What is the custom of February 2?

On the second day of the second lunar month, it is the Spring Dragon Festival, also known as Farming Festival and Qinglong Festival, which is the legendary day when dragons look up. People in China think that the dragon is an auspicious thing. It is in charge of sex and rain. This day is the day when the dragon wants to soar in the sky.

In terms of solar terms, this day is also "rain", "vernal equinox" and "shock". Although this is a natural law, the ancients thought it was "the contribution of the dragon", so holding sacrificial activities or making symbolic food in various places is to pin people's good wishes for the dragon's blessing, good weather and abundant crops.

Since ancient times, our nation has worshipped dragons, so on February 2nd, we will eat "dragon" food to express our joy, such as noodles called "Longxu Noodles", jiaozi called "Dragon Ear" and cakes called "Dragon Forest". Let's take stock of the eating habits around February 2 today.

On February 2nd, pig's head meat is not regional. Many places have the custom of eating pig's head meat. In ancient times, the pig's head was a tribute and could not be moved at will. However, most people started to kill pigs and sheep on the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month, and after the 15th day of the first month, almost all the pigs they had killed before were killed.

But in the end, the remaining pig heads must be kept until February 2, because the ancients thought that the best sacrifice should be given to the Dragon King, and the best pig heads would be available near February 2, so there was a long-standing saying that "the pig head sacrifices the dragon head and eats the pig head as the dragon head".