And just as dragon boats are painted with a pair of eyes before being launched, lion costumes are dotted with red cinnabar on the eyes, body, belly, and tail at dawn of their first day to the accompaniment of a rhythmic verse.
好比龍舟下水前的「點睛」，新獅也有所謂的「開光點眼」。天剛破曉時，以朱砂（古禮以公雞血）點獅的眼、身、肚、尾等部位，點時還邊念口訣。