While we already started calling her Anika, we decided to indulge ourselves with a little bit of tradition and hosted a naming ceremony or christening on 19th January 2012. According to our tradition, the sisters of the father gently rock the baby in a green sari that is used as a makeshift swing. Chanting a playful song, they declare that the child will now be called by a certain name: in this case Anika. Here's a look at our little social tradition: