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Although the man's real name (that name which is only known to his intimate relations and friends, not the one by which he usually goes in society) is usually determined before this date, if it be not so, he receives his real name from his sponsor on this day. ALTHOUGH THE MAN'S REAL NAME THAT NAME WHICH IS KNOWN ONLY TO HIS INTIMATE RELATIONS AND FRIENDS NOT THE ONE BY WHICH HE USUALLY GOES IN SOCIETY IS DETERMINED BEFORE THE STATE IF IT NOT BE SO HE RECEIVES HIS REAL NAME FROM HIS SPONSOR ON THIS DAY
ious point of the compass, and invested with the dress of ceremony. It also receives a sham sword and dirk. The usual ceremony of drinking wine is observed. NOTE.--In order to understand the following ceremony, it is necessary to recollect that the child at three years of age is allowed to grow its hair in three patches. By degrees the hair is allowed to grow, the crown alone being shaved, and a forelock left. At ten or eleven years of age the boy's head is dressed like a man's, with the exception of this forelock. The ceremony of cutting off the forelock used in old days to include the ceremony of putting on the noble's cap; but as this has gone out of fashion, there is no need to treat of it. Any time after the youth has reached the age of fifteen, according to the cleverness and ability which he shows, a lucky day is chosen for this most important ceremony, after which the boy takes his place amongst full-grown men. A person of virtuous character is chosen as sponsor or "cap-father. ARD FACING THE AUSPICIOUS POINT OF THE COMPASS AND IS INVESTED WITH A DRESS OF CEREMONY IT ALSO RECEIVES A SHAM SWORD AND A DIRK THE USUAL CEREMONY OF DRINKING WINE IS OBSERVED NOTE IN ORDER TO UNDERSTAND THE FOLLOWING CEREMONY IT IS NECESSARY TO RECOLLECT THAT THE CHILD AT THREE YEARS OF AGE IS ALLOWED TO GROW ITS HAIR IN THREE PATCHES BY DEGREES THE HAIR IS ALLOWED TO GROW THE CROWN ALONE BEING SHAVED AND A FORELOCK LEFT AT TEN OR ELEVEN YEARS OF AGE THE BOY'S HEAD IS DRESSED LIKE A MAN'S WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THIS FORELOCK THE CEREMONY OF CUTTING OFF THE FORELOCK USED IN OLD DAYS TO INCLUDE THE CEREMONY OF PUTTING ON THE NOBLE'S CAP BUT AS THIS HAS GONE OUT OF FASHION THERE IS NO NEED TO TREAT OF IT ANY TIME AFTER THE YOUTH HAS REACHED THE AGE OF FIFTEEN ACCORDING TO THE CLEVERNESS AND ABILITY WHICH HE SHOWS A LUCKY DAY IS CHOSEN FOR THIS MOST IMPORTANT CEREMONY AFTER WHICH THE BOY TAKES HIS PLACE AMONG FULL GROWN MEN A PERSON OF VIRTUOUS CHARACTER IS CHOSEN AS SPONSOR OR CAP FATHER
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