Work in pairs. Match the texts with countries.

1. People in these countries don't use their traditional names every day.
2. People in this country first give their baby a "milk" name. It means something bad, for example, "mud face". It is done to make the evil spirits get away from the baby.
3. In this country, baby girls' names mean something good, for example, "clean child" or "good child". Male names often show the position of the child in the family. For example, Ichiro means "first son".
4. In this country, babies get their names according to the time when the baby was born, for example, these names mean "holiday", "spring", "rain", "storm".
5. In this country, the oldest son is named after the father's father. Some names are given according to the baby's appearance. For example, some names mean "dark", "black" or "red-haired".
6. In this country, names can show older and younger children. Some people give a name based on the day the child is born, for example, on Monday, Tuesday or Friday.

A. Japan
B. Ireland
C. The Navajo people in America and Mexico
D. Turkey
E. Ghana / African
F. China

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