Why can't I get a haircut before February 2?

February 2nd of the lunar calendar is the traditional Spring Dragon Festival. According to legend, the dragon rises on February 2nd, and the folk have always had the custom of "having a haircut and saying goodbye to the old". It is said that a haircut on this day can bring good luck for a year.

The custom of not having a haircut in the first month has a great influence. People usually get their hair cut in the twelfth lunar month, and then wait until the second day of February to enter the barber shop. I replied, "It's just a superstition."

On February 2nd, the dragon looked up:

Dragon Boat Festival

In the past, the Dragon Head-raising Festival was a day to worship the dragon god. On this day every year, people will go to the Dragon Temple or the riverside to burn incense and sacrifice to the dragon god, praying that the dragon god will turn clouds into rain and bless the harvest. However, in many areas, especially in the south, people still regard the second day of February as the "land public sacrifice day" and hold social sacrifices to worship the land god.

Sprinkle ash

Sprinkling ash in front of the door is called "blocking the door to prevent disasters"; Scattering ash in the corner is intended to "destroy the insects"; Scatter the ashes in the yard, make them into circles of different sizes, and symbolically put some whole grains, which are called "hoarding" or "smashing ash" to wish a bumper year; Sprinkle ash on the edge of the well and call it "Huilong" for good weather.