In which nation started the tradition to give cigars when a male child is born?

Answer 1

* According to research it is difficult to trace where the tradition of handing out cigars after a baby was born. The elite (wealthy) smoked cigars for centuries: politicians, the wealthy families (even some women); and handing out cigars was also considered for engagements, weddings and not just for the birth of a baby. There are 'Cigar Clubs' because unlike cigarettes Cigars are considered to be similar to fine wines. Cuba has the best cigars according to statistics, but they have been banned in Canada at least. Wikipedia - Major U.S. print media portray cigars favorably; they generally frame cigar use as a lucrative business or a trendy habit, rather than as a health risk.[Rich people are often caricatured as wearing top hats and tails and smoking cigars. In the United States a poor-quality cigar is sometimes called a "dog rocket".[These cheap cigars are often converted into blunts rather than smoked directly. Cigars are often smoked to celebrate special occasion: the birth of a child, a graduation, a big sale. The expression "close but no cigar" comes from the practice of giving cigars as prizes in games involving good aim at fairgrounds. Since apart from certain forms of heavily cured and strong snuff, the cigar is the most potent form of self-dosing with tobacco, it has long had associations of being a male rite of passage, as it may have had during the pre-Columbian era in America. Its fumes and rituals have in American and European cultures established a "men's hut"; in the 19th century, men would retire to the "smoking room" after dinner, to discuss serious issues.