is the ceremony where an
apprentice geisha graduates to become a
geisha
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This occasion is marked by a number of ceremonies and changes in appearance, such as wearing a plain white collar on the underkimono () instead of the embroidered red-and-white attached collar () worn by apprentices. The
hairstyle
A hairstyle, hairdo, haircut or coiffure refers to the styling of hair, usually on the human scalp. Sometimes, this could also mean an editing of facial or body hair. The fashioning of hair can be considered an aspect of personal groomi ...
worn by an apprentice also changes: from a variety of different styles constructed with her own hair to the -style wig worn by geisha.
References
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page 159
Geisha
Rites of passage
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