Who usually gives the child longevity lock
The longevity lock is a kind of jewelry that symbolizes a hundred years of long life and no disasters , mostly worn by children, in the shape of a lock, made of gold and silver.Most of the children’s longevity locks are presented by grandparents, godparents and godparents, so as to improve the child’s good luck.
What is the longevity lock
The longevity lock is a Chinese tradition, mostly made of metal or gold and silver, in the shape of an ancient lock, especially in the Ming and Qing Dynasties Popularity.According to the traditional saying, as long as this kind of ornament is hung, it can help the child to eliminate disasters and evils, and "lock" life, so many children hang this kind of ornaments soon after birth, and some are born when the newborn is 100 days old or one year old.During the ceremony, the longevity lock is hung until adulthood.The meaning of the padlock on the chest of the child in the war-torn era is to lock the child’s life and prevent the evil spirits from invading and harming the child.It is believed that once a child wears a lock, he can grow up safely and without disaster.Therefore, people call this kind of lock a long-lived lock.
The historical origin of the longevity lock
The longevity lock evolved from the "longevity thread", and the custom of tying five-color silk threads (longevity thread) originated from the five elements in ancient my country The concept may be the tattoo legacy of the ancient Yue people in the south in ancient times.In ancient times, five colors were advocated, and five colors were used as auspicious colors.It was a very popular festival custom to tie the arms with five-color silk threads on the Dragon Boat Festival.This custom has spread to all parts of the northern Central Plains since the Han Dynasty.According to "Taiping Yulan" Volume 31 quoted from Han Yingshao’s "Customs Tong":"On May 5th, those who tie their arms with multicolored silk will prevent soldiers and ghosts from getting sick." Also." The Eastern Han Dynasty Ying Shao’s "Customs Tong Tong":"In the afternoon, use multicolored silk to tie the arms to avoid ghosts and soldiers, so that people do not get sick, one has a long life, and the other is a soldier." in the Han Dynasty.Every May 5th Dragon Boat Festival.Every household hangs five-color silk ropes on the lintel to avoid bad luck.In the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, the silk rope was moved to women’s arms and gradually became an arm ornament for women and children.Not only for the Dragon Boat Festival, but also for the Summer Solstice.
In the Song Dynasty, this custom continued to exist.Not only popular among the people, but also introduced to the court, in addition to women and children, men can also admire it.Every time before the Dragon Boat Festival, the emperor also personally gifted the life-continuing strands to the court officials in the Changchun Palace so that they could wear them on the festival.In the Song Dynasty, this kind of multicolored silk rope braid was called "Pearl Knot" and "Colorful Thread Knot", which shows that its shape has become more complicated.There are also many shops and market vendors in the street market, who specialize in selling such ornaments for a living.
In the Ming Dynasty, customs changed, and adult men and women used less and less, usually used for children, and became a kind of children’s neck ornament.It is generally used for children when they are one year old, and the further development of Baisuo will become a longevity lock.
The folk custom of sending longevity locks is exquisite
grandmother sends longevity locks
In the south of the Yangtze River, grandma wants to give silver decorative locks to newborn grandsons.This silver lock is available in both round and oval shapes.Generally 10 to 14 cm long and 6 to 8 cm wide.Use a necklace or silk braid to pass through the lock file to form a circle, hang it on the neck of the child, and the lock hangs on the chest under the item.It is popularly believed that wearing a lock can protect children from disasters and diseases and grow up healthily.There are words and patterns on the front and back of the silver lock, which all have the effect of enhancing the protective power of the lock, or they all express people’s good wishes for children’s long life, happiness and auspiciousness.The words mostly appear on the front, usually with the words "long life and one hundred years old", "long life and wealth", "long hair is auspicious", "later life is terrible" and other words.The patterns are mostly chiseled on the reverse side:mostly unicorns, dragons, tigers and other auspicious animals.
Godfather and godmother send locks
In the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River and Yangtze River, families with new-born babies in the old days, fearing that the new-born babies are weak and sickly, adopted the method of identifying the god-parents and god-mothers for the new-born babies Disaster avoidance.The godfather and godmother they recognize are people who have many sons, many blessings and longevity, so that they can bring good luck to the newborn baby.The godfather and godmother have to pay to make a silver lock and a necklace ring for the newborn baby and wear it on the baby’s neck.When the child is 12 years old, it is considered that the dangerous period has passed, and the silver lock and collar must be removed, which is called a switch.It is said that children who have gone through the ceremony of wearing locks and switching on and off will be able to get rid of the difficulties in their destiny, be free from diseases and disasters, and live a long and healthy life.The longevity locks given to children by godfathers in Jiangsu are not worn around the neck, but hung in the child’s bedroom.The ceremony of sending the longevity lock is held when the godfather is recognized.When recognizing the godfather, the godfather’s surname should be used to give the godson a name, called "Jigan name".Also write "Inheritance Paper".The inheritance paper is a small vertical scroll, two feet long and one foot wide, with red paper and green edges.
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