Zhusha Qizhi, what do you mean by breaking the veil with a pen?

Opening a pen to break the hijab, commonly known as breaking the hijab, is a traditional courtesy title of China for children to learn to read and write, which is of great significance to scholars.

The cinnabar enlightenment ceremony is to use cinnabar to point a red mole in the middle of the child's forehead, also known as "opening the eyes", which means that the child will have bright eyes and be good at reading.

Meaning interpretation

In the solemn ceremony, children can appreciate the essence of Chinese traditional culture, such as diligence, respect for teachers and kindness in life, and enhance their interest in learning, so as to establish a correct outlook on life, world outlook and values from an early age.

The opening ceremony is a form of children's literacy enlightenment education in China tradition, and it is the first gift of the ancient literati in China.

In ancient times, students would get up early at the "opening ceremony" and come to school. The first teacher will teach them the most basic and simple truth of life, and then they will pay tribute to the statue of Confucius. This ceremony is often called "unveiling". In ancient times, the "opening ceremony" was an extremely grand ceremony, which was of great significance to every scholar and was called one of the four major ceremonies in life. By learning the basic principles of "filial piety, filial piety, loyalty, faithfulness, courtesy, righteousness, honesty and shame", children can be baptized by China traditional culture from an early age.