Amphidromia
a family festival in ancient athens in honor of the birth of a child, during which the child received its name.
historical examples
this expressed itself in a family festival, called the amphidromia, celebrated usually on the seventh day after the birth.
aristotle and ancient educational ideals thomas davidson
he writes in one case of brewing “groaning-beer,” and in his household were held two new england amphidromia.
child life in colonial days alice morse earle
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