It is said that the tradition has existed since the dawn of time. For the Navajos, it is a passage: at birth, the newborn belongs to the “world of the spirits”, he lives with the “Holy People”.
When he laughs for the first time, it’s a sign that he fully joins his clan in the real world.
The members of the extended family do everything to be the source of the “first laugh”, with forceful grimaces and tickles. And whoever…
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