What does it mean to raise a dragon on February 2 nd?

On February 2 nd, the dragon looked up, which means that at the beginning of the vernal equinox, the dragon horn star rose from the eastern horizon.

Dragon Head Raising, also known as Spring Farming Festival, Farming Festival, Qinglong Festival and Spring Dragon Festival, is a traditional folk festival in China. In farming culture, "the dragon looks up" means that the sun is shining, the rain is increasing, everything is full of vitality, and spring ploughing begins. In the yuan dynasty, the second day of February in the lunar calendar was called the dragon's head. From the perspective of solar terms, "February 2" is between "rain", "fright" and "vernal equinox" among the 24 solar terms. There are many activities related to "the dragon looks up", but no matter which way, it is all around the beautiful dragon belief, and it is an activity that people place their hopes for survival. As far as the whole country is concerned, due to different regions, customs vary from place to place. In people's beliefs, "dragon" is an auspicious thing, the master of sex and rain, and the master of wind and rain.

Since ancient times, people have also regarded the day when Long Xing appeared on the earth's surface in mid-spring as an auspicious day to pray for good weather, ward off evil spirits, and make a fortune. The dragon god exorcises evil spirits, and all poisons do not invade; Blessed by the dragon god, people and animals are safe; The dragon god is full of strength and vitality; The dragon god is walking in the clouds, and the weather is good. On February 2, the dragon looked up, symbolizing vitality and the revival of everything. In terms of solar terms, the first day of February in the lunar calendar is between "rain", "fright" and "vernal equinox", and many places in southern China have begun to enter the rainy season. As the saying goes, "the dragon doesn't look up and it doesn't rain." In the ancient godhead pedigree, the dragon is the god of the sea, in charge of rainfall, and the amount of rainfall is directly related to the abundance of crops in a year.