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] On the fifteenth day of the eleventh month of the child's third year, be the child boy or girl, its hair is allowed to grow. ON THE FIFTEENTH DAY OF THE ELEVENTH MONTH OF THE CHILD'S THIRD YEAR BE THE CHILD BOY OR GIRL ITS HAIR IS ALLOWED TO GROW
rom its sponsor, after which the child is supposed to drink a third time. Dried fish is then brought in, and the baby, having drunk thrice, passes the cup to its sponsor, who drinks thrice. More fish of a different kind is brought in. The drinking is repeated, and the weaning father receives a present from the child. The guardian, according to rules of propriety, should be near the child. A feast should be prepared, according to the means of the family. If the child be a girl, a weaning mother performs this ceremony, and suitable presents must be offered on either side. The wine-drinking is gone through as above. [Footnote 120: This is only a nominal weaning. Japanese children are not really weaned until far later than is ordinary in Europe; and it is by no means uncommon to see a mother in the poorer classes suckling a hulking child of from five to seven years old. One reason given for this practice is, that by this means the danger of having to provide for large families is lessened. IVE CAKES OF RICE MEAL ARE ALSO PLACED ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE LITTLE TABLE AND WITH THESE HE AGAIN PRETENDS TO FEED THE CHILD THREE TIMES WHEN THE CEREMONY IS OVER THE CHILD IS HANDED BACK TO ITS GUARDIAN AND THREE WINE CUPS ARE PRODUCED ON A TRAY THE SPONSOR DRINKS THREE CUPS AND PRESENTS THE CUP TO THE CHILD WHEN THE CHILD HAS BEEN MADE TO PRETEND TO DRINK TWO CUPS IT RECEIVES A PRESENT FROM ITS SPONSOR AFTER WHICH THE CHILD IS SUPPOSED TO DRINK A THIRD TIME DRIED FISH IS THEN BROUGHT IN AND THE BABY HAVING DRUNK THRICE PASSES THE CUP TO ITS SPONSORS WHO DRINKS THRICE MORE FISH OF A DIFFERENT KIND IS BROUGHT IN THE DRINKING IS REPEATED AND THE WEANING FATHER RECEIVES A PRESENT FROM THE CHILD THE GUARDIAN ACCORDING TO THE RULES OF PROPRIETY SHOULD BE NEAR THE CHILD A FEAST SHOULD BE PREPARED ACCORDING TO THE MEANS OF THE FAMILY IF THE CHILD BE A GIRL A WEANING MOTHER PERFORMS THIS CEREMONY AND SUITABLE PRESENTS MUST BE OFFERED ON EITHER SIDE THE WINE DRINKING IS GONE THROUGH AS ABOVE
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