Those of you with kids that were born here

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Re: Those of you with kids that were born here

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John Bingham wrote:There's some kind of concoction made out of chopped up herbs or roots or whatever that are left to infuse in alcohol for a few weeks. Women drink it a bit after the birth, but not in huge quantities as far as I know. It tastes ok.

I think the knife/sharp object under the pillow is to cut the string that ties people to the ghost world. Or something.
Also not to make them afraid. Moreover when travelling, they will draw the cross mark on the baby forehead in order to help him or her not to afraid and give them good luck.
បើសិនធ្វើចេះ ចេះឲ្យគេកោត បើសិនធ្វើឆោត ឆោតឲ្យគេអាណិត។

If you know a lot, know enough to make them respect you, if you are stupid, be stupid enough so they can pity you.
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