What festivals are the second day of the first month and the second day of February?

On February 2nd, the dragon raised its head, also known as Spring Farming Festival, Farming Festival, Qinglong Festival and Spring Dragon Festival, which is a traditional folk festival in China.

In the Yuan Dynasty, "the second day of February" was called the day when the dragon looked up. February of the lunar calendar has entered the mid-spring season, and "February 2" is between the "rain", "shock" and "vernal equinox" of the 24 solar terms. Since ancient times, people have celebrated dragons on the day of "Dragon's Head Raised" in mid-spring, in order to pray for dragons to eliminate disasters and bless them, with good weather and abundant crops.

The second day of the second lunar month is not only the "Dragon Head-raising Festival", but also the "Social Day Festival" for the birthday of the Earth God. February 2nd in the south (the fifth day after beginning of spring in ancient times) still follows the custom of offering sacrifices to the land gods. Such as Zhejiang, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi and other regions, there are both customs similar to the Dragon Head Festival and the new "February 2" custom, which mainly worships the land gods.

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"The rise of dragons is a reflection of the ancient farming culture in China for festivals, which stems from the worship of natural phenomena and is related to the understanding of the operation of stars in ancient astronomy and agricultural solar terms. The ancient astrology culture in China has a long history and is profound. The ancients began to explore the mysteries of the universe very early, and thus deduced a complete and profound star-watching culture.

The purpose of ancient people's observation of celestial phenomena is to determine the time and thus provide services for agricultural production. Although "the dragon looks up" has a long history, there is a saying that the dragon looks up and is associated with holiday customs in the literature after the Yuan Dynasty. Since ancient times, people have also regarded the season when dragons look up as a day of blessing and good luck.

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