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A large tray, on which are a comb, scissors, paper string, a piece of string for tying the hair in a knot, cotton wool, and the bit of dried fish or seaweed which accompanies presents, one of each, and seven rice straws  these seven articles must be prepared. A LARGE TRAY ON WHICH ARE A COMB SCISSORS PAPER STRING AND A PIECE OF STRING FOR TYING THE HAIR IN A KNOT COTTON WOOL AND A BIT OF DRIED FISH OR SEAWEED WHICH ACCOMPANIES PRESENTS ONE OF EACH AND SEVEN RICE STRAWS THESE SEVEN ARTICLES MUST BE PREPA
e 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.] 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. (Up to this time the whole head has been shaven: now three patches are allowed to grow, one on each side and one at the back of the head.) On this occasion also a sponsor is selected. 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 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 UP TO THIS TIME THE WHOLE HEAD HAS BEEN SHAVEN NOW THREE PATCHES ARE ALLOWED TO GROW ONE ON EACH SIDE AND ONE AT THE BACK OF THE HEAD ON THIS OCCASION ALSO A SPONSOR IS SELECTED
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