Impurity after childbirth is the concept in many cultures and religions that a new mother is in a state of uncleanliness for a period of time after childbirth...

rest. In some cultures, it may be connected to taboos concerning impurity after childbirth. Postpartum confinement refers both to the mother and the baby...

include the seclusion of girls at puberty and of women after childbirth. Impurity after childbirth was a widespread belief, allied with the need for ritual...

Yamas) of Bishnois are as follows: Observe a 30-day state of impurity after childbirth, and keep the mother and child away from household activities...

"pure", respectively. The Hebrew noun ṭum'ah, meaning "impurity", describes a state of ritual impurity. A person or object which contracts ṭum'ah is said...

Chalchiuhtlicue is associated with fertility, and she is the patroness of childbirth. Chalchiuhtlicue was highly revered in Aztec culture at the time of the...

anticipated menstrual cycle, and thus entered a state of ritual impurity. The equivalent impurity that can be contracted by males, by experiencing an abnormal...

and places. Ritual uncleanliness is not identical with ordinary physical impurity, such as dirt stains; nevertheless, body fluids are generally considered...

that he had touched human remains. The impurity that is caused by the dead is considered the ultimate impurity, one which cannot be purified through the...

blessing is given to mothers after recovery from childbirth. The ceremony includes thanksgiving for the woman's survival of childbirth, and is performed even...

of a holy space, but sin generates impurity, as do everyday events such as childbirth and menstruation; impurity pollutes the holy dwelling place. Failure...

the power of purity (Qingkui) and the other (Yetan) with the power of impurity. The older sister, Qingkui, was born with a holy light from the sky, loved...

a similar structure may be used for childbirth and postpartum confinement, based on beliefs around ritual impurity. These huts are usually built near the...

originate in a woman who died either in childbirth, in pregnancy or during her menstruation, in a state of ritual impurity. Onryō, a generic name in Japanese...

belief in the impurity of death and the need to avoid this pollution. However, this practice of moving the capital due to "death impurity" is then abolished...

who either died during childbirth, while she was pregnant, or during the prescribed "period of impurity". The period of impurity is a common superstition...

for family purity), an apologetic euphemism coined to de-emphasize the "impurity" of the woman (a concept criticized by the Reform movement) and to exhort...

Henry. She had one child by Seymour, Mary Seymour, but died shortly after childbirth, at age 35 or 36. Seymour was executed for treason in 1549. Lady Mary's...

the Quran, and since the ruling on istihadha blood is different from the impurity of menstrual blood, it is sufficient for a woman's menstrual period to...

because Adam the first man coupled with Eve while she was in her menstrual impurity – this is the filth and the impure seed of the Serpent who mounted Eve...

Bedaux, the broom could also symbolize proverbial chastity; it "sweeps out impurities". The small medallions set into the frame of the convex mirror at the...

that one must "bathe their flesh in water" to become purified from ritual impurity. The type of bathing is specified in Leviticus 11:36, which states that...

and "impurity" are imperfect translations of the Hebrew "tahara" and "tumah", respectively, in that the negative connotation of the word impurity is not...

cow needed to be slaughtered by one on whom the sun had set after cleansing from his impurity. They laid their hands upon the priest and said, "My lord...

abolished by Johanan ben Zaccai (after 70 AD), on the ground that the men of his generation were not above the suspicion of impurity. "Rabbi Yochanan ben Zakkai"...

goddess of the Earth – goddess of the underworld; cleanser of all evil, impurity, and sickness on earth Sutekh – weather god, possibly another name for...

Ghusl janaba is the mandatory shower after having sexual discharge. Ḥadath akbar (حدث أكبر) major ritual impurity which requires Niyyat for cleaning. Ḥadath...

"patrilineal descent, sexual fertility, male initiation, cleansing of birth impurity, and dedication to God". The basis for its observance is found in the Torah...

immersing. The original Torah instruction was that a woman contracted the impurity of niddah by experiencing a uterine discharge of blood (or, using the Talmudic...

dwelling known as a menstruation hut, for the duration of their period. Childbirth in Nepal also results in a similar form of confinement. During menstruation...