Indian Babies Dropped 50 Feet For Good Luck


	Indian Babies Dropped 50 Feet For Good Luck

merrie

5-1-2008 7:17 PM

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india, ritual, hindu, muslim, "good-luck babies", traditional celebration

merrie says:

The annual celebration in observed by Muslims and Hindus.

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5-1-2008 7:27 PM

willhelm

Saw this on TV. Seems dangerous?

5-1-2008 7:36 PM

mugofcoffee

GOD! was not even aware of this before...

5-1-2008 7:36 PM

alanocu

5-1-2008 8:51 PM

tanyamm

I'd like to see them get thrown off first and see how they feel.

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