The custom of February 2 nd is called the Dragon Head Festival, which has become a custom all over the country, and various folk activities related to dragons are used to pray for peace and harvest. Dragon Head Raising, also known as Spring Farming Festival, Farming Festival and Spring Dragon Festival, is a traditional folk festival in China. "Dragon" refers to the black dragon in seven constellations in the Twenty-eight Hostels in the East. At the beginning of mid-spring, the "Dragon Horn Star" (the first star and the second star in the horn) appeared from the eastern horizon at dusk, so it was called "Dragon Head Up". Legend has it that dragons can spread clouds and rain, eliminate disasters and reduce happiness, symbolizing good luck. Since ancient times, people have celebrated "the dragon looks up" in mid-spring to show respect for dragons, good weather and abundant crops.
The custom of raising the dragon's head on February 2.
Tap the tap
Knock on the tap to wake up the dragon: On the morning of February 2, some parts of Northeast China knocked on the beams with long poles, which was called "knocking on the tap". Wake up the dragon and save one side. Adults and children still read: "On February 2, the dragon looked up, the big warehouse was full, and the small warehouse flowed." In some places, kitchen ashes are spread in large circles in the yard and whole grains are placed in the middle. This is called "hoarding" or "filling the warehouse". I wish you a bumper harvest and a full warehouse in Man Cang.
Shaving tap
The second day of the second lunar month is the day when dragons are slaughtered and ascended to heaven. People believe that shaving their heads on this day will make people lucky and lucky. Children's haircut is called "shaving their heads". When the dragon looks up, it will bless children to grow up healthily and get ahead when they grow up. Hairdressing for adults means saying goodbye to the old and welcoming the new, hoping to bring good omen and good luck. Therefore, the folk proverb says, "Blowing the tap on February 2nd will keep you in good spirits all year". On this day, every barber shop is full of customers and business is booming. In addition, there is a folk saying that "my uncle died in the first month", and many people didn't visit the barber shop until February 2 in the twelfth lunar month.
Eat dragon food
On this day, diet also has certain importance, because people believe that "Rowen has great wealth", so the diet on this day is mostly named after dragons. Eating spring cakes is called eating dragon beard, noodles is called eating dragon beard, rice is called eating Zi Long, wonton is called eating dragon beard, noodles are called eating dragon beard, noodles and wonton are cooked together, which is called "dragon does not cook", pig head is called "eating dragon beard" and scallion cake is called "tearing dragon". Everything has symbols and meanings related to dragons. All these have pinned people's strong desire to pray for the dragon's blessing.
On the second day of February, people in China held activities to pray for the Dragon King. Hainan is surrounded by the sea. Since ancient times, people have the custom of praying for peace in the South China Sea, and Longwang Temple has also been built in various coastal villages.