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开光
kāi​guāng

to consecrate

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  • 开光点眼 kāi​guāng​diǎn​yǎn consecration ceremony
    A religious ritual in folk belief used to endow a newly made statue of a deity with spiritual power. Led by a priest, the ceremony involves chanting spells and using a brush dipped in cinnabar or rooster blood to dot the eyes and other parts of the statue, inviting the spirit to reside within it.