In this ethnic naming culture, one man will have to continually change his name maximumly five times. They don't have family names(which is also called the last name.) One can only have his own unique name before he has a child. After the birth of his first child, he will have to name his first child and at the same time change his or her name to the child’s name, also, put an additional appellation regarding to the relationship between he and the new born child. For example, if a young man called Jake one day has a child named Tom, then Jake will have to change his name into “Father Tom”, and Jake’s father, who originally name “Father Jake” will have to change his name into “GrandFather Tom”. it’s obviously that the whole society places great emphasis on the new born child, in other words, the inheritance of a new generation. Do you think it’s cool? Will you be able to fit yourself in this society where emphasis is placed on being someone's parent or grandparent in your whole life?
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A life with a maximum of five names.
Can you imagine living a life that requires you to continually change your name to that of your youngest offspring? This is one of the unique naming systems from some of the original inhabitants of Taiwan.In this ethnic naming culture, one man will have to continually change his name up to a maximum of five times. They don't have family names(also called the last name.) One can only have his own unique name before he has a child. After the birth of his first child, he will have to name him or her and at the same time change his or her own name to the child’s name. Also, putting an additional appellation regarding to his relationship with the new born child. For example, if a young man called Jake one day has a child named Tom, then Jake will have to change his name to “Father Tom." Jake’s father, who originally was called “Father Jake” will have to change his name into “GrandFather Tom”. It’s obvious that the whole society places great emphasis on the new born child. In other words, the inheritance of a new generation. Do you think it’s cool? Will you be able to fit yourself into this society where emphasis is placed on being someone's parent or grandparent for your whole life?
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