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There are three ways of tying the hair, and there is also a particular fashion of letting the forelock grow long; and when this is the case, the forelock is only clipped. THERE ARE THREE WAYS OF TYING THE HAIR AND THERE IS ALSO A PARTICULAR FASHION OF LETTING THE FORELOCK GROW LONG AND WHEN THIS IS THE CASE THE FORELOCK IS ONLY CLIPPED
on of virtuous character is chosen as sponsor or "cap-father." 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. In old days there used to be a previous ceremony of cutting the hair off the forehead in a straight line, so as to make two angles: up to this time the youth wore long sleeves like a woman, and from that day he wore short sleeves. This was called the "half cutting." The poorer classes have a habit of shortening the sleeves before this period; but that is contrary to all rule, and is an evil custom. A common tray is produced, on which is placed an earthenware wine-cup. The sponsor drinks thrice, and hands the cup to the young man, who, having also drunk thrice, gives back the cup to the sponsor, who again drinks thrice, and then proceeds to tie up the young man's hair. HIS PLACE AMONG FULL GROWN MEN A PERSON OF VIRTUOUS CHARACTER IS CHOSEN AS SPONSOR OR CAP FATHER 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 IN OLD DAYS THERE USED TO BE A PREVIOUS CEREMONY OF CUTTING THE HAIR OFF THE FOREHEAD IN A STRAIGHT LINE SO AS TO MAKE TWO ANGLES UP TO THIS TIME THE YOUTH WORE LONG SLEEVES LIKE A WOMAN AND FROM THAT DAY HE WORE SHORT SLEEVES THIS WAS CALLED THE HALF CUTTING THE POORER CLASSES HAVE A HABIT OF SHORTENING THE SLEECE BEFORE THIS PERIOD BUT THAT IS CONTRARY TO ALL RULE AND IS AN EVIL CUSTOM A COMMON TRAY IS PRODUCED ON WHICH IS PLACED AN EARTHENWARE WINE CUP THE SPONSOR DRINKS THRICE AND HANDS THE CUP TO THE YOUNG MAN WHO HAVING ALSO DRUNK THRICE GIVES THE CUP BACK TO THE SPONSOR WHO AGAIN DRINKS THRICE AND THEN PROCEEDS TO TIE UP THE YOUNG MAN'S HAIR
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