Fascinating, bilby. There have been many times when I would have liked to hang one of my own children on a wall peg: ideally without swaddling them first!
Personally, I don't think there is nearly enough swaddling going on. I would quite like to be swaddled on a regular basis.
"Swaddling dates back to the Ancient Egyptians, who wrapped their infants in long strips of cloth, a process taking as long as two hours. Swaddled babies were then often hung on a wall peg. Swaddling is still practiced in the Balkans, presumably because the babe feels more like it did in the womb. Many Native Americans once swaddled their 'papooses'.
Of course, at this time of the year, we associate today's word with Luke 2:12 `And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.` (A much better translation than the more modern, `wrapped in strips of cloth, lying in a feeding trough`." -Dr. Goodword, alphaDictionary, 22 Dec 2007.
Yes, the possibilities are encouraging. I'd like to swaddle a few politicians and hang them in the Idiot Gallery.
Fascinating, bilby. There have been many times when I would have liked to hang one of my own children on a wall peg: ideally without swaddling them first!
Personally, I don't think there is nearly enough swaddling going on. I would quite like to be swaddled on a regular basis.
Just saying...
"Swaddling dates back to the Ancient Egyptians, who wrapped their infants in long strips of cloth, a process taking as long as two hours. Swaddled babies were then often hung on a wall peg. Swaddling is still practiced in the Balkans, presumably because the babe feels more like it did in the womb. Many Native
Americans once swaddled their 'papooses'.
Of course, at this time of the year, we associate today's word with Luke 2:12 `And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.` (A much better translation than the more modern, `wrapped in strips of cloth, lying in a feeding trough`."
-Dr. Goodword, alphaDictionary, 22 Dec 2007.