When a woman in Palau, Micronesia, gives birth to her first child, she goes through the ngasech ceremony. During several days, she is given hot, cleansing baths by a medicine woman, until she finally shows herself and her child to the husband's family.

Oct 4, 2018 · The ceremony, more commonly referred to as Omengat throughout Palau and Ngasech on the island of Angaur is central to the traditional exchange system of Palau. There are concerns that through colonization, decolonization and now globalization, Palauans are losing connections to ancestral customs.

In looking at Ngasech, the Palauan first born ceremony, through the lens of ethnobotany (people's relationship with plants), we will integrate the study of conservation of cultural and natural resources.

is the First Child Birth Ceremony (known as Omengat or Ngasech). This paper analyzes tradition and globalization within this ritual in relation to: plant use, construction, food, attire, adornment, gender roles, economic transactions, and ethnobotanical cultural markers.

Jun 25, 2014 · were the family of the childs father side thru his mother sepi from ngermid,.. i wanted to post this video to show the real meaning of Ngasech in Angaur tradition,..as she climbs up the steps.....

In Angaur, the ceremony is known as Ngasech, meaning “to elevate” or “to climb up”. This term describes the cultural practice in which the new mother ceremonially ascends a set of stairs to an elevated platform specially constructed for the event.

Aug 21, 2009 · Palauan First-Born (Ngasech) Ceremony, Part Four Around 11am the preparation of the girls begins. Usually there are a couple young girls (family members) who will flank the mother during the ceremony.

Jun 9, 2017 · One of the customary ceremonies that the people of Palau still celebrate is the Ngasech (First Born) ceremony, held after a woman has her first child. This paper looks at the globalization of...

Aug 18, 2009 · But the reason the trip came together this summer was because my Palauan friend, Emadch, had a baby in May and planned her ngasech (first-born ceremony) for the beginning of August. I have so many pictures from the trip (5100+) and many of them are good.