The Double Name System
The double name system (the correlation between the names of “natives” and “aliens”, pagan and Christian names, names and nicknames). The significance of the name-giving ritual. The bathing name and christening. Choosing godparents; godparents’ functions. The christening feast (babina kasha). The ritual of afterbirth hand-washing (razmoiny). First birthday (godiny) and the ritual of hair-cutting (zastrizhki).
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