erikae

{{short description|Ceremony for apprentice geisha graduating to full geisha status}}

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{{nihongo3|{{gloss|the turning of the collar}}|襟替え|Erikae}} is the ceremony where an apprentice geisha graduates to become a geisha. The occasion is marked by a number of ceremonies and changes in appearance, such as wearing a plain white collar on the underkimono ({{transliteration|ja|juban}}) instead of the embroidered red-and-white attached collar ({{transliteration|ja|han'eri}}) worn by apprentices. The hairstyle worn by an apprentice also changes: from a variety of different styles constructed with her own hair to the {{transliteration|ja|shimada}}-style wig worn by geisha.