Seven nights (celebration) - Oshichiya

Japanese: お七夜(お祝い) - おしちや
Seven nights (celebration) - Oshichiya

...Celebration on the seventh day after birth. One of the most important birth rites, a small banquet is held with the midwife and close relatives, and gifts are exchanged. The events held on Shichi-ya vary from region to region, and in many regions the baby is named on this day, and Nabilaki is celebrated. Even today, the naming of newborn babies is still carried out by Shichi-ya. In many places, the main focus is on celebrating the end of the mourning period for the mother, with ceremonies such as Hito-ubu-ya, Oya-no-i-wai, and Makura-sage. This is the first stage in the end of the mourning period for the mother, and it is generally believed that the father's mourning period ends on this day. ...

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Oshichi-ya (celebration)" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…生後7日目の祝い。出産儀礼のうち最も重要なものの一つで,産婆,近親者などを招いて小宴をはり,贈答がなされる。七夜に行われる行事は地方によっていろいろで,この日に生児の命名(名付け)を行い,ナビラキの祝をする地方は多い。現在も生児の命名は七夜までに行われている。またヒトウブヤ,オヤノイワイ,枕下げなどといって,産婦の忌明けの祝を主としているところも多い。産婦の忌の晴れていく最初の段階であって,父親の忌は一般にこの日で明けるとされている。…

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