Finding godfather

認干親

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.

雨水節(jié)氣的另一項舊俗是給小孩認干親。雨水給大地帶來了生機，因此過去的人們認為認干親能讓孩子健康成長。

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.

這一習(xí)俗要追溯到以前落后的醫(yī)療服務(wù)水平，那時候很多孩子得了病都無藥可醫(yī)。因此，父母們希望干爹干媽的福澤可以保佑自己的孩子。這一舊俗在四川地區(qū)很流行。