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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." 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
e 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. 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. Any time after the youth has reached the age of fifteen, according to the cleverness and ability which he shows, a lucky day is chosen for this most important ceremony, after which the boy takes his place amongst 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 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. 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 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 ANY TIME AFTER THE YOUTH HAS REACHED THE AGE OF FIFTEEN ACCORDING TO THE CLEVERNESS AND ABILITY WHICH HE SHOWS A LUCKY DAY IS CHOSEN FOR THIS MOST IMPORTANT CEREMONY AFTER WHICH THE BOY TAKES 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
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