DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION 
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301 
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2 
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Q2 
J 
303 
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2 
3 
4 
0 
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264 
268 
2060 
Customs Costumes Folklore 
These heds ar for discussions by topic. Customs, etc. of any special country go in 
913-919. Books on a special topic in a special country go here, as the grouping by topics 
\s the more important; e.g. Marriage in Japan is 392.5, but Japanese customs, 915.2. 
Por customs of primitiv man, see 571 
Costume and care of person 
See also 646 Clothing; 613.4 Hygiene 
Costumes of men 
¢ ¢ women 
“ ¢ children 
Extremities Accessories 
Hats, gloves, stockings, shoes, sandals; mufs, fans, canes, parasols; etc. 
Hairdressing Barbers See also 646.7 Toilet 
Care of person Bathing Toilet 
Ornaments and jewelry 
Birth, home, and sex customs 
Birth customs: christening, circumcision 
Sacrifice and exposure See also ethics, 173.4 Infanticide 
Family and home relations 
Betrothal 
Marriage Weddings 
Sex relations Concubinage 
[reatment of the ded 
Earth burial See also 718 Cemeteries 
Cremation 
Embalming, mummies 
Exposure 
Special funeral customs: wake, suttee 
Public and social customs 
Eating, banquets 
Shows and diversions 
Carnivals 
Holidays 
Including days which, tho not legal holidays, ar similarly observd. While 
separate days may be clast under 394.262, .264 and .269, it is recommended 
that these numbers be used only for general works and that separate days be 
kept in a single group under 394.268. See also under folklore 308.33 Fétes: 
education 371.365 Special davs 
By season 
2 Spring 3 Summer 4 Autumn 
By kind 
2 Religious 5 Scientific 
3 Economic Social 7 Art 
Special days Alfabeted by name of day 
By country Divided like 930-999