Annaprasan

GPTKB entity

Statements (35)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:ritual
gptkbp:ageRange 6 months
before 1 year
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Annaprasana
gptkb:First_Rice
Anna Prashan
Annaprashan
gptkbp:associatedWith Hindu families
gptkbp:category Hindu rituals
Infancy rituals
gptkbp:customs family gathering
prayers
offering food to deities
elders bless the child
gptkbp:etymology Sanskrit: anna (food, rice) + prashan (feeding)
gptkbp:foodGiven gptkb:dessert
gptkb:rice
kheer
other solid foods
gptkbp:gender sometimes performed earlier for girls
sometimes performed later for boys
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Annaprasan
gptkbp:performedAt infants
gptkbp:region gptkb:Bangladesh
gptkb:India
gptkb:Nepal
gptkbp:relatedRitual Choroonu (Kerala)
Mukhe Bhaat (Bengal)
Pasni (Nepal)
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Hinduism
gptkbp:rituals feeding rice to the child
gptkbp:significance First feeding of solid food to a child
gptkbp:type gptkb:Samskara
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Annaprashana
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6