tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9814112.post5711556701076873397..comments2024-02-13T00:50:40.641+08:00Comments on From Where I am.........Kuala Lumpur: A Cigar for a Baby BoyHappySurferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01444290549991093661noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9814112.post-5170859877787543972010-03-29T21:23:13.858+08:002010-03-29T21:23:13.858+08:00Not a very healthy tradition, eh? Actually, peopl...Not a very healthy tradition, eh? Actually, people give out cigars for boys and girls both. <br /><br />It started because in the old days, men would wait outside while a baby was born and having nothing to do, they would often smoke a cigar. Offering cigars to other men turned into a tradition. <br /><br />Happily for me, I don't smoke, and was in the delivery room when each of my daughters was born - that certainly wasn't boring!Pandaboniumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08352197350806179930noreply@blogger.com