Zhangjiajie Tujia’s Caisheng Custom
 2016-12-20 16:49:27   Zhangjiajie Tourism Information Website  

When Tujia women born a baby, the first guest went into the room, it is the people of “CaiSheng”. At this time, the baby’s father specifically sent a bowl with four eggs to feed strangers, and the baby called the stranger man “adopted father”. If the people is women, the baby called her “adopted mother”, the two sides relationship became stronger and stronger every day.

As time goes on, when the Chinese New Year is coming, mother carryes child and two pairs of specializing cloth shoes, and go back to the CaiSheng people’s home to send New Year′s wishes, this is called “worship the adopted father” or “worship dopted mother”. The adopted father or dopted mother sent quite a number of “longevity money” which tied with green velvet, it stands for the adopted son will be wealthy and honor.

Translated by Sophia