This film is about rituals related to children. Included are kyrkyn chygaruu, a ritual celebrating the fortieth day after a child’s birth; beshike saluu, a ritual of placing baby in the cradle; tushoo kesuu, a ritual of cutting rope tied around a baby’s ankles; and bata, a blessing ritual. Knowledge holders talk about the significance of each ritual in a child’s life cycle. The film shows how these rituals are conducted now and how they have evolved over time.

To celebrate our first day of the million years ahead\nI'm dressing up our boudoir so it can be fulfilled\nBut if I move here then I'd hit the trunk\nThen I move over there I'd hit the pillow\nAnd I thought it'd be my lover to caress \n\nLullabies (Ru) within the family environment has a hypnotising function, where it's used to ease the child into sleeping. Southern Vietnam (Nam bộ) lullabies was formed and sustained through the many layers of Nam bộ culture. The environmental ecosystem and culture have given it a distinctive form that is expressed through lyrics, melodies, and rhytms.

The brown bird settles itself on the brown tree branch\nSo why won't you settle for a nearby husband and yet chose a faraway one\nOne day as (your) parents are old and weak\nThen who will hand us (parents) the chopsticks to eat, the tea to drink\n\nLullabies (Ru) within the family environment has a hypnotising function, where it's used to ease the child into sleeping. Southern Vietnam (Nam bộ) lullabies was formed and sustained through the many layers of Nam bộ culture. The environmental ecosystem and culture have given it a distinctive form that is expressed through lyrics, melodies, and rhytms.