40 days to arrive, 40 days to leave: How Armenian culture honors life's most important moments

The Quick Take
Earlier this year, I gave birth to my fourth child. My baby and I entered "karasunk," the traditional Armenian 40-day postpartum period during which mother and newborn remain close to home, sheltered from the outside world.
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