tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31981949.post7345081170711925501..comments2024-03-05T21:04:43.133-05:00Comments on The Cahokian: Modupue Baba!ishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02750800388443950585noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31981949.post-65444205943501883582010-11-10T12:30:43.883-05:002010-11-10T12:30:43.883-05:00that's neat! well, happy birthday in advance t...that's neat! well, happy birthday in advance then, in both senses!freeboneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03131233817153602375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31981949.post-43744905181090392362010-11-10T07:00:45.341-05:002010-11-10T07:00:45.341-05:00I do still celebrate my actual birthday (and that&...I do still celebrate my actual birthday (and that's coming up next week!) but you're right, most Santeros treat their ocha birthday a lot more significantly. You're supposed to have a party with a giant special altar called a "throne" and invite all the santeros you know and feed them.<br /><br />A friend of mine calls her "medical" birthday her earthday, which I quite like.ishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02750800388443950585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31981949.post-85013326189358456712010-11-10T00:34:14.844-05:002010-11-10T00:34:14.844-05:00I may be misreading, but do you treat your Santero...I may be misreading, but do you treat your Santero initiation anniversary as your birthday?<br /><br />Do you still celebrate your literal anniversary of birth, in the Western medical sense?freeboneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03131233817153602375noreply@blogger.com