Did you know that the first solid food that Nepali babies eat is rice?

In Nepali culture, there is a rice-feeding ceremony for 5–6-month babies. In Nepal, it's called a Pasni. They're a lot of things you need to do including setting your house up. One thing you do is lay out 84 cups and put different food in each cup. You put it in a particular symbol. You also put out clothes for the baby to wear after the bath. (Paragraph 2)

The first tradition is you give the baby a bath. You get a tub, fill it halfway with water, and put in a few flowers. First, the mom and dad put some milk water on their head (the baby's head, not the mom and dad's) and on their stomach. Then everyone does the same thing.

Next, we feed the baby by mixing rice cooked in milk (Kheer). Again, the mom and dad go first, then the grandma's and grampa's (Aji's and Aja's), then the rest of their family and friends.

Last, there should also be some more clothes out, which you bow or give a blessing to it.

Fun Facts

• We do it when either a girl is 5 months, or a boy is 6 months.

• We use rice because it's spiritual and a symbol of fertility, abundance, good health, and genuineness,

• We do it when the baby is 5 or 6 months because scientists have said that a baby can start processing solid food when there about that age.

This tradition is fun and one of the most important traditions in our life.

Now you know a little bit or a little more about this Nepali culture and this rice-feeding ceremony, (A.K.A Pasni ) and enjoyed reading this.

By: Gia Rani Shrestha