baby blessing for female baby

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Jan 24, 11, 18:30 #1

I am looking for a Polish blessing for a couple having a female baby. I have read, and understand that it is traditionally not done in Poland as it is considered bad luck. What I am trying to do is make my own card for them to give at our church's Polish Festival. I have already drawn the Polish Eagle (instead of a stork) carrying the baby in a blanket. Here in the United States, we would normally write something like "Congratulations! It's a girl." or "Congratulations on your newborn baby."

So, if anyone could help me with something more traditional in Poland (and a translation as what it means) it would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you.

Thomas Maszczenski

JaneDoeThreads: 7 Posts: 237 Joined: Sep 26, 08 ♂	Jan 24, 11, 18:36 #2
This is nice Z okazji narodzin waszego maleństwa, życzymy mu beztroskiego i zdrowego dzieciństwa, a Wam - odkrywania nowych uroków wspólnego życia. Translation soon. I have to go now. :)

skysoulmateThreads: 41 Posts: 3,039 Joined: Jan 10, 10 ♂	Edited by: skysoulmate Jan 25, 11, 14:26 #3
tjmaszc: I am looking for a Polish blessing for a couple having a female baby. I have read, and understand that it is traditionally not done in Poland as it is considered bad luck. Huh? Where did you hear that? JaneDoe - I know that your greeting pertains to "maleństwa" (the little one) but can it be used for a baby girl? Somehow " życzymy mu" sounds way off to me but I'm sure I'm wrong.

OlafThreads: 8 Posts: 1,369 Joined: Oct 29, 09 ♂	Jan 25, 11, 15:31 #4
You just need to spit over your left shoulder, tell the parents not to dress the baby in anything red and hang a crucifix in its room. Then it'lll be secured. ;)

JaneDoeThreads: 7 Posts: 237 Joined: Sep 26, 08 ♂	Jan 25, 11, 15:31 #5
skysoulmate: I know that your greeting pertains to "maleństwa" (the little one) but can it be used for a baby girl? "Maleństwo" doesn't specify a gender of a baby, so it's safe to use it for a girl or a boy.

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Jan 25, 11, 16:03 #6

@skysoulmate - While just trying to research something to use, I saw on many different Polish sites, that traditionally, they didn't have things like baby showers. The blessings were after the baby was born, and normally at a Christening/Baptism. One of the reasons I saw was that there was a high infant mortality rate (again, remember this is OLD tradition, not talking about today's Poland) so it was considered bad luck to congratulate the parents with gifts before the child was born.

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Edited by: skysoulmate Jan 25, 11, 16:08 #7

tjmaszc:

@skysoulmate - While just trying to research something to use, I saw on many different Polish sites, that traditionally, they didn't have things like baby showers. The blessings were after the baby was born, and normally at a Christening/Baptism. One of the reasons I saw was that there was a high infant mortality rate (again, remember this is OLD tradition, not talking about today's Poland) so it was considered bad luck to congratulate the parents with gifts before the child was born.

I see, thanks. Yeah, it sounds like something that probably applied to most countries at the time.

Jane - I understand, thanks. It was the "mu" or "jemu" (him) that got me confused.

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