The 'Mizuko Kuyo' Is

The 'Mizuko kuyo' is:

A) a ritual meant to protect the aborted, stillborn, or miscarried fetus and to ensure it will come back to be born when the time is right.
B) a traditional Japanese rice-sharing ceremony that commemorates marriage.
C) a form of consubstantial kinship practiced in Japanese secret societies.
D) an African rite of passage that confers full adulthood on a young man.
E) an African ceremony involving commensality.