Unlocking is a folk custom, which happens in the process of children's growth. It is somewhat similar to the nature of a bar mitzvah, but unlike a bar mitzvah, the lock is usually selected between the ages of 12 and 15. Folk believe that unlocking is a kind of spiritual enlightenment for children, and now many areas will hold unlocking ceremonies for children at home. The unlocking ceremony is only once in a lifetime, so everyone pays special attention to it.
Usually the lock will be unlocked in the first month when the child is twelve years old. Because a 12-year-old child, according to the zodiac, has grown up for a round. Twelve years old is the second birth year of a child. Unlocking children at this time, on the one hand, is to open the chain of children's wisdom and hope that they will become smarter and smarter in the future; On the other hand, it also shows that the child has grown up and is considered a minor.
There was a lot of attention at the unlocking ceremony. Since the lock needs to be unlocked, parents should padlock the child as soon as the child is born. The method of padlock is very simple, that is, tie two copper coins with a red rope. The lock doesn't need the child's back. Just put it away and take it out later.
Different places have different unlocking ceremonies. When unlocking, you should first put a lock rack on your child, which is tied with the locks accumulated over the past ten years. When unlocking, relatives and friends should be present. The person in charge will knock the child on the shoulder three times with three mahogany whips, muttering something in his mouth, saying, "The mahogany whip is shaking, and it is awkward to hit you three times." It is said that this also places good wishes on children. Then the adults untie the child's neck with the key and send blessings to the child at the same time.