▁its ▁own . ▁ ▁North ▁American ▁b ab ies ▁ ▁Native ▁American ▁b ab ies ▁Some ▁Native ▁American ▁tribes ▁comm emor ated ▁the ▁first ▁ha irc ut ▁with ▁a ▁rit ual istic ▁dance . ▁ ▁The ▁Apache ▁tribe ▁had ▁a ▁spring time ▁rit ual . ▁ ▁African ▁Car ib bean ▁boys ▁Within ▁the ▁African ▁Car ib bean ▁community ▁this ▁is ▁performed ▁once ▁the ▁child ▁begins ▁to ▁speak ▁clearly ▁or ▁after ▁the ▁child ▁reaches ▁two . ▁This ▁is ▁usually ▁done ▁in ▁a ▁bar bers h op ▁or ▁carried ▁out ▁by ▁the ▁parent . ▁ ▁Y az idi ▁boys ▁In ▁the ▁Y az idi ▁tradition ▁( main ly ▁in ▁Iran ), ▁the ▁bis k ▁ceremony ▁involves ▁cutting ▁of ▁a ▁baby ▁boy ' s ▁two ▁or ▁three ▁first ▁lo cks , ▁according ▁to ▁old ▁trad itions ▁by ▁his ▁ 4 0 th ▁day ▁after ▁birth ▁to ▁be ▁given ▁to ▁the ▁family ' s ▁sh a ikh ▁and ▁pir , ▁but ▁in ▁modern ▁practice ▁at ▁ 7 ▁to ▁ 1 1 ▁months , ▁and ▁kept ▁by ▁the ▁family . ▁The ▁bis k ▁ceremony ▁is ▁regarded ▁as ▁the ▁central ▁init iat ory ▁rit ual ▁by ▁most ▁Y az id is ▁from ▁Turkey , ▁Armen ia . ▁and ▁Sy ria . ▁In ▁the ▁European ▁D ias por a , ▁the ▁term ▁is ▁often ▁translated ▁as ▁bapt ism . ▁The ▁ceremony ▁is ▁rem in is cent ▁of ▁the ▁Muslim ▁' a qi qa ▁celebrated ▁on ▁the ▁sevent h ▁day ▁after ▁birth , ▁but ▁the ▁Y az idi ▁ceremony ▁takes ▁place