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Show NAMING CHILDREN IN JAPAN. The custom in naming children in Japan is for their parents on the thirteenth thir-teenth day after his birth to tke 11 e child ti the tempie they attend, an t the father gives three names t.. tli- j priest, who writes each on a piece. ; i paper. Thes-- are then sluiflled aboiir. with certain incant;i I ions k.l thrown I up in the air. The first 'that wills is the ; one chosen. This is then written by i the priest on a consecrated piece of paper and given to the child's parent i to preserve. The child then receive certain gifts, t v of which are itnf nr-1 nr-1 tant. If a hoy. two fans are present-j present-j cd: and in each case a packet of l!;i:t I thread is added, which sisniii'. gool j wishes ami a long life. |