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[quote=Anonymous]I've come across different reasoning, and want the feedback with those with an Indian ancestry.

I was told by several Indian acquaintances it was part of a Hindu ritual.  Yet, I know Indian people who do not practice Hinduism yet still keep this practice which makes me think it's cultural, and not so much religious.  I asked a fairly close friend and she said they just did it because it made the babies hair coarser.  All of her children, two girls and a boy got their hair shaved on their first birthday and they also received some gold jewelry.

However, I have a Hindu coworker who says it's to get rid of the past digressions of the infants life?  Because the belief of reincarnation is pretty strong in the Hindu religion.

We are Jewish, but not Orthodox.  Many of my relatives do not cut their boys hair till they are three for religious reasons, but it's not as common practice like it seems to be in the Indian culture.

Any feedback?  Also, this isn't meant as offensive I am just very curious.[/quote]

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