When a Semari woman begins to feel Yumeyi, the urge to lay an egg commonly brought about in the warmer months but occasionally thanks to other environmental factors, she finds an open space in the tribe’s Egg Clutch and uses her own feathers to create an Anasesi1 for her soon to be hatchling. When a Semari mother is preparing to lay an egg it is the tribe’s responsibility to ensure she is comfortable often designating a Baxidost from one of the younger tribe members who’s sole job becomes the caretaking and emotional support for the woman in question. Once the egg has been laid and the mother has warmed it for four days it is then moved to the communal egg clutch for efficient warming. The current Semari in charge of warming the communal clutch is the last three mothers to feel and follow through on Yumeyi along with the Baxidosts assigned them. When an egg begins to hatch those within earshot are called to observe the new child’s emergence and to participate in the naming of a new tribal member.
Footnotes
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Roughly translates to “Mother’s Pouch” ↩