Kanibaba - Crab Baba

Japanese: カニババ - かにばば
Kanibaba - Crab Baba

...The afterbirth was considered to be an alter ego of the newborn, and it was believed that the way it was disposed of would affect the newborn's future. Kanibaba is meconium, also called kanikuso or kaniko. It is black feces that is excreted within 2-3 days after birth, and in the past, it was common practice not to breastfeed the baby during this period, but to give it a drink made from a decoction of the roots of plants such as makuri and butterbur.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Kanibaba" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…後産(あとざん)(えな)は生児の分身と考えられ,その始末法によって生児の将来に影響があると信じられていた。カニババは胎便のことで,カニクソ,カニコなどともいう。生後2~3日の間に排出される黒い便であるが,以前はこの間は授乳せず,マクリ,フキなど草木の根を煎じて飲ませるのが一般の慣習であった。…

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