on the second day of the second lunar month, the dragon looks up?
February 26th this year is the second day of the second lunar month. Folk call this day "the dragon looks up", which symbolizes the return of spring to the earth and the revival of everything. So, what does "the dragon looks up" mean? Astronomical experts explained this. Zhao Zhi Heng, director of Tianjin Astronomical Society, explained that "on February 2nd, the dragon looked up" was related to ancient astronomy. According to experts, in ancient China, twenty-eight nights were used to indicate the position of the sun, moon and stars in the sky and to judge the seasons. In the twenty-eight lodges, the horn, the sound, the rafters, the room, the heart, the tail and the dustpan form a complete dragon constellation, in which the horn is like the horn of a dragon. After the spring breeze in February, "Dragon Horn Star" appears from the eastern horizon at dusk, so it is called "Dragon Head Up". According to astronomical experts from Tianjin and Jiangsu, at the same time of the "dragon rising" in the sky, spring is slowly coming to the world, and there will be more rain. At this festival, the earth turns green, and spring ploughing begins from south to north. The folk proverb "On February 2nd, the dragon looked up; The big warehouse is full and the small warehouse flows, which places people's strong desire to pray for the dragon's blessing, bless the good weather and harvest the crops.
On February 2nd, "the dragon heads up" farmers pay more attention to it
Xinhuanet Hohhot March 19 (Reporter Zhang Lina) The second day of the second lunar month is a traditional folk festival in China, also known as "Dragon Festival". Hadac Gang, a member of the China Folk Cultural Heritage Rescue Project Working Committee, said that due to the legend of "February 2nd" and the dragon circulating among the people, and the fact that "the spring equinox makes the earth breathe freely", the farmers pay much attention to this day, and they pin their simple wishes on mundane things, hoping for a better year.
According to some old customs in northern China, after the morning of February 2nd, farmers will find long poles to knock on the beams to wake up the "dragon", then use plant ash to lead a "grey dragon" to the well platform, and then use chaff to lead a "golden dragon" from the well platform to the water tank. Eat rice cakes and pig's head meat for breakfast, spring cakes and fried beans for lunch; When it is near dusk, every household should spread a circle around the house with the ashes in the stove chamber, which is called a surrounding society, in order to keep all evil and evil disasters out. Anyone who has relatives far away from home must leave a mouth in this circle, which means looking forward to their early return to their hometown.
On this day, everyone has to get a haircut, which means that "the dragon looks up" is lucky, and it is called "shaving the tap" to give a haircut to children. Women are not allowed to move needle and thread for fear of hurting "dzi"; People can't carry water from the well either. They should fill their own water jars on the first day, otherwise they will touch the "faucet".
it is said among the people that "on February 2nd, the dragon looked up; On this day, the farmers are full of hope for the new year. They are excited about the upcoming spring ploughing and sowing, and pray that the legendary "dragon" can look up at this time and shake his body to soak in the rain to moisten the soil.
the food custom of dragons raising their heads on February 2nd
On the second day of the second month of the lunar calendar, folklore is the day when dragons raise their heads, also known as "Spring Dragon Festival". There is a folk song like this: "On February 2, the dragon looked up, the big warehouse was full, and the small warehouse flowed." On this day, people worship the Dragon King with many delicious foods, hoping that it can spread clouds and rain and rain.
Ordinary people eat noodles, spring cakes, popcorn and pig's head meat on this day. Different regions have different foods, but most of them are related to dragons. It is common to add the title of "dragon" to food names. For example, eating dumplings is called eating "dragon ears". Eating spring cakes is called eating "Long Lin"; Eating noodles is called eating "dragon beard"; Eating rice is called eating "dragon son"; Eating wonton is called eating "longan"
Eating spring cakes is called "eating Long Lin". A spring cake bigger than the palm of your hand is like a piece of Long Lin. Spring cakes are tough and contain many dishes. Such as sauce meat, elbow, smoked chicken, sauce duck, etc., are cut into filaments with a knife, mixed with several kinds of home-cooked stir-fried dishes, such as stir-fried leek sprouts with shredded pork, stir-fried spinach with shredded pork, green bean sprouts cooked with vinegar, vegetarian fried vermicelli, spread eggs, etc., and rolled into spring cakes, dipped in shredded onion and noodles sauce with sesame oil, which is really delicious and refreshing. When eating spring cakes, the whole family sits around, puts the baked spring cakes in the steamer, and takes them as you eat them. It's hot and happy.
There is a legend about eating popcorn on the second day of February.
It is said that when Wu Zetian became emperor, the Jade Emperor ordered that it should not rain on the earth for three years. However, Yulong, who was in charge of Tianhe, couldn't bear the people to suffer from the disaster and starve, and a heavy rain fell secretly. When the Jade Emperor learned about it, he laid Yulong, who was in charge of Tianhe, under a mountain. At the foot of the mountain, a monument was erected, which read: "The Dragon King violated the rules of heaven when he rained, and he should be punished by the world for generations to come. If you want to re-enter peak tower, unless the golden beans bloom. " In order to save the Dragon King, people look for blooming golden beans everywhere. On the second day of February of the following year, when people were turning over the golden corn seeds, it suddenly occurred to them that this corn was like golden beans, and when it was fried, it blossomed. Isn't it golden beans? So every household exploded popcorn and set up a case in the courtyard to burn incense, offering "flowering golden beans" for the dragon king and the jade emperor to see. Knowing that the people were saving it, the Dragon King shouted loudly to the Jade Emperor, "Golden beans are blooming, let me out!" As soon as the Jade Emperor saw that the golden bean flower in the courtyard of every household in the world was open, he had to send a message to call the Dragon King back to heaven and continue to give clouds and rain to the world. Since then, people have formed a custom. On the second day of February, people explode popcorn and fry soybeans.
There is also a saying about eating pig's head meat on the second day of February.
since ancient times, there have always been three kinds of animals, namely pigs, cattle and sheep, for offering sacrifices to the gods. Later, it was simplified as the head of the three kinds of animals, and the pig head was one of them. According to a story recorded in "Notes on Qiuchi" in the Song Dynasty, Wang Zhongling was very hungry after pacifying Bashu, so he broke into a small village temple, but he met a drunken monk. Wang Zhongling was furious and wanted to cut it, but he didn't know that the monk was scared at all. Wang Zhongling was very surprised and turned to him for food. Soon the monk presented a plate of "steamed pig's head" and wrote a poem for this: "The monk said, When steaming, the banana leaves have been wrapped, and when ripe, apricot paddles are used for watering. Red, fresh and elegant, is called Jin Panting, and ripe and soft is really as good as jade. If there are no hairy roots to compare, the felt roots will eat rattan. " Wang Zhongling ate steamed pig's head and was very happy to listen to the funny and unique "pig's head poem", so he named the monk "Purple Clothes Master". It seems that the pig's head is really a delicacy, and it is also an auspicious symbol of turning the corner. Nowadays, there is a famous dish called "Grilled Pig Face", which can be served on the table after twelve steps, such as selecting ingredients, cleaning, spraying and baking, soaking and making sauce, and cooking for more than ten hours. There are three kinds of "grilled pig face", one is to eat it in its original flavor; The second is to eat with sauce; The third is to roll pancakes to eat. Every way of eating has a different taste. "Grilled pig's face" is fat but not greasy, the meat and bones are separated, and it is delicious, which brings beauty and brain-strengthening effects to modern people. "February 2nd" eats modern "pork face" and recalls the ancient dining history, which is really a perfect experience of blending contemporary and history.
Today is February 2nd of the lunar calendar, also called "Spring Dragon Festival". There is a saying in northern China that "February 2nd, the dragon looks up; A big warehouse is full, and a small warehouse flows. However, according to folklore experts, there are many things to eat besides shaving today, such as eating pig's head meat today, but many people don't know it.
February 2nd is the last festival in the Spring Festival. After the Spring Festival, all the pork killed in the twelfth lunar month has been eaten, leaving only one pig head, which can only be eaten on February 2nd when the dragon looks up. According to the northern customs, every household should eat noodles, fried oil cakes and so on today; Many Beijingers also have the custom of eating spring cakes on February 2nd. In addition, there is a custom of eating pig's head meat on February 2nd.
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The eating custom of raising the head of a dragon on February 2nd
On the second day of the second lunar month, it is said in folklore that it is the day when the head of a dragon rises, also known as the Spring Dragon Festival. There is a folk song like this: "On February 2, the dragon looked up, the big warehouse was full, and the small warehouse flowed." On this day, people worship the Dragon King with many delicious foods, hoping that it can spread clouds and rain and rain.
Ordinary people eat noodles, spring cakes, popcorn and pig's head meat on this day. Different regions have different foods, but most of them are related to dragons. It is common to add the title of "dragon" to food names. For example, eating dumplings is called eating "dragon ears". Eating spring cakes is called eating "Long Lin"; Eating noodles is called eating "dragon beard"; Eating rice is called eating "dragon son"; Eating wonton is called eating "longan"
Eating spring cakes is called "eating Long Lin". A spring cake bigger than the palm of your hand is like a piece of Long Lin. Spring cakes are tough and contain many dishes. Such as sauce meat, elbow, smoked chicken, sauce duck, etc., are cut into filaments with a knife, mixed with several kinds of home-cooked stir-fried dishes, such as stir-fried leek sprouts with shredded pork, stir-fried spinach with shredded pork, green bean sprouts cooked with vinegar, vegetarian fried vermicelli, spread eggs, etc., and rolled into spring cakes, dipped in shredded onion and noodles sauce with sesame oil, which is really delicious and refreshing. When eating spring cakes, the whole family sits around, puts the baked spring cakes in the steamer, and takes them as you eat them. It's hot and happy.
There is a legend about eating popcorn on the second day of February. According to legend, when Wu Zetian became emperor, the Jade Emperor ordered that it should not rain on the earth for three years. However, Yulong, who was in charge of Tianhe, couldn't bear the people to suffer from the disaster and starve, and a heavy rain fell secretly. When the Jade Emperor learned about it, he laid Yulong, who was in charge of Tianhe, under a mountain. At the foot of the mountain, a monument was erected, which read: "The Dragon King violated the rules of heaven when he rained, and he should be punished by the world for generations to come. If you want to re-enter peak tower, unless the golden beans bloom. " In order to save the Dragon King, people look for blooming golden beans everywhere. On the second day of February of the following year, when people were turning over the golden corn seeds, it suddenly occurred to them that this corn was like golden beans, and when it was fried, it blossomed. Isn't it golden beans? So every household exploded popcorn and set up a case in the courtyard to burn incense, offering "flowering golden beans" for the dragon king and the jade emperor to see. Knowing that the people were saving it, the Dragon King shouted loudly to the Jade Emperor, "Golden beans are blooming, let me out!" As soon as the Jade Emperor saw that the golden bean flower in the courtyard of every household in the world was open, he had to send a message to call the Dragon King back to heaven and continue to give clouds and rain to the world. Since then, people have formed a custom. On the second day of February, people explode popcorn and fry soybeans.
There is also a saying about eating pig's head meat on the second day of February. Since ancient times, pigs, cattle and sheep have always been used to worship the gods, and later it was simplified to the head of the three animals, and the pig head is one of them. According to a story recorded in "Notes on Qiuchi" in the Song Dynasty, Wang Zhongling was very hungry after pacifying Bashu, so he broke into a small village temple, but he met a drunken monk. Wang Zhongling was furious and wanted to cut it, but he didn't know that the monk was scared at all. Wang Zhongling was very surprised and turned to him for food. Soon the monk presented a plate of "steamed pig's head" and wrote a poem for this: "The monk said, When steaming, the banana leaves have been wrapped, and when ripe, apricot paddles are used for watering. Red, fresh and elegant, is called Jin Panting, and ripe and soft is really as good as jade. If there are no hairy roots to compare, the felt roots will eat rattan. " Wang Zhongling ate steamed pig's head and was very happy to listen to the funny and unique "pig's head poem", so he named the monk "Purple Clothes Master". It seems that the pig's head is really a delicacy, and it is also an auspicious symbol of turning the corner. Nowadays, there is a famous dish called "Grilled Pig Face", which can be served on the table after twelve steps, such as selecting ingredients, cleaning, spraying and baking, soaking and making sauce, and cooking for more than ten hours. There are three kinds of "grilled pig face", one is to eat it in its original flavor; The second is to eat with sauce; The third is to roll pancakes to eat. Every way of eating has a different taste. "Grilled pig's face" is fat but not greasy, the meat and bones are separated, and it is delicious, which brings beauty and brain-strengthening effects to modern people. "February 2nd" eats modern "pork face" and recalls the ancient dining history, which is really a perfect experience of blending contemporary and history.
The dragon looks up on the second day of February
The dragon looks up on the second day of February in the lunar calendar. Celebrity Liu Dong's "A Brief Introduction to the Scenery of the Imperial Capital" said: "On February 2nd, the dragon looked up, fried the leftover cakes for New Year's Day, smoked the kang, and smoked the worms; "If you attract a dragon, the worm will not come out." As the saying goes, "It won't rain if the dragon doesn't look up." The dragon is auspicious and the master of weathering rain. "Spring rain is as expensive as oil", and people pray for dragons to raise their heads to make rain and nourish everything. At the same time, February 2 is just before and after the fright, when all kinds of insects move foolishly and diseases are prone to occur, people pray that the dragon will look up and stop the poisonous insects.
At that time, the old Beijingers said, "On February 2nd, there is no place to hide scorpions and centipedes.". People try to use dragons to refer to food and various activities on February 2nd, out of the hope that dragons will rise from the sky and turn clouds into rain. For example, eating cakes is called eating "dragon skin", eating dumplings is called eating "dragon ears", eating noodles is called eating "dragon whiskers", and eating rice is called eating "dragon sons". Children's shaving on this day is called "shaving the tap", while women don't do needlework on this day, saying that to avoid hurting "longan".
Qinglong Festival
The second day of February, commonly known as Qinglong Festival.
The origin of the Qinglong Festival is related to the "fright" in the 24 solar terms. After the fright, the earth recovered and the yang rose. There is a saying in Shanxi folk proverb that "on February 2nd, the dragon rises".
Jinnan area thinks that this day is the day for Qinglong activities, so it is forbidden to fetch water from rivers and wells to avoid bringing back dragon eggs. When walking and working by the river and the well, pay great attention to silence and try not to make any noise, so as not to disturb Qinglong and ruin the good years with good weather.
On this day in northern Shanxi, "Qian Long" was popular. Before the sun rises in the morning, every family carries a teapot and goes to the river or well to draw water. According to the calculation of several dragons controlling water this year, put a few copper coins or coins in the teapot. After pumping water, he spilled a trail of water as he walked back home, poured all the remaining water and money into the water tank, and Qianlong was brought home, which meant making a fortune in one year. Don't talk when attracting Qianlong, so as not to scare Qianlong away.
In some places in the northwest of Shanxi, choose a big tree or a big stone and surround it with gray lines. Tie a copper coin with a red line, first put the copper coin in the gray coil, pull it home with a hand and cover it with a container.
The money-drawing dragon in the southeast of Shanxi Province uses kitchen ash and sprinkles a winding gray line, which goes all the way from the door to the kitchen and surrounds the water tank.
As the saying goes, "A hundred insects will kill you if you are startled." During the Qinglong Festival, many activities to drive away drugs are popular among the people. "Yangcheng County Records" records: "A hundred stings are at the beginning of the shock, and the heavenly master's charm is suspended to prevent insect poison." In the morning, when people get up, avoid saying the word "get up", for fear that all poisonous insects will also respond. Folklores in southern Shanxi like to cook Manjing soup, and sprinkle it all over the cracks in the walls, corners, the bottom of kang mats and under the bed, which is called "banning all kinds of insects". Others gathered villagers, carried idols, went to the heads of various houses and sprinkled rice soup in the courtyard, which meant to disperse the plague. People's doors are surrounded by lime. In the southeast of Shanxi, the folk custom painted a medicine gourd, which contained poisonous insects such as snakes, scorpions, centipedes, dragonflies, spiders, etc., and stuck it on the wall, which was called "stopping all kinds of insects". Others use beans and wheat flour to twist into a form of lights and bury them in the soil, which is called "smoked dragonflies". In Jinzhong area, folk families clap dustpans, and nursery rhymes include "On February 2nd, clap dustpans, fleas and ticks dare not go to the kang". Put a line around the toilet and the door with lime, which is called eliminating plague. Luliang area is used to cleaning houses every family. The northern part of Shanxi pays attention to "paste the wolf's mouth", and paste it on the mouth of Erlang God barking dog with sesame sugar or millet dough.
Qinglong Festival is called "Flower Tide" in some places in southern Shanxi. People bring wine and food to the suburbs, sit around in selected places, sing and dance, and enjoy drinking, which is also called "spring outing" and "outing". Southeast Shanxi is used to making pancakes with glutinous rice flour to express condolences to women. Children in Jinzhong area are used to flying kites. Some counties pay attention to this day to play ash pits and worship the land gods. The northern part of Shanxi likes to eat noodles and vermicelli, which is called tiaolongwei. And eat cakes to paste the wolf's mouth, eat pears to fight the fire and get dirty. Luliang area likes to eat pancakes, which is called "uncovering dragon skin". On the day of Jinnan, you must eat twist and prickly heat, which is called "biting the keel". Northwest Shanxi pays attention to the Qinglong Festival, making a lot of social fires and yangko, and the grand occasion resembles the Lantern Festival in other places.
Qinglong Festival, northern Shanxi.