潮汕出花园(清晰)：http://my.tv.sohu.com/us/4053335/59295555.shtmlSpeakersSpeakers：Members：陈美欣池海秀罗毅滢彭梅娣张莉芳周宛容张莉芳EveryoneknowsthattheseventhdayoftheseventhlunarmonthisatraditionalfestivalofChinawhichiscalledQiXifestivalorQiQiaofestival.However,doyouknowthisdayhaveitsspecialsignificancetothepeopleofChaoShanarea?AttheChaoShanarea,theQiXifestivalisthedaythatthechildrenwhoreach15yearsoldturnintoanadult.Peoplebelievedthatchildrenunder15yearsoldisgrowupinanunseengardenandisprotectedbythesupernaturalbeingcalled“FlowerGrandparents”.Whenthechildrenreach15yearsold,theyshouldnotliveinthegardenanymoreandthefairywillnotprotectthemsotheyshouldgooutofthegardenwhichshowstheyarenolongerkids.Onthatday,thechild’smumshouldgather3kindsofmeatsandfruitsinthenumberof4,8or12.Afterputtingthemonashallowbasket，thechildshouldworships(祭拜)thecenser(香炉)of“FlowerGrandparents”.（公婆神），andafterthat,theydon’tneedtodoitanymore.Insomeareas,suchasChenghai(澄海),Chaoyang（潮阳）andRaoping（饶平）,accordingtotheircustoms,parentsasktheirchildtotakeabathwith12kindsoffreshflowers.However,childrenhavetoeattheintestineandthestomachofapiginJiedong（揭东）,Puning（普宁）andHuilai（惠来），andtheycallit"thereplacementofintestinesandstomach".Thechildwhogoesoutofthegardenshouldwearnewclothesandredwoodenshoes(红皮屐).Asforboys,theyhavetoeattheheadofarooster,whilegirlshavetoeattheheadofahenoraduck.Thisisbecausepeopleherebelievedthatchildrenwearsuchclothesandeatthosefoodcanbringluckytothem.Thefoodofthelunchisreallyrich！·Meat&threekindsofeggs；·akindoflocalvegetablecalls‘Houhe’（厚合）；·greengarlic(青蒜）---meansthattheyhopetheirchildrencancalculatewell（能除会算）aftereatingit；·celery（芹菜）---meanstheywillstudyandworkhard.Inaddition,theheadofthechickenhavetofacetohimorher,andotherscan’teatthechicken.Thismeanshimorherwillbecomeoutstandingandprosperous(兴旺发达）whenheorshegrowsup.Atthatnoon,insomefamilies,especiallywhoseelderchildortheirsonaretogooutofthegarden,theywillinvitemanygueststohaveabiglunch.Becausetheprotagonist(主角）can’tmeetwithstrangers,almostthegustsaretheirrelativesandfriends.Duringthelunch,everyoneelsehastoobeytherulesoftheseats,theprotagonist(主角）shouldsitatthemainseat,eventhoughtheirgrandparentsareatpresent.Bytheway,therearemanytaboos(禁忌）that,forexample,childrenaren'tallowtoclimbupsanddownsandcrossbridgesinJieyang（揭阳）,andtheycan’tseebeggersinShantou(汕头).Thisspecialceremonyissimilartothe“Addsthecappingceremony”(加冠礼)or“Addshairclaspceremony”(加笄礼)intheancienttime.Thereisnoexplicitrecordforustoknowwhenthecustom“outofthegarden”begins,itsoriginisatleastnearly400yearapartfromnow.Theoldallsaidthat“Thisisanancientcustomspreadsdown.”
