Warwick Bray reports that the Aztecs had a ceremony where an infant was ritually washed, dedicated to a deity, and a prayer was recited to keep them away from evil.
- Type
- Book
- Source
- Warwick Bray Non-LDS
- Hearsay
- Secondary
- Reference
Warwick Bray, Everyday Life of the Aztecs (New York: Dorset Press, 1968), 57
- Scribe/Publisher
- Dorset Press
- People
- Warwick Bray
- Audience
- Reading Public
- Transcription
The midwife also took charge of the naming ritual. The baby was carried out into the courtyard of the house to be bathed in an earthenware tub placed on a layer of rushes. Water was sprinkled on the child’s mouth, chest, and head, while the appropriate incantations were made. Then the midwife washed the baby all over and recited the prayer to keep away evil. In addition, a boy was presented to the Sun, with a prayer that he might acquit himself well as a warrior.
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