Naming Ceremony FAQs
A naming ceremony is a beautiful way to celebrate new life and honour family heritage. Here are some common questions answered:
Who can have a naming ceremony? - A naming ceremony is a celebration of person being assigned and celebrating their name. The ceremony celebrates a new beginning and embrace the
How long does a ceremony take? - a naming ceremony is usually around 30 minutes, but it all depends on what you want to include in your celebration.
What is included in a naming ceremony?
After welcoming your family and friends, I will start with the ceremony that we have prepared together. Along with music or poems, you may wish to include readings or a significant act such as candle lighting. If you have chosen, you may have supporting adults who will make pledges of promises to provide love, comfort and support. You may also wish to have gifts to be exchanged or symbol of the celebration.
How can you customise your naming ceremony?
Making it special - there are so many ways in which we can make this ceremony more momentous and memorable. You could think about planting a tree, naming a star or adopting an animal - some people have even created a time capsule, it is all about you and how you want to commemorate this special occasion.
The following list may help you start to think about what you like in the naming ceremony
- introductions and welcomes
- readings, scriptures, poems
- music
- appointment of guideparents
- words about the importance of the guideparents role
- parental and guideparents promises to the child
- reasons for the choice of name
- biography of the person who is been named
- importance of the wider family
- the naming itself
- concluding words