Rimma talks about some customs related to newborn babies and about how children are expected to behave:In the past, the birth of a child was announced by a woman who already had children. A boy’s birth was celebrated by his father by tossing his hat upwards, and that of a girl by tossing a handkerchief. A premature baby was put into a man’s hat for a week. During this time people read special prayers. Newborn babies were shown to nobody for some time in order to protect them from evil or envious looks. During pregnancy women should not step over men's shoes, cross the road when a man is crossing, or touch men's clothes. Children should not listen to the conversation of grown-up people; they should leave the room when there are guests talking to their parents. Sometimes, children do not walk at 1. To make them walk, parents perform the following ritual. They tie the child’s leg with a man’s belt and cut the air between the child’s leg with a knife.