Motif
Directional consecration around a newborn
directional_consecration_around_a_newborn
A motif of the Miraculous Child and Sacred Birth family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
confucian
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The Li Ki, Books I-X (The Sacred Books of China: The Texts of Confucianism, Part III; Sacred Books of the East, Vol. 27) BOOK V. THE QUESTIONS OF 3ANG-3ZE1 / SECT, II. THE KIAO THEH SANG. A353 / THE PATTERN OF THE FAMILY14 / SECT..1. THE NEI 3EH. 455.; lines 20248-20374 confidence: medium
For a ruler's newborn heir, a feast with the three animals is prepared; on the third day tortoise-shell divination selects a good man to carry the child; he keeps vigil and receives the child in court robes; the master of archers shoots a mulberry bow and six wild-rubus arrows toward heaven, earth, and the four cardinal points; the nurse receives the child; the cook gives sweet wine and silks; divination is used again for choosing a nurse.
The master of archers shoots arrows toward heaven, earth, and the four cardinal points after the child's ritual reception.
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