The customs of "dragon raising its head" on February 2nd in Anhui include: dragon sacrifice, encircling warehouses, door knocking pillows, etc.

1. Dragon Sacrifice In the Huaibei area of ??Anhui Province, the house must be cleaned on the afternoon of February 1st to welcome the good day of "February 2nd, the dragon raises its head".

On this day, every family fills their water jars to let the dragon cleanse themselves, hoping for good weather and good harvests.

2. Wai Cang. On February 2, men have to get up before dawn. Men use the ashes from the stove to draw several "concentric circles" in front of the door, inside and outside the courtyard, which are called "Hui Cang", "Wei Cang" or "Wei Cang".

"Dragon", and dig a small hole in the center of the circle to put grains and coins, commonly known as "granary money store".

He also sprinkled plant ash along the base of the wall to prevent snakes, scorpions, mosquitoes, flies, etc.

3. On the morning of February 2, women knock on the door pillow after getting up and washing themselves. They hold wooden sticks and knock on the door pillow, and read loudly: "February 2, knock on the door pillow, and the gold and silver treasures roll home." Anhui "Dragon" on February 2

"Raise your head" delicacies 1. Dragon Beard Noodles Dragon Beard Noodles are named because the stretched noodles are as thin as hair and boiling water looks like a silver dragon entering the sea.

Eating Dragon Beard Noodles on February 2nd has the beautiful meaning of "smooth, smooth and happy".

On February 2nd, the dragon raises its head and eats a bowl of dragon beard noodles, which means a successful year.

2. Dumplings Some dumplings are shaped like ingots, and some are shaped like ears. Eating dumplings on the day when the dragon raises its head is called "eating dragon ears".

In the past, it was not easy for ordinary people to eat dumplings. During the New Year and festivals, dumplings were mostly lacking in oil and meat, with only a little meat flavor to satisfy their cravings.

On the day when the dragon raises its head, people pay attention to eating "meat and vegetable dumplings", which are stuffed with both meat and vegetables. The word "meat and vegetable" is homophonic to "youcai", which means good fortune in the new year.

3. Eating spring pancakes is called "eating dragon scales", which is very vivid. A spring pancake larger than the palm of your hand is like a piece of dragon scale.

Spring pancakes are tough and contain many vegetables inside.

Such as sauced pork, elbow, smoked chicken, sauced duck, etc., cut into thin strips with a knife, and served with several home-cooked dishes such as fried leek sprouts with shredded pork, fried spinach with shredded pork, mung bean sprouts cooked in vinegar, fried vermicelli, fried eggs, etc.

Roll them into spring pancakes and eat them with shredded green onions and sesame oil-soaked noodles.