Q: What does it mean that the dragon looks up on February 2nd?
A: It is said that the dragon heads up, which is a traditional festival in urban and rural areas of China.
There is also a saying on February 2 nd called Spring Dragon Festival. Xu Shen's Shuo Wen Jie Zi records that dragons are the longest scales, which can be quiet and bright, fine and huge, long and short, with the vernal equinox reaching the sky and the autumnal equinox diving deep. This may be the earliest record of the custom of the Spring Festival.
According to legend, when Wu Zetian was emperor, the Jade Emperor ordered that it should not rain on the ground for three years. However, Yulong, who is in charge of Tianhe, couldn't bear the people to suffer from disaster and starvation, and a heavy rain came secretly. When the Jade Emperor learned about it, he buried the Jade Dragon in charge of Tianhe under a mountain. At the foot of the mountain, a monument stands, which reads: The rain of the Dragon King violated heaven and should be punished by the world for generations. If you want to go back to Lingxiao Pavilion, unless the golden beans bloom.
In order to save the Dragon King, people searched everywhere for golden beans in full bloom. On the second day of February of the following year, people were drying golden corn seeds, and it suddenly occurred to them that this kind of corn was like golden beans, which had blossomed after being fried. Isn't it the golden bean that blooms? So every household popped popcorn, put on record in the yard to burn incense, and offered golden beans in full bloom to the Dragon King and the Jade Emperor. Knowing that it was the rescuer, the Dragon King shouted to the Jade Emperor: Golden beans are blooming, let me out! As soon as the Jade Emperor saw that the golden beans in the yard of every household in the world were in full bloom, he would send a message to the Dragon King, asking him to return to heaven and continue to give sex to the world.
Since then, people have formed a habit. On February 2nd every year, people pop popcorn and some fried beans. Adults and children also read: On February 2nd, dragons looked up, big warehouse was full, and small warehouses flowed. In some places, kitchen waste ash is scattered in the yard to form a big circle, with whole grains in the middle. This is called hoarding or filling. It means to wish the grain a bumper harvest and a full warehouse. During the festival, the name of the dragon is usually added to the name of the food. Eating jiaozi is called eating dragon ears; Eating spring cakes is called eating Longlin; Eating noodles is called eating dragon whiskers; Eating rice is called eating dragon seeds; Eating wonton is called eating longan.
From a scientific point of view, around the second day of the second lunar month, the earth began to thaw, and the weather gradually warmed up. Farmers bid farewell to leisure and began to work in the fields. Therefore, in ancient times, February 2 was also called the last two days. Therefore, the Spring Dragon Festival, which is popular among the people in China, was also called the Spring Farming Festival in ancient times. It is said that if you don't wake up this day, the rumble of thunder will call it. As for the haircut, it's because it's unlucky to have a haircut in the first month.
And it's hard not to get a haircut for a month, so everyone gets a haircut in early February after the first month.
Conclusion: For the people, February 2nd is not only a busy farming season, but also a good day by convention, so everyone will get together for a haircut on this day, which means starting from scratch.