Shaving the baby hair - Ubugesori

Japanese: 産毛剃り - うぶげそり
Shaving the baby hair - Ubugesori

...The sekkakure (toilet) pilgrimage is seen in the Kanto region and its surrounding areas. In the Kansai region and west, many places shave their baby's down on this day. There are also cases where people visit the newborn baby on the seventh night, bringing things like wheat gluten and dried gourd, known as kaomi or koyamimai.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "shaving fine hairs" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…雪隠(便所)まいりは関東地方およびその周辺にみられる。関西以西ではこの日に産毛剃りをするところが多い。さらに七夜にカオミとかコヤミマイなどといって,麩とかかんぴょうなどを持って産見舞をする例もある。…

※「産毛剃り」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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