Unlocking ceremony is a very important ceremony, which is as important as getting married and having children in a person's life. Many relatives, friends and even people from the same village will be invited to attend, the most important of which is a child of the same age and sex as the padlock child and twelve adults with different surnames, who must be male and female.
The child's elders should find him a "supervisor". This person should be the same age and sex as the child who unlocked the lock. The so-called "accompanying the prison." The child accompanying the prison should accompany the child who unlocked the lock to attend the unlocking ceremony. In order to express gratitude, the offering should be placed on the altar before unlocking the lock. Generally speaking, offerings include fruits, cooked meat, wine, etc. The censer should be placed on the top of the altar. 12 adults with different surnames attended the unlocking ceremony. Each person unlocked the locks for one year, and opened the twelve locks one by one, symbolizing that the children were released from the prison.
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In order to open the lock, you must lock it first. According to local customs, padlocks are considered to lock up children, commonly known as "sitting in prison", and padlocks can make children "adults". The first padlock was on the first day of the first lunar month after the child was born. On this day, children must first recognize their godmother, who usually chooses Grandma Chef, so that she can bless their children.
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