FYI…
Zebed Habat is a sephardic custom! Many groups have mesorah in this , It has nothing to do with feminism or conservatives or whatever…. It is a lovely simcha to have and people celebrate according to their means so some are simple and some quite lavish. I agree with that poster who said live and let live, B’H for both Boys and girls being born.
This is from a texbook I own , Plus I’m a mixed of different sephardim (portuguese,persian,spanish & my husband has syrian french roots)
Syrians name girls at their kehilla chanting pizmonim lezebed habat.
A sabt (kiddush) and seudah are provided in honor of the naming for family and friends.
Morrocans name the girl at home. they recite pizmonim entitled biti kodesh shamati or hakol yashuv lefar. seuda taks place after the ceremony.Judeo spanish tradition call it Fadas or zebet habat it is held at home Shir hashirim and mishaberach is said. Seuda to follow.
Spanish and Portuguese jews :do a zebed habat by having a private ceremony at shul ,mum does hagomel , hazzan blesses the child. follow by shi hamaalot ashrei kol yerei hashem (tehillim 128)
Source A treasury of Sephardic laws and Customs Herbert C.dobrinski ktav Press 1988
Pages 3,10,20,25.
*In my family Persian side we salt girls before naming ,it was done to babies in the ancient times. : )