When southerners give birth to a child, they brew a jar of wine and bury it deep in the ground. They dig it up on the wedding day and share it with their guests.
If a girl is born, the wine is called Nuer Hong; if a boy is born, the wine is called Zhuangyuan Hong.
If children die young before they get married, the wine is called Huadiao, which sounds like flowers withering.
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