Miyamairi (宮参り, literally "shrine visit") is a traditional Shinto rite of passage in Japan for newborns. Approximately one month after birth (thirty-one days for boys and thirty-two days for girls), parents and grandparents bring the child to a Shinto shrine, to express gratitude to the deities for the birth of a baby and have a shrine priest pray for his or her health and happiness. The practice is not dissimilar to a Christian baptism. At the end of the ceremony, rice wine in a red wooden cup is given to each person in attendance; small gifts are often given to the family.