The story of the dragon rising on February 2 is short, and there are many stories extended from the old saying. These stories have been passed down from generation to generation and are well-known so far. The rise of the dragon on February 2 is related to the ancient astronomical phenomena and the daily life of farmers. There are also many short stories made up by this statement. Let's interview some short stories about the rise of the dragon on February 2.
On February 2nd, the story of the dragon raising its head was brief 1 1:
Legend has it that Yao Wang's father Di Ku (Di Jun) * * * has four princesses: Jiang Yuan (jiāngyuán), Judie (jiǎndí), Qingdu and chang yi. Originally, chang yi had the lowest status, but since she gave birth to her son, people have regarded him with special respect. Qingdu has been worried about not having a son. Someone told her that it is very effective to ask for a child in the Goddess Temple. As long as you are sincere, nothing is impossible. As the witch said, Qingdu went to the temple to put an offering after the dinner of the Lantern Festival, then kowtowed respectfully, folded his hands and prayed to the gods for a child. Words are divided into two ends. There was a severe drought, and the people lived in poverty. There is a red dragon in the sky. Seeing the miserable situation on earth, he felt pity and had a rain in private. When the Jade Emperor knew about this, he put the Red Dragon under a mountain. The people pleaded for the red dragon, and the Jade Emperor said, "Unless the golden beans bloom." On February 2 nd, an old mother came from nowhere and shouted, "sell golden beans!" " People are very puzzled. When they buy them home, they find some soybeans. When these soybeans were fried in the pot, they blossomed. The jade emperor learned that he had to release the red dragon and demote it to the mortal world. After Qingdu asked for a son from the Goddess Temple, he looked forward to good news every day. One night, she dreamed that a red dragon was following her, and since then, she has been pregnant. On February 2 of the following year, there was lightning and thunder, and then the sun shone brightly. A golden light shone in the yard, and a child was born, named Fang Xun, the later King Yao. Fang Xun was clever and lovable since he was a child. When he grew up as an emperor, he plowed with the people every February 2nd. The custom of emperor ploughing was handed down in this way. During the Chinese New Year, the woodblock New Year pictures sold on the collection, "The Emperor's Grandpa makes Taurus", come from this.
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Legend has it that the Dragon Head-lifting Festival originated in the Fu Xishi era, and Fuxi "attaches importance to farming and mulberry, and cultivates fields". Every year on the second day of the second lunar month, "Huang Niang delivers meals, and uses the royal horse to plow", and takes care of one acre and three points. Later, Huangdi, Tang Yao, Yu Shun and Xia Yu followed the example of their predecessors. To Zhou Wuwang, we not only followed this traditional practice, but also implemented it as an important national policy. On the second day of the second lunar month every year, a major ceremony is held, so that all civil and military officials can personally plough an acre of land. It is said that this is the origin of the Dragon Shoutou Festival.
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There is still a story circulating among the people in northern China. It was said that Wu Zetian became emperor, which annoyed the jade emperor and told the four dragon kings that it was forbidden to rain on the earth for three years. Soon, the Dragon King, who was in charge of Tianhe, heard the cries of folk people, saw the tragic scene of starving people, and worried that life on earth would be cut off, so he disobeyed the jade emperor's will and rained for the world. When the Jade Emperor learned that the Dragon King had been laid down to the mortal world, he was crushed under a big mountain to suffer, and a monument was erected on the mountain: "The Dragon King's rain violated the rules of heaven and should be punished by the eternal life; If you want to re-enter the Lingxiao Pavilion, unless the golden beans bloom. " In order to save the Dragon King, people look for blooming golden beans everywhere. By the second day of the second lunar month, when people are drying corn seeds, they think that this corn is like golden beans. Isn't it that golden beans bloom when they are fried? So every household exploded popcorn and set up a case in the yard to burn incense for the blooming "golden beans". (The legend is wrong. Wu Zetian was a figure in the Tang Dynasty, and corn was introduced to China only in the Ming Dynasty.) When the Dragon King looked up and knew that the people had saved it, he shouted loudly to the Jade Emperor: "The golden beans are blooming, let me out quickly!" 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 the Dragon King to return to heaven and continue to give the world clouds and rain. Since then, people have formed a habit, and on the second day of February, popcorn is eaten.
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On February 2nd, the dragon heads up. The second day of February in the lunar calendar is the day when the dragon heads up. This day is called "Dragon Head Festival", which is one of the traditional festivals in rural areas of China.
In ancient times, it was thought that dragons hibernated underground in winter, and from the vernal equinox to the autumnal equinox, clouds and rain spread in the sky. On February 2nd of the lunar calendar, around the vernal equinox, dormant animals in winter began to wake up. According to ancient books, dragons "ascend to the sky at the vernal equinox" and "dive deep at the autumnal equinox". In commemorating this day, the people are praying for good weather.
The legendary dragon has not been found in ancient fossils so far. There was a reptile dinosaur in ancient times, but it was not the legendary dragon. According to the investigation, in ancient human clan society, each clan took an animal as the object of totem worship, such as deer, horse, snake and so on. Due to the mutual annexation of clans, one of the clans with the snake as its totem is the most powerful, and the totem gradually changes into the image of a dragon, and it is said that it can make waves and subdue everything. The image of the dragon has become a symbol of unity, progress and struggle. Among the many folk festivals in the old days, the Dragon Head Festival was not very impressive, but there were many activities to celebrate it.
On February 2 nd, the story of the dragon's rise is brief. 2. Legend of the dragon's rise: picking up the aunt
Another important activity on this day is to pick up the "aunt", that is, the family takes back the married daughter, so it is called "picking up the baby". Because old Beijingers have a lot of courtesy, among them, the "aunt" can't live in her mother's house in the first month. After going to her mother's house on the second day of the second year, she must also go back to her husband's house on the same day, especially the newly married "aunt". However, on the second day of February, her family came to take her daughter back and stayed for a few days or half a month. First, she was busy for a long time in the first month and was tired, so she took her home and had a good rest. Second, the new year has just begun, and it's going to be busy again, so treat her. Generally, spring cakes, that is, pancakes, are served. In the days when I was taken back, my "aunt" was just chatting around, relaxed and happy.
Legend of the Dragon Head Rise II: The Emperor plowed the fields
Another activity on this day is the emperor ploughing the fields. Because this day every year is almost before and after the shock, "a shock plows the soil, and the vernal equinox is full of air." Since then, it has been a busy time for spring ploughing in the north. In order to mobilize people to put into spring ploughing production quickly, and not to miss the farming season, the emperor will symbolically lead officials out of the palace to loosen the soil in his "one acre and three points" arable land. Every year, the emperors of the Ming and early Qing Dynasties went to the Xiannongtan to cultivate the land and loosen the soil. From yongzheng emperor in the Qing Dynasty, this day was changed to Yuanmingyuan every year, and they went to the "one acre garden" (now the west side of Yuanmingyuan in Haidian) to plow the land. In the past, there was a New Year's picture called "The Emperor's Ploughing Map". In the picture, an emperor wearing a crown and a dragon robe was plowing the field with his hand, followed by a minister, carrying a bamboo basket in one hand and sowing seeds in the other. A seven-product county magistrate in a robe was in charge, and a queen and maid-in-waiting who picked baskets to deliver meals were in the distance. Return to the topic in painting
He wrote a doggerel: "The dragon looks up, the emperor cultivates the land and drives the cattle, the empress in the palace always delivers meals, and the ministers in the dynasty throw away the seeds, and the spring ploughs and the summer clouds lead the world, and the grains are abundant in peaceful autumn." This painting also shows that people hope to have an enlightened emperor, who can personally cultivate Xia Yun in the spring and make the people well fed and clothed.
Legend of the Dragon's Rise 3: Wu Zetian
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's rain violated the rules of heaven and should be punished by the world for generations to come. If you want to get back to Lingxiao Pavilion, 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, people were sunning golden corn seeds, and it suddenly occurred to them that this corn is like golden beans, which have blossomed after being fried. Isn't it that golden beans bloom? 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 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 the Dragon King to return to heaven and continue to give the world clouds and rain. Since then, people have formed a habit. On this day, people explode popcorn and fry beans. Adults and children still read: "The dragon looks up, the big warehouse is full, and the small warehouse flows." In some places, kitchen ashes are scattered into big circles in the yard, and whole grains are placed in the middle, which is called "hoarding" or "filling the warehouse". Its meaning is to wish the grain harvest and the warehouse full. During festivals, food names are generally added with the title of "dragon" everywhere. 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"
Legend of the Dragon Head Rise 4: Fu Xishi
Legend has it that this festival originated in the period of Fu Xishi, the head of san huang. Fu Xishi "attaches great importance to agriculture and mulberry, and cultivates the fields". On this day every year, "the imperial mother delivers meals, and uses the royal horse to plow" to take care of one acre and three points. Later, Huangdi, Tang Yao, Yu Shun and Xia Yu followed the example of their predecessors. To Zhou Wuwang, we not only followed this traditional practice, but also implemented it as an important national policy. On the second day of February, a major ceremony was held, so that all the officials of the civil and military departments could personally plough an acre of land. This is the historical legend of the Dragon Head Festival.
The story of the dragon's rise in February is brief. 3 The origin of the dragon's rise in February is brief.
The reason why the second day of the second lunar month is called Dragon Head Lift Festival is actually related to the ancient astronomical phenomena. According to the trajectory of the five stars of the sun, the moon and the sky are divided into 28 days, so as to indicate the movement and position of the five stars of the sun, the moon and the moon. The 28-day lodging can be divided into four regions. The black dragon in the East includes seven lodging places: Jiao, Kang, Di, Fang, Xin, Wei and Ji. The White Tiger in the West includes Kui, Lou, Stomach, Bian, Bi, Gou and Shen. The Suzaku in the South includes Jing, Ghost, Liu, Xing, Zhang, Wing and Ji. On the second day of February, the dragon horn star rose on the eastern horizon, so it was called the dragon's head. Folk legends also say that the Dragon God will wake up from his sleep on this day, so people will burn incense and pray at that time for good weather and good harvests in the coming year. This day is also called "Dragon Head Festival".
The legend of the dragon head rising on February 2 nd
According to legend, after the death of Li Zhi, a great Tang Gaozong, Wu Zetian came to power, first establishing his sons Li Zhe and Li Dan as Zhongzong and Ruizong, and then successively abolishing them. In the second year of Yu Yongchang (AD 690), he abolished the Tang Dynasty and changed to Zhou Dynasty, and became emperor on his own, calling himself Emperor Zhou Wu. This angered the Jade Emperor, who ordered Taibai Venus to tell the Four Seas Dragon King that it would not rain on earth for three years as a punishment. In those days, from long summer to Hanlu, it didn't rain for more than 50 days/kloc-0. As a result, the land dried up and crops died of drought. In many places, even drinking water was very difficult, and people were miserable.
Yulong, who is in charge of Tianhe, could not bear to see all kinds of human tragedies. He risked violating the dogma, opened his mouth, drank enough water from Tianhe and distributed rain privately, which saved the people of the world, but it attracted the jade emperor's anger and drove Yulong into the mortal world and suffered under a mountain. There is also a stone tablet in front of the mountain, which is engraved with four words: "Jade Dragon's rain breaks the rules of heaven and should be punished by the ages. If you want to go back to the Lingxiao Hall, unless the golden beans bloom."
People passed by here and read these words on the tablet, only to know that Yulong was suffering here in order to save the people. In order to rescue the Jade Dragon and return to the sky and the Tianhe River, people are determined to find the flowering golden beans, but they can't find them. I searched and searched until I found the first day of the second lunar month. It happened that there was a gathering in the street. An old woman was carrying a bag of corn grains to go to the market. Because the mouth of the bag was not firmly tied, she walked and opened the bag, and golden corn grains were scattered all over the floor.
People were very happy when they saw it. How much this corn looks like golden beans! If you fry it in a pot, won't it explode with golden flowers? So, one spread to ten, ten spread to hundreds, and everything was known. It was agreed that the next day, the second day of February, we would act together and everyone would explode popcorn. When Yulong saw this scene, he was so happy that he shouted, "Old Taibai, the golden beans are blooming. Let me out soon." Venus, whose eyes were dim, looked at it, and it turned out that the golden beans were blooming, so he moved the mountain that was pressing on Yulong, and Yulong jumped into the air and then rained.
Since then, people have formed a habit. Every February 2nd, people explode popcorn and stir-fry beans. 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 scattered into big circles in the yard, and whole grains are placed in the middle, which is called "hoarding" or "filling". Its meaning is to wish the grain harvest and the warehouse full. During the Dragon Head-up Festival, food names are generally given the title of "dragon". Eating dumplings is called eating "dragon's ears", eating spring cakes is called eating "Long Lin", eating noodles is called eating "dragon beard", eating rice is called eating "dragon son" and eating wonton is called eating "longan".