On Tyneside a silver coin is given to new babies for luck and so they're never without money. At weddings we have a 'hoy oot' (of money). As kids we used to chase the wedding cars to the church on a Saturday to get the 'hoy oot'.Sometimes there was a 'hoy oot' at the brides house.I've just warned my brother in law that if he doesn't have a hoy oot at his daughters wedding in July he'll bring shame on our family, he's from Yorkshire! At christenings a small parcel of food (cheese and jam sandwich was popular!) and money was given to the first boy (if the baby was a girl) and a girl, if the baby was a boy. This happened on the way to church but I don't know if anybody does it now.