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> 「そこで、名前を変えるには、改名の披露というものをしないといけない。いいか。 **それはな**
> 、首へ市蔵と書いたふだをぶらさげて、私は以来市蔵と申しますと、口上を云って、 **みんなの所をおじぎして** まわるのだ。」

I have three questions about the bold characters.

  1. I assume that **それはな** = **それ** + **は** + **な** , _NOT_ **それ** + **はな**. So is **な** here being used similarly to its role as a sentence-ending particle? e.g. "If that is agreeable,"
  2. What does **みんなの所** mean in this context? I took it mean "each person's place/where each person is".
  3. Why is **おじぎして** using **を** and not **に**?  
Wouldn't " _bowing towards each person's place_ " make more sense than "
_bowing to each person's place_ " since the subject (presumably) isn't
literally bowing to the _place_ , but the person who exists there?  
 **EDIT: In answer to #3, be sure to read the comments and Chocolate's linked
discussions.**

As always, I'd be grateful for any help.
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2 Translation Questions ( な and 所), and a Question about を vs. に when using おじぎしてまわる
>   1. それはな / それはね
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The な and ね usages here are softeners used for redundant confirmation in
casual speech, equivalent to the colloquial 'ya know' in English.

>   2. みんなの所
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To everyone's house, place of business, etc.

>   3. Why is おじぎして using を and not に?
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It is not. The を is modifying まわる. It could be phrased
みんなの所を回って(人に）おじぎする。Basically it is saying that your would need to visit
everybody to 'pay your respects' and inform them of your new name.
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