What is a Baby Shower Ceremony?

Baby shower is a way of celebrating the recent or pending birth of a child by presenting some gifts to the mom at the party. Before, bay showers were only given to the first child of the family and it was only women who were invited to this ceremony. The main intention was for women to share their wisdoms as well as lessons on art of becoming a mom. But nowadays, it has become common to hold baby showers ceremony for both women as well as men. It depends on the sort of gathering that’s being planned. It has even become common for a parent to have more than one baby shower.
 

The party generally centers on gift-giving. It is basically arranged and hosted by a family member or a very close friend because it is regarded as rude for the families to beg for presents on behalf of their members. But this custom varies by region or culture and in some it’s expected as well as customary for a close female member of the family to host the shower, often the granny of the baby. 

Basically, there is no rule for where or when the showers must be held. The kind of entertainment and number of guests to be invited are to be decided by the person who is arranging the party-the host. Although there isn’t any rule that says only women are to be invited for this ceremony, most of the hosts usually do this on baby showers. If the baby shower is held after the birth of the baby, then the baby is generally brought. 

The showers usually include food but not a complete meal. The food served depends on the budget, the time of the day and how fancy or informal the party is to be. There are some hosts who arrange baby-themed activities like games to taste the baby foods or to guess the sex or birth date of the baby. This ceremony isn’t complete without some silly or fun games. It is even common to offer favors to everyone who attends the shower.
 

Apart from honoring the expectant mother and socializing with the guests, the main event is to open the gifts, which are brought by guests for the mom-to-be. The typical gifts that are related to the babies include blankets, diapers, clothes, baby bottles and toys.
 

A very common gift or decoration is the baby diaper cake. For making such a baby shower cake, diapers and different other kinds of baby supplies are arranged for giving the cake an innovative look. These baby showers cakes in Brisbane, Brazil, China, America, Iran, Costa Rica and India have become very common and are provided by a number of bakeries.