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==Culture== In Westeros, children are named shortly after their birth.{{Ref|FAB|Jaehaerys and Alysanne - Their Triumphs and Tragedies}}{{Ref|FAB|Birth, Death, and Betrayal Under King Jaehaerys I}} A person's age is counted in years since their name day.{{Ref|ACOK|2}} Among the [[free folk]], children aren't named until their second or third year β it's considered bad luck to a name a child sooner, because so many infants die young.{{Ref|ASOS|46}}{{Ref|ASOS|75}} In the [[Faith of the Seven]], newborns are named in a [[sept]] and anointed with the seven oils.{{Ref|AGOT|2}}{{Ref|AGOT|48}} Among the [[ironborn]], newborns may be [[Drowned God#Ritual drowning|ritually drowned]] on their name day.{{Ref|AFFC|1}} A person celebrating their name day may receive gifts from friends and family, and a feast may be held for them.{{Ref|AGOT|31}}{{Ref|AGOT|67}}{{Ref|ACOK|2}} A [[tourney]] may be held to celebrate a prince or king or noble's name day.{{Ref|AGOT|18}}{{Ref|AGOT|25}}{{Ref|ACOK|2}}{{Ref|THK}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aerys II}} In Westeros, a person reaches their [[age of majority]] on their sixteenth name day, after which they are considered "a man grown" or "a woman grown".<ref name=ageofsexualrelations>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/Age_of_Sexual_Relations_in_Westeros Age of Sexual Relations (October 5, 1999)]</ref><ref>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/Age_of_Majority/ Age of Majority (November 4, 1999)]</ref> There are expressions such as "naked as his/her name day"{{Ref|ASOS|26}}{{Ref|ASOS|29}} and "wearing their name day suits"{{Ref|ASOS|51}} or "in her name day gown".{{Ref|ASOS|24}} The latter two phrases are the equivalent of the real-world expression "birthday suit", meaning wearing no clothes at all.<ref>[https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/birthday%20suit "Birthday suit." Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary]</ref> There is a song called "[[The Name Day Boy]]".{{Ref|ASOS|43}}
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