It's because Jesus was baptised that way. The reason Jesus had the oil poured on his head was because he was standing when he was baptised and the water would go down his whole body. Now we follow in tradition but infants can't stand.
The oil goes on the forehead. Isn't that cool.
The sign of the cross is traced on the child's forehead by both the priest and the chosen godparents at the beginning of the Baptismal ceremony. This symbolizes that the child belongs to Christ and it is a reminder of the love Jesus has for them. The anointing, and baptism with water.
sign of the cross on forehead, pouring of holy water on the head, wearing white clothing, baptismal fount
In a Catholic church baptism is celebrated with the child the parent and the Godparents. The priest pours water to cleanse the sins of the baby and then puts oil on the babies forehead to represent the new life of the baby. it is then follwed by a aprty for the baptism.
It is not the the countries do Baptism but the Christians rite of sprinkling water on to a person's forehead to purify and or to give admission to the Christian church
The Baptism Pool holds the water that will be used for the Baptism.
A symbol of baptism is water.
its normally done in a church now, but if you have water and a preacher than your good to go
Similarites being the water baptism is a physical act and the baptism of desire is not the way that Jesus was baptized. Rather the desire is actually a desire to not have to do more than just think about baptism.
The sacrament of anointing the forehead with oils is done in baptism, and is also done when anointing the sick for healing purposes.
Baptism bowl is the container that holds the water for baptism.
Any structure that holds water can be used for baptism. An easy way is to go to the store and buy an inexpensive plastic pool, at places such as Meijer or Walmart.