In the north, "February 2nd" is also called "Dragon Raising Day", also known as "Spring Dragon Festival". In the south, it is called "Treading Green Festival". About the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, Chinese had the custom of "February 2".
Chinese folk believe that the dragon is an auspicious thing, responsible for clouds and rain, and the day of the lunar calendar "February 2" is the day when the dragon wants to ascend to heaven. In terms of solar terms, at the beginning of the second month of the lunar calendar, many places on the mainland have begun to enter the rainy season, which is a natural law.
But the ancients believed that this was the credit of the "dragon". Moreover, the dragon has a very high status in the minds of Chinese, not only a thing of auspiciousness, but also the master of the weathered rain. Therefore, there is the saying "On the second of February, the dragon looks up".
In fact, the so-called "dragon looking up" refers to the fact that after hibernation, the insects begin to awaken. Folk also have the saying that "on the second of February, the dragon looks up, and the scorpion and centipede appear".
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Dragon head-raising custom
1. Shave the faucet
On the day of "February 2nd", there has always been a saying that "haircuts are old". Haircuts for children, called "shaving the head", take advantage of the auspicious time of the dragon to raise their heads, bless the child's healthy growth, and grow up to be a leader.
Adults get haircuts, called "shaving dragon heads", resign the old and welcome the new, hoping to bring good luck. There is a folk proverb: "On the second of February, the dragon looks up, and the child and adult must shave their heads."
2. Eat "dragon" food
February 2nd also has a certain degree of emphasis on diet, for Najib, the food on the second day of February is taken with the name associated with "dragon".
Eating dumplings is called eating "dragon ears", eating noodles is called eating "dragon whiskers", eating rice is called eating "dragon seeds", eating wontons is called eating "dragon's eyes" and so on.
3. Pulling the "dragon's whiskers"
The noodles are thin and long, looking very much like the beard of a dragon, and the noodles have the auspicious omen of "smooth noodles", so the noodles are called "dragon's whisker noodles" on the second of February, which means that everything is safe and smooth in the New Year.
4. Eat "Longan"
Eating wontons on February 2 is also called eating "eating longan", the eyes are the window of the soul, so children at home must make wontons for children to eat, which means to make the eyes brighter and can see the future road.
5. Bite the "ear"
Some of the dumplings are shaped like yuanbao, some are shaped like ears, and the dragon looks up to eat dumplings on this day and calls it "eating dragon ears", sending a message that the source of wealth is rolling!
6. Top door stick
On February 2, most farmers eat "drum punch" (hand rubbing noodles), commonly known as "top door stick", some people say that eating "top door stick", holding the door up, evil is not in, a year of peace.
Some people also say that during the Spring Festival, everyone is bored and drunk, eats a meal of "drumming" to top the spirit, and begins to work and live a life.
7. Food "dragon head"
On the second of February, the dragon king of the heavens will be worshipped with a pig's head, hoping that the new year will be smooth and rainy, and the harvest of grains will be harvested, and the pig's head meat after the offering has become the delicacy of the day, so the pig's head meat will be called "food dragon head".
8, nibble "keel"
In the folk, February 2 also has the custom of "nibbling on the keel", the root of the golden buttery steamed bun, just like the golden dragon out of the sea, the ring is entangled, so the bun on the second of February is the "keel".
The older generation believes that if you bite the keel, you can "dip the dragon qi", and the new year will have blessings, luck and wealth.
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Dragon heads are contraindicated
1. Avoid needle and thread
Needlework cannot be done on this day, because the dragon has to look up at the world on this day, and the use of needles will stab the dragon's eyes.
3. Take the room beam
Before getting up on this day, you need to read "February 2, the dragon looks up, the dragon does not look up, I look up." After getting up, I also have to take a lantern to illuminate the beam of the room, and read "February 2nd, look at the beam of the house, the scorpion centipede has nowhere to hide."
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Dragon head start luck method
1. Tread green
When the dragon looked up, it was the time of spring. Stepping on the green can change your mood and fortune, bringing good luck and auspiciousness to people.
2. Wear red
The chinese people are happy and prosperous, and have the effect of expelling evil. The dragon looks up and wears red, which means that the whole year is good luck and auspicious, no disease and no disaster.
On the second of February, the dragon looked up
Large warehouse full, small warehouse flow
Harvest of grains and harvests
Peace and security, blessings for a long time
Good luck is a good sign
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