▁to ▁the ▁world ▁of ▁men , ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁looked ▁after ▁by ▁his ▁father . ▁The ▁rit ual ▁also ▁constit uted ▁the ▁father ' s ▁formal ▁act ▁of ▁recognition ▁of ▁the ▁boy ▁as ▁a ▁son . ▁ ▁Ukrain ian ▁Ukrain ian ▁b ab ies ▁often ▁have ▁their ▁hair ▁cut ▁on ▁their ▁first ▁birth day ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁ancient ▁Post ry z hen ny a ▁custom . ▁ ▁Pol yn esian ▁boys ▁In ▁Cook ▁Islands ▁tradition , ▁the ▁ha irc ut ting ▁ceremony ▁is ▁a ▁r ite ▁of ▁passage ▁for ▁young ▁boys . ▁At ▁these ▁large ▁gather ings ▁the ▁boy ▁s its ▁on ▁a ▁chair ▁d rap ed ▁with ▁t ī va e va e ▁( qu il ts ). ▁As ▁his ▁hair ▁is ▁cut , ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁community ▁pl aster ▁the ▁boy ▁with ▁money ▁or ▁other ▁g ifts . ▁The ▁custom ▁serves ▁to ▁maintain ▁reci pro cal ▁t ies ▁within ▁the ▁extended ▁family ▁and ▁community . ▁ ▁Trad itionally , ▁Ni ue an ▁boys ▁do ▁not ▁cut ▁their ▁hair , ▁which ▁is ▁lov ingly ▁c ared ▁for ▁by ▁sister s , ▁moth ers ▁and ▁f athers ▁. ▁When ▁the ▁boys ▁become ▁te en agers , ▁a ▁ceremony ▁is ▁held ▁where ▁women ▁tend ▁the ▁hair ▁for ▁the ▁last ▁time ▁before ▁it ▁is ▁cut . ▁M embers ▁of ▁the ▁extended ▁family ▁pl aster ▁the ▁youth ▁with ▁bank notes ▁– ▁all ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁large ▁inform al ▁Ni ue an ▁economy ▁that ▁links ▁families ▁and ▁ens ures ▁the ▁community ▁looks ▁after