Four Godparents chosen included relatives and very good friends, and were chosen to be Godparents for both children. The challenge was to differentiate the two ceremonies in some way to make them memorable.
Consequently we had two ceremonies joined by a general introduction and a general conclusion, with two individual ceremonies in between.
Each ceremony ended with a symbolic ritual. In the first case we had the Godparents tossing rose petals at the child. In the second ceremony, the celebrant included a water ritual.
In both cases, children from the gathering were asked to come up and assist in the rituals. As almost all naming ceremonies include a large proportion of children, this was a very active and popular part of the ceremony.
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