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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. 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
is occasion again a sponsor is called in. The child receives from the sponsor a dress of ceremony, on which are embroidered storks and tortoises (emblems of longevity--the stork is said to live a thousand years, the tortoise ten thousand), fir-trees (which, being evergreen, and not changing their colour, are emblematic of an unchangingly virtuous heart), and bamboos (emblematic of an upright and straight mind). The child is placed upright on a chequer-board, facing the auspicious 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. S WORN BY THE SAMURAI ON THIS OCCASION AGAIN A SPONSOR IS CALLED IN THE CHILD RECEIVES FROM THE SPONSOR A DRESS OF CEREMONY ON WHICH ARE EMBROIDERED STORKS AND TORTOISES EMBLEMS OF LONGEVITY THE STORK IS SAID TO LIVE A THOUSAND YEARS THE TORTOISE TEN THOUSAND FIR TREES WHICH BEING EVER GREEN AND NOT CHANGING THEIR COLOR ARE EMBLEMATIC OF AN UNCHANGINGLY VIRTUOUS HEART AND BAMBOOS EMBLEMATIC OF AN UPRIGHT AND STRAIGHT MIND THE CHILD IS PLACED UPRIGHT ON A CHEQUER BOARD 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
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