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Five 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 this 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. FIVE 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
ul clothes; but to put a cap on its head, thinking to make much of it, when, on the contrary, it is hurtful to the child, should be avoided. It would be an excellent thing if rich people, out of care for the health of their children, would put a stop to a practice to which fashion clings. On the hundred and twentieth day after their birth children, whether male or female, are weaned.[120] This day is fixed, and there is no need to choose a lucky day. If the child be a boy, it is fed by a gentleman of the family; if a girl, by a lady. The ceremony is as follows:--The child is brought out and given to the weaning father or sponsor. He takes it on his left knee. A small table is prepared. The sponsor who is to feed the child, taking some rice which has been offered to the gods, places it on the corner of the little table which is by him; He dips his chop-sticks thrice in this rice, and very quietly places them in the mouth of the child, pretending to give it some of the juice of the rice.  THE CHILD IS DRESSED UP IN BEAUTIFUL CLOTHES BUT TO PUT A CAP ON ITS HEAD THINKING TO MAKE MUCH OF IT WHEN ON THE CONTRARY IT IS HURTFUL TO THE CHILD SHOULD BE AVOIDED IT WOULD BE AN EXCELLENT THING IF RICH PEOPLE OUT OF THE CARE OF THE HEALTH OF THEIR CHILDREN WOULD PUT A STOP TO A PRACTICE TO WHICH FASHION CLINGS ON THE HUNDRED AND TWENTIETH DAY AFTER THEIR BIRTH CHILDREN WHETHER MALE OR FEMALE ARE WANED THIS DAY IS FIXED AND THERE IS NO NEED TO CHOOSE A LUCKY DAY IF THE CHILD BE A BOY IT IS FED BY A GENTLEMAN OF THE FAMILY IF A GIRL BY A LADY THISEREMONY IS AS FOLLOWS THE CHILD IS BROUGHT OUT AND GIVEN TO THE WEANING FATHER OR SPONSOR HE TAKES IT ON HIS LEFT KNEE A SMALL TABLE IS PREPARED THE SPONSOR WHO IS TO FEED THE CHILD TAKING SOME RICE WHICH HAS BEEN OFFERED TO THE GODS PLACES IT ON THE CORNER OF THE LITTLE TABLE WHICH IS BY HIM HE DIPS HIS CHOPSTICKS THRICE IN THIS RICE AND VERY QUIETLY PLACES THEM IN THE MOUTH OF THE CHILD PRETENDING TO GIVE IT SOME OF THE JUICE OF THE RICE
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