What to give a girl for christening?

One of the most important questions that relatives and guests face on the eve of the baptismal rite is what is best to present to the newborn baby christening, as this kind of present will continue to play the role of powerful amulets for the little princess.

To organize the baptism of a small person, and it is best to christen a baby until one year old, his parents must choose a godfather and mother.

This is a great honor and responsibility, as these people are considered the spiritual guides of children along their life paths. Together with her parents, the little godfathers should help to educate her in full accordance with certain religious rules from an early age, to help her in everything, in certain cases - even financially support her goddaughter. In other words, these are some of the closest people for a girl after mom and dad.

On the day of the baptismal ceremony, little godmothers traditionally present various surprises, which can have both religious themes and can be completely ordinary.

It’s worth giving something really useful for a baptized baby, it’s better to find out in advance from relatives what kind of children's things they may need today. Thus, you can avoid the possibility of presenting the same type of gifts purchased by different guests.

The main gift presented by the godfather is a cross, because he will personify faith and be a talisman for any believing person. If you buy a cross for a nursing baby, make sure that it is completely safe - the product should not be too large, it is better that it does not have sharp edges, so choose a thing with rounded edges that will not scratch the baby's delicate skin.

From her godmother, the baby often receives a gift of kryzhma, and with it also beautiful clothes for baptism. Sets of this kind can be found in church shops and in ordinary departments for children. Kryzhma is used only once - immediately after the implementation of the baptismal ceremony. Together with beautiful clothes for the baby, you can buy a beautiful diaper, which will be decorated with religious symbols, the godmother will be able to take the baby from the hands of the father after bathing in the font.

Guests can give presents to their newly-baptized girl. We will figure out how to give a baby up to a year to her christening. This will directly depend on who specifically presents the gift.

Traditionally, the most respected family members - grandparents - are the first to congratulate the granddaughter, their surprises may be the most original, especially those created by oneself will be especially interesting:

• a beautiful casket or basket made of wood or birch bark, where you can prudently put delicious sweets;
• gypsum souvenir figurines in the form of various angels;
• home-made furniture - a neat children's chair, a beautiful shelf for books;
• clothes for a girl or an unusual picture-embroidery with a cross or stitch in a stylized frame.

As well as memorable little things for the baby, they can become small souvenirs with a pronounced Orthodox theme - statues from various materials that depict saints, small-sized icons or medallions with the faces of the Virgin or the Lord, unusual church candles, and the like.

On christening, a newborn from parents can get as a gift An interesting set of children's silver or cupronickel dishes: spoon, fork, cup, saucer. Many believe that these 2 metals have the ability to attract goodness and well-being to the house, they are able to protect the baby from the evil eye or damage. In addition, everyone knows that silver has bactericidal properties - it is preferable to use such cutlery at such an early age.

Small gifts can be very valuable. precious metal earrings. They will be the very first adornment in the life of a baby who has just been baptized, because she will remember them for a long time.

However, it is not necessary to buy something directly related to the past baptismal ceremony. Aunt and uncle can purchase beautiful linen for the baby’s crib, the crib itself or the stroller, a colorfully decorated playpen, and a soft toy. Parents of the girl will obviously be happy with an elegant dress or suit for the future fashionista.

If material possibilities allow, then you can choose as a gift items of children's furniture, a dollhouse or a bicycle.

Friends of the family and ordinary guests can present a silver bell, an original rattle, which can be kept in the family for many years as a relic, or they can please the baby and her relatives with such practical gifts as:

• birthday cake or cake;
• family professional photo shoot;
• set of stylized photo frames;
• various toys safe for the baby;
• a set of quality towels.

There are no certain strict rules for the selection of gifts for children's christening. The main thing is that, choosing a surprise for a small child on an important christening day for him, you will put all your brightest feelings into this present. The gift itself should be both memorable and as useful as possible.

Here are some surprises for newly-baptized children:

• any toys suitable for the baby - children's books made of safe materials, soft large cubes, bright musical crampons for cribs, rugs for development;

• children's vehicles - wheelchairs or rocking chairs;

• comfortable vests, sliders, sets of holiday clothes;

• bath for bathing, changing table or chest of drawers;

• playpen which folds up in the form of a crib or screen;

• mattress for the crib;

• stroller for walkshaving a raincoat and insect net.

But there may be creative presentations. Let's consider some of them.

Obviously, a child will not be able to refuse such a thing, even when he is an adolescent. Teenagers are interested in various mysterious objects. And frankincense in this regard is also perfect as a talisman, because it is a small bag, which is often decorated with a picture of an icon, or a cross is applied on it. This pouch is usually worn around the neck.

It is here that they put a small piece of incense. But a teenager can carry other trifles that are dear to him in this bag. Since frankincense is considered a wearable item, which is usually not exposed for display, there you can wear those things that are especially dear to the heart. And if a teenager is a true believer, then he will find a suitable application for this bag.

A silver spoon is most often presented “on the first tooth”, but there is such an exception as an unusual surprise for the baby’s christening. Such an object has a special role - it is needed for the sacrament. And although in the temple the baby will not be given Cahors from a separate spoon, still such an item would be useful at home. The baby can be given to drink blessed water from such a spoon, as well as take medicine.

This kind of gift is very useful. In this album, mom and dad will be able to start collecting the first photos of their baby, so that later they can look at them and remember the most important years of her life.

Ideas for other gifts.

• You can always choose a gift that will be extremely useful in everyday life. You can buy a small yogurt maker, a special device for sterilizing bottles or small household appliances.

• A wonderful gift for a little girl will be a beautiful children's Bible. The child will gradually learn the basics of such a teaching as Christianity, get acquainted with the 10 commandments. This is the very first and main guide of the baby in matters of faith.

• Friends most often give clothes and baby shoes. To give a thing in size, you just need to buy these kinds of items for growth. Young children grow up very quickly, and therefore new items of clothing and beautiful shoes are always useful in the family. To make the gift unusual, you can decorate it with beautiful embroidery.

• The baby will like high-quality linen for the crib, especially if it will have prints from famous cartoons, princesses from fairy tales or funny drawings with funny animals. With such linen, the baby will have the most peaceful dreams.

• For christening, you can easily buy a small but comfortable pillow and a warm blanket, crosses are often embroidered on them, or items with ready-made embroidery are purchased. These kinds of objects will remind the child of a significant event of baptism.

• If the girl already has 3-4 years old, then she can choose baby cosmetics as a gift. You need to buy children's cosmetics sets only in trusted markets so as not to doubt its quality and be completely sure that it will not harm the girl.

• Toys, if properly selected, will also delight any baby. You can choose a beautiful large doll or other large toy.Today in children's stores a large assortment of various educational games.

Giving icons is one of the oldest Christian traditions. Icons are considered a good guard against evil forces, help to improve health, guarantee longevity, give peace and quiet. At the same time, you can find a fairly large number of varieties of icons as gifts from guests and relatives for christening. Individual icons can be called the most valuable surprise.

Namely icons are most often presented for this kind of holiday, especially if they show the face of the saint whose name was given to the newborn. And you can also present images with the face of Christ or the protector of girls - the Virgin. Most often in the temple where the ceremony of the baptism of the child takes place, there is its own main icon. The baby should be bestowed with an icon depicting the face of the saints, on which are available - in memory of this temple.

Many young children are bestowed icons of sv. Panteleimon, because it is believed that his image will protect the child from all kinds of diseases. Baby, if she has health problems, it is appropriate to give this particular amulet.

If you want to be as responsive as possible with the selection of shrines for the most memorable presentation to the girl, then be sure to contact the priest, and he will help you choose the right option. From it you can also learn a lot of useful things about this icon, about its true purpose. Then, passing this gift on, you can tell the girls in details what the subject will mean for their child.

And also worth choosing as a gift dimensional icon. Obviously not everyone knows about this amulet, which is not strange. After all, before dimensional icons were made only for children of royal persons, they were most often written for the birth of a specific child - the future heir. Today you can find workshops where you will be asked to write a custom-made dimensional icon.

You need to select a dimensional icon to the name of the baby that is going to be christened. If you decide to call her Martha, then the image must be chosen St. Martha. Church names will differ significantly from worldly ones. Therefore, it is first worthwhile to find out from the priest which particular icon you can choose for the girl.

In addition to the dimensional icon, the godmother can pass on to her goddaughter icon of her guardian angel. Such an icon is placed at the head of the baby’s bed to protect it from diseases and various troubles.

A warm knitted blanket for a baby is just a great option to protect her on street walks from the draft. And in winter, it can be a pleasant addition to a small children's blanket if the house is cold. This kind of plaid blanket can cover a girl’s bed when she is awake and moves in walkers.

A terrific gift for christening is a gentle blanket that will be sewn from natural materials in the popular “patchwork” technique.

A cake from diapers of different sizes is both a rather creative gift and a good help for young mothers and fathers, since in our time diapers are not cheap, because such gifts will be considered quite appropriate.

A beautiful image and a prayer that is embroidered with a cross for a baby is both an interesting gift and a special talisman that will become a protection for your baby for her whole life.

Going for the first time to visit a newborn girl after her christening, she definitely needs to bring something sweet as a gift so that the child’s life is long and sweet.

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