baby dropping in India | greengal777's Blog

I was reading news articles on Yahoo and this one was definitely one for the books..

It seems that in India there is an ancient tradition from oh...... around 500 years ago that new born

babies were dropped unceremoniously 15 meters off the top of this temple . Well.. I guess they were

a  wee bit considerate to the unsuspecting infants by using a blanket to catch them.  I was watching 

the video and the look of terror on the faces of the babies was all too real. They would start wailing

when they were held outstretched in the arms of the man holding them( I don't think a woman

could have done this). Then, when they were finally released their arms and legs stiffened to

prepare for the unknown that was to come.I recall that there were not many women in the

crowded audience.  The entire area was packed tight full of men with looks of hunger on their

faces. I really cannot help but wonder if these men were placing bets on which babies would land

on the blanket and which would hit the ground. Well, I never (fortunately ) saw any video of that

occurence. Hmmmmmm.......it seems like...according to tradition these babies that were dropped

became stronger and more able to survive. Given the rigors of life in India well..... frankly ... I am

surprised. I wonder ...really ...how much longer this extremely dangerous tradition will continue.......