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.”