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Finding godfather

认干亲

Another old custom is to find a godfather for little kids. Rainfall brings vitality to the earth; therefore people in the past believed that this practice would give their kids healthy and safe growth.

雨水节气的另一项旧俗是给小孩认干亲。雨水给大地带来了生机，因此过去的人们认为认干亲能让孩子健康成长。

The custom can be traced back to the health services of the past when many children's diseases could not be cured at all. Therefore, parents wanted a godfather to shower their blessings and good luck on their children. This old practice was popular in Sichuan area.

这一习俗要追溯到以前落后的医疗服务水平，那时候很多孩子得了病都无药可医。因此，父母们希望干爹干妈的福泽可以保佑自己的孩子。这一旧俗在四川地区很流行。