- My mother's or father's mother is my _____.
(a) grandmother
(b) aunt - My father's or mother's father is my ____.
(a) grandfather
(b) uncle - My mother's or father's brother is my ____.
(a) uncle
(b) cousin - My mother's or father's sister is my _____.
(a) niece
(b) aunt - My uncle's or aunt's children are my ______.
(a) cousins
(b) friends - My brother's or sister's son is my _____.
(a) cousin
(b) nephew - My brother's or sister's daughter is my ______.
(a) cousin
(b) niece - Father, mother, brother, sister together make a _____.
(a) community
(b) family - We are _____ to our grandparents.
(a) grandchildren
(b) cousins - A family in which grandparents, their children and grandchildren live together is called a ________.
(a) joint family
(b) society - We learn _____ and ______ from our family.
(a) love and sharing
(b) hatred and selfishness - Our _______ tell us good things and moral stories.
(a) cousins
(b) grandparents - My ______ cooks food and takes care of the family members.
(a) mother
(b) cousin - A small family with parents and one or two children is called a _____.
(a) joint family
(b) nuclear family - I ____ my family.
(a) hate
(b) love
Seemantham is a traditional south Indian way of celebrating baby shower. The same is celebrated in north India as 'godbharai' ('god' means lap in Hindi - 'd' in 'god' is pronounced as 'the' and bharai means 'to fill'). The celebration differs from region to region. Seemantham is also known by the names 'poolu mudupu' (i.e adoring flowers in the hair) and 'gajulu todagadam' (i.e wearing glass bangles) in Telugu. It is celebrated in the 5th or 7th or 9th month of pregnancy. Seemantham is one of the 16 Hindu samskaras known as 'simantonnayana' in Sanskrit. It is a samskara of the embryo / foetus that develops in the pregnant woman's womb. Usually, seemantham is celebrated for the 1st pregnancy only and not for the subsequent conceives. There are certain superstitious believes on celebrating the function. In the olden days, people believed that pregnant women are easily prone to 'dishti' or evil e
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