Episode 3 : El Sebou (The Seven) An Egyptian tradition that predates the modern baby shower

I met with Hadeer from Egypt to talk about how ancient cultural practices are still very relevant to modern day Egyptians. We talked about how new babies are welcomed into the world in her country and how family and friends gather at a very special ritual called El Sebou. We talked and laughed a lot (and I will apologise now for the patchy sound - we were in a Dutch buurthuis and it was particularly noisy that day.) El Sebou sounds like a great, noisy, slightly chaotic introduction to the world for a seven-day-old, but the way Hadeer explained it to me and how she talked about its ancient beginnings made me envious that I have never attended such a ceremony. We decided that the story I would write would be a fictional account of how the first ceremony came to be. So, please have a listen and see what you think. What special object would you have presented to Hathor and the baby Tut if you had been there that day? Thanks again for listening  - please give me a follow and share my stories with your friends. Get in touch if you think you have a story you would like to share and explore with me on a future podcast! Music by Rachel Pantin