"Dragon" refers to the twenty-eight constellations in the east of the Canglong seven constellations of the astrological sign, every year in the middle of spring at the beginning of the month of Mao (Doo refers to the due east), "Longjiaoxing" from the eastern horizon, so it is called "Dragon Heads Up". Dragon's head day in the beginning of d in mid-spring, "d" five elements of wood, trigrams for the "Zhen"; Jiuji in the Lin Gua mutual shock, said the dragon left the state of latent, has appeared on the surface of the ground, emerging, for the development of the elephant. In farming culture, "the dragon carries the head" signifies the development of Yang Qi, more rain, everything is full of vitality, and spring plowing begins. Since ancient times, people have also used the Dragon Heads Day as a day to pray for good weather, to drive away evil spirits and disasters, and to bring good luck.

The "Dragon's Head" originated from the worship of natural phenomena, which is related to people's understanding of the operation of the stars and the farming culture in the ancient times. Although "Dragon Carrying Heads" has a long history, it became a national festival and appeared in the literature after the Yuan Dynasty. There are many activities related to the "Dragon's Head Carrying", but no matter which way they are carried out, all of them are centered on the belief in the beautiful dragon god, and it is an activity in which people put their hopes for survival. The custom varies from place to place across the country, depending on the region.

Since ancient times, people in the mid-spring "dragon head" this day to honor the dragon to celebrate, in order to pray for the dragon to eliminate disasters and blessings, the wind and rain, a good harvest. Lunar "February 2", both "Dragon Head Raising Festival", but also the birth of the land god "Social Day Festival". Due to the overlap of the festival, some areas in the south, "February 2" both dragon head-raising festival custom and the custom of sacrificing society, such as in Zhejiang, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi and other regions, "February 2" (ancient times for the fifth e day after the spring) to sacrifice society (land god) is the main sacrifice of the dragon! The Dragon Sacrifice is held on Duanyang, the day when the dragon flies to the sky. Zheng Zhenhua: the answer is for reference only, please do not blindly superstitious.