What is the custom of unlocking?

Unlocking, also known as "round lock", is a folk custom in Shanxi, Hebei, Shandong, Henan and Shaanxi provinces. This custom, which is mainly popular in northern rural areas, is an intellectual enlightenment activity for boys who have reached the age of twelve. The same name also means unlocking.

The purpose of unlocking is to open the chain of wisdom for those children who are about to become adults, so that children of this age can be freed from childhood ignorance, step into the mileage of teenagers, develop in the direction of intelligence and wisdom, and develop in the direction of adults, so that children feel that they have left their childhood, have the belief of joining the ranks of adults, stand on their own feet and get rid of dependence.

Unlocking ceremony:

The round lock ceremony is usually held at noon. When the time comes, put all the sheep and gifts on the big table in the center of the hospital, put a lock tied with a head rope around the child's neck, and bring an iron chain to lock the two ends of the chain together with an iron lock. First, face the world and kowtow to your parents. Finally, the child's mother will stand beside the child with a towel and kowtow with the child, and then unlock the child with three surnames.

The three people who unlock the lock are generally: "three poor surnames." The elders in the family, such as my uncle and michel platini, will hold this position. When unlocking a lock, they should read three sentences: "When you open it, you are smart;": Second, academic success; Three open, rich and full! " Equality. Then have lunch.

The scale of operating round locks depends on their own economic strength and social interaction, but the forms and operating procedures of round locks are basically the same. Look at an auspicious day with a round lock. On this day, grandma's family will show their ownership.

First of all, you should bring 3 to 5 big sheep steamed with flour, and the eyes of the sheep should be connected together, not broken into a circle; Steamed 15 lambs, 4 sheep-raising steamed buns and a "lock" and 17 small copper coins (one per year, one per day) tied with a red head rope more than five feet long to show that adults should be as warm as sheep.