Octobering

English thumb|Octobering in 1927 Noun ~ en historical A naming ceremony in the early Soviet Union meant to serve as an irreligious and Marxist alternative to christening. 19 December 1923 w:Walter Duranty Kalinin ‘Octobers’ a Communist BabyPeasant President of Russian Federation Acts as ‘Godfather’ at Kremlin. Red Cradle in Ceremony; New Member Received into ‘Great Revolutionary Family’ With ‘Anti-Religious’ Music. https://www.nytimes.com/1923/12/19/archives/kalinin-octobers-a-communist-baby-peasant-president-of-russian.html “Octobering,” as the Bolsheviki call their new non-religious naming of children, is receiving strong official impetus. “Octoberings”—the word of course refers to the Bolshevist revolution of October, 1917—are already common enough in urban factories, but it remains to be seen how far they will prevail against the religious conservatism of the peasants. Verb en verb form en October#Verb ing-form Further reading en Soviet Union Marxism