The Historical Child: Paidology; The Science of the ChildChrisman, Oscar
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The Historical Child: Paidology; The Science of the Child
Chrisman, Oscar
Children; Manners and customs
5. No guests should be invited other than relations of the family,
_ko-bun_ (people who are under obligations to the householder for
kindness received, and stand in the place of children), and a few of
the most intimate friends. But this rule refers only to the day of the
wedding.
6. At a wedding or New Year's call, the use of _jū_ (lacquer boxes,
containing confectionery, given as presents) is forbidden.
7. When a member of the family makes a visit to a relation or elsewhere,
he should not carry valuable presents. When he is visiting a sick
friend, he may take anything which happens to be at hand.
8. When there is death (_fukō_), and people come to the house on visits
of condolence, no wine should be offered.
9. At a funeral (_butsuji_) wine should not be offered to the persons
who follow to the grave.
10. On such occasions, the viands should be of five kinds only; but
there should be no wine. If wine is offered, it should be given in
soup-cups, not in wine-cups, nor should _tori-zakana_ (a dish served
only with wine) be prepared.
11. On the occasion of the birth of a first child (_Uizan_), the
presents from the grandparents should be as follows only:
A cotton garment.
One set (four boxes) of jū.
One _taru_.
Viands.
From the other relations only small money-presents, if any should be
sent.
2. When the child is taken to the _mura_ (village) temple (the occasion
called _miya-mairi_), _jū_ may be offered to the grandparents, but not
to others.
13. At the time of _hatsu-bina_ (girls' festival), and _hatsu-nobori_
(boys' festival), grandparents and other relations should not present
_hina_ and _nobori_ (dolls and flags), the whole family should present a
single _kami-nobori_ (paper-flag) and two _yari_ (spears), and relatives
may also make small money-presents.
II. For the _Bungen_ of a Farm-laborer.
1. The house may be five and a half _ken_ (about thirty-two feet) in
length, and the roof should be of straw or bamboo thatch.
2. The presents at a wedding may be:
One _tsu zura_ (a vine used in basket making).
_Nagamochi_ (chests) are forbidden.
3. At entertainments, one _hira_ (dish) and one soup may be offered, but
not in cups.
4. The collar and sleeve ends of the clothes may be ornamented with
silk, and an _obi_ (belt) of silk or silk crêpe may be worn, but not in
public.
5. Hair ornaments should consist of _norihiki_ and _motoi_, and nothing
more.
6. Footwear should be _narazōri_ (sandals made at Nara) not _setta_
(sandals of iron and leather). Women are to wear bamboo-thonged sandals
ordinarily, but at occasions of ceremony sandals with cotton thongs; men
should wear only bamboo-thonged sandals on all occasions.
7. At the time of _Uizan_ (birth of first child) the grandparents may
send two _jū_ (set of confectionery boxes), and money for rice and fish;
other relations should send only money for fish.
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