding…
The baby is a boy. His Pasni is at six months, one month later than a girl’s by tradition. You have the invitation and a week to decide what to bring. The inner family has the jewelry covered. This guide…
The invitation says it is a girl. Her Pasni falls at five months. You know the inner family has already sorted the jewelry. You are not inner family. This guide covers what to bring when you are everyone else. Pasni…
An invitation to a Nwaran arrives eleven days after a baby is born. The ceremony is quiet: close family only, a priest, the fire rituals of a Hawan, and the formal naming of the child in the astrological calendar. The…
You have been invited to a Pasni. The baby is five or six months old, and you have a week to figure out what to bring. You know that close family will be arriving with gold. You are not close…