Information Education Bulletin No. 21, October 4, 1945 Page: 1 of 14
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HEADQUARTERS 27TH INFANTRY DIVISION
APO 27
4 October 1945
INFORVATION-EDUCATION
BULLETIN NO 21
JAPANESE CUSTOMS
PART I - THE CYCLE OF LIFE
1. Birth and Infancy.
a. Childbirth
b. Naming ceremony
c. Rigid discipline
2. Formal Education.
a. Introduction of child to society
b. Japanese school system - discipline
c. Difficulties of Japanese script
d. Limited subjects - stifles initiative
e. School - cultural center for community
f. Emphasis on loyalty to Emperor and state
g. Vocational training
3. Marriage.
a. Marriage is a family affair
b. Simplicity of the ceremony
c. Importance to community - as a social event
d. The family life
4. Death."
a. Funeral ritual
b. Mourning customs
C. Belief that spirit of dead can return to haunt the living
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