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Welcome to Baby ceremony promises better start to life

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By Lana Eather

In dappled daylight beneath the gum trees twenty babies were welcomed in the annual ‘Welcome to Baby’ ceremony conducted in the Wiradjuri Park, Dubbo. Ralph Naden performed a traditional smoking ceremony while parents and carers made written promises to their children. The promises were then buried beneath potted plants for the families to retain.

The 'Welcome to Baby' ceremon...


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