What are the folk customs and legends on February 2nd?

On February 2 nd of the lunar calendar, "the dragon looks up"?

February 26th is the second day of the second lunar month. Folks call this day "the dragon looks up", symbolizing the return of spring to the earth and the revival of everything. So, what does "the dragon looks up" mean? Astronomical experts explained this. Zhao Zhi Heng, director of Tianjin Astronomical Society, explained that "the dragon rises on February 2nd" is related to ancient astronomy. According to experts, in ancient China, 28 nights were used to indicate the positions of the sun, the moon and the stars in the sky and to judge the seasons. In the twenty-eight lodging houses, the horn, sound, rafter, room, heart, tail and dustpan constitute a complete dragon constellation, among which the horn is like the dragon's horn. After the spring breeze in February, the "Dragon Horn Star" appeared from the eastern horizon at dusk, so it was called "Dragon Head Up". According to astronomical experts in Tianjin and Jiangsu, while the sky is "Dragon", spring is slowly coming to the world, and there will be more rain. On this festival, the earth turns green and spring ploughing begins from south to north. Folk proverb "On February 2nd, the dragon looked up; Big warehouse is full of small warehouses, and people have a strong desire to pray for the dragon's blessing, good weather and good harvest.

On February 2 nd, farmers who "look up" pay attention to many things.

Xinhuanet Hohhot March 19 (Reporter Zhang Lina) The second day of the second lunar month is a traditional folk festival in China, also known as the Dragon Boat Festival. Hadak Gang, a member of the Working Committee of China Folk Cultural Heritage Rescue Project, said that farmers attach great importance to this day because of the legend of "February 2" and the dragon, and "the vernal equinox allows the earth to breathe freely". They pinned their simple wishes on secular things and hoped for a better year.

According to some old customs in northern China, after getting up in the morning of February 2, farmers will find long poles to knock on the beams to wake up the "dragon", then use plant ash to lead a "grey dragon" to the well platform, and then use chaff to lead a "golden dragon" from the well platform to the water tank; Eat rice cakes and pig's head meat for breakfast, spring cakes and fried beans for lunch; Near dusk, every household should spread a circle around the house with the ashes from the stove chamber, which is called a society around, in order to keep out all evil and disasters. Anyone who has relatives far away from home should leave a message in this circle, expressing his expectation that they will return to their hometown as soon as possible.

On this day, everyone has to have a haircut, which means "the dragon looks up" and is auspicious. It is called "scraping the faucet" to give children a haircut. Women are not allowed to move needle and thread, for fear of hurting the "dzi beads"; People can't draw water from wells either. They should fill their water tanks on the first day, or they will touch the tap.

Folklore "On February 2nd, the dragon looked up; On this day, farmers are full of hope for the new year. They are excited about the coming spring ploughing and sowing, and pray that the legendary "dragon" can raise its head and shake its body and soak it in the rain to moisten the soil.

On February 2 nd, the eating custom of lifting the dragon head

On the second day of the second lunar month, folklore is the day when dragons look up, also known as "Spring Dragon Festival". There is a folk Song Like: "On February 2, the dragon looked up, the big warehouse was full, and the small warehouse flowed." On this day, people worship the Dragon King with many delicious foods, hoping that it can spread clouds and rain.

Ordinary people eat noodles, spring cakes, popcorn, pork head and so on. On this day. Different regions have different foods, but most of them are related to dragons. Generally, the name of food is added with the title of "dragon". For example, eating jiaozi is called eating "dragon ears"; Eating spring cakes is called eating "Longlin"; Eating noodles is called eating "dragon beard meat"; Eating rice is called eating "dragon son"; Eating wonton is called eating "longan"

Eating spring cakes is called "eating Longlin". A spring pancake bigger than the palm of your hand is like a piece of Long Lin. Spring cakes are hard and contain many dishes. Such as sauce meat, elbow, smoked chicken, sauce duck, etc. Cut them into filaments with a knife and stir-fry them with some home-cooked dishes, such as fried shredded pork with leek, fried shredded pork with spinach, mung bean sprout vinegar, vegetarian fried vermicelli and scrambled eggs. , and rolled into spring cakes, dipped in shredded onion and sesame oil noodle sauce, really delicious and refreshing. When eating spring cakes, the family sits around, puts the baked spring cakes into the steamer and takes them while eating. Hot and happy.

There is a legend about eating popcorn on the second day of February.

According to legend, when Wu Zetian was emperor, the Jade Emperor ordered that it should not rain on the ground for three years. However, Yulong, who is in charge of Tianhe, couldn't bear the people to suffer from disaster and starvation, and a heavy rain came secretly. When the Jade Emperor learned about it, he buried the Jade Dragon in charge of Tianhe under a mountain. There is a monument at the foot of the mountain, which reads: "The rain of the Dragon King violates heaven and should be punished by the world for generations. If you want to climb the peak tower again, unless the golden beans bloom. " In order to save the Dragon King, people searched everywhere for golden beans in full bloom. On the second day of February of the following year, when people were turning golden corn seeds, it suddenly occurred to them that this kind of corn was like golden beans, and it blossomed as soon as it was fried. Isn't it golden beans? So every household popped popcorn, put on record and burned incense in the yard, offering "flowering golden beans" to the Dragon King and the Jade Emperor. Knowing that the people were saving it, the Dragon King shouted to the Jade Emperor, "Golden beans are blooming, let me out!" As soon as the Jade Emperor saw the golden beans in the yard of every household in the world blooming, he would send a message to recall the Dragon King to heaven and continue to send clouds and rain to the world. Since then, people have formed a custom. On the second day of February, people pop popcorn and fry soybeans.

There is also a saying that pig's head meat is eaten on February 2.

Since ancient times, pigs, cows and sheep have been used to worship the gods, and later it was simplified to the head of the three animals, and the pig head is one of them. According to a story recorded in Qiu Chi's Notes in the Song Dynasty, Wang Zhongling was very hungry after pacifying Bashu, so he broke into a temple in a small village, but he met a drunken monk. Wang Zhongling was furious and wanted to cut it, but he didn't know that the monk was afraid. Wang Zhongling was very surprised and asked him for food. Soon the monk presented a plate of "steamed pig's head" and wrote a poem for it: "The monk said that when steaming, the banana leaves were wrapped and watered with apricot paddles when cooked. Red, fresh and elegant, called Jin panting, ripe and soft, really like jade. If there is no comparison between hairy roots, felt roots will eat vines. " Wang Zhongling ate steamed pig's head, and was very happy to hear the funny and unique "pig's head poem", so he named the monk "Master of Purple Clothes". It seems that the pig's head is really delicious and an auspicious symbol of turning the corner. Now there is a famous dish called "roast pork face", which can be served after twelve steps, such as selecting ingredients, cleaning, spraying, soaking, making sauce and cooking for more than ten hours. There are three kinds of "roast pig face", one is the original taste; The second is to dip in the sauce; The third is to roll pancakes to eat. Every way of eating has a different taste. "Roasted pig's face" is fat but not greasy, the meat and bones are separated, and it tastes delicious, which brings beauty and brain-strengthening effects to modern people. Eating modern "pork noodles" on February 2 nd and recalling the history of ancient catering is really a perfect experience of blending contemporary and history.

Today is the second day of the second lunar month, also called "Spring Dragon Festival". There is a saying in northern China called "On February 2nd, the dragon looked up; A big warehouse full, a small warehouse flow. But according to folklore experts, there are many things to eat today besides shaving, such as eating pig's head meat today, but many people don't know it.

February 2nd is the last festival of the Spring Festival. After the Spring Festival, all the pork killed in the twelfth lunar month was basically eaten. In the end, there is only one pig head left, which can only be eaten when the dragon looks up on February 2. According to the custom in the north, every household should eat noodles, oil cakes and so on today; Many Beijingers also have the custom of eating spring cakes on February 2nd. In addition, there is the custom of eating pig's head meat on February 2.

On February 2 nd, the eating custom of lifting the dragon head

On the second day of the second lunar month, folklore is the day when dragons look up, also known as "Spring Dragon Festival". There is a folk Song Like: "On February 2, the dragon looked up, the big warehouse was full, and the small warehouse flowed." On this day, people worship the Dragon King with many delicious foods, hoping that it can spread clouds and rain.

Ordinary people eat noodles, spring cakes, popcorn, pork head and so on. On this day. Different regions have different foods, but most of them are related to dragons. Generally, the name of food is added with the title of "dragon". For example, eating jiaozi is called eating "dragon ears"; Eating spring cakes is called eating "Longlin"; Eating noodles is called eating "dragon beard meat"; Eating rice is called eating "dragon son"; Eating wonton is called eating "longan"

Eating spring cakes is called "eating Longlin". A spring pancake bigger than the palm of your hand is like a piece of Long Lin. Spring cakes are hard and contain many dishes. Such as sauce meat, elbow, smoked chicken, sauce duck, etc. Cut them into filaments with a knife and stir-fry them with some home-cooked dishes, such as fried shredded pork with leek, fried shredded pork with spinach, mung bean sprout vinegar, vegetarian fried vermicelli and scrambled eggs. , and rolled into spring cakes, dipped in shredded onion and sesame oil noodle sauce, really delicious and refreshing. When eating spring cakes, the family sits around, puts the baked spring cakes into the steamer and takes them while eating. Hot and happy.

There is a legend about eating popcorn on the second day of February. According to legend, when Wu Zetian was emperor, the Jade Emperor ordered that it should not rain on the ground for three years. However, Yulong, who is in charge of Tianhe, couldn't bear the people to suffer from disaster and starvation, and a heavy rain came secretly. When the Jade Emperor learned about it, he buried the Jade Dragon in charge of Tianhe under a mountain. There is a monument at the foot of the mountain, which reads: "The rain of the Dragon King violates heaven and should be punished by the world for generations. If you want to climb the peak tower again, unless the golden beans bloom. " In order to save the Dragon King, people searched everywhere for golden beans in full bloom. On the second day of February of the following year, when people were turning golden corn seeds, it suddenly occurred to them that this kind of corn was like golden beans, and it blossomed as soon as it was fried. Isn't it golden beans? So every household popped popcorn, put on record and burned incense in the yard, offering "flowering golden beans" to the Dragon King and the Jade Emperor. Knowing that the people were saving it, the Dragon King shouted to the Jade Emperor, "Golden beans are blooming, let me out!" As soon as the Jade Emperor saw the golden beans in the yard of every household in the world blooming, he would send a message to recall the Dragon King to heaven and continue to send clouds and rain to the world. Since then, people have formed a custom. On the second day of February, people pop popcorn and fry soybeans.

There is also a saying that pig's head meat is eaten on February 2. Since ancient times, pigs, cows and sheep have been used to worship the gods, and later it was simplified to the head of the three animals, and the pig head is one of them. According to a story recorded in Qiu Chi's Notes in the Song Dynasty, Wang Zhongling was very hungry after pacifying Bashu, so he broke into a temple in a small village, but he met a drunken monk. Wang Zhongling was furious and wanted to cut it, but he didn't know that the monk was afraid. Wang Zhongling was very surprised and asked him for food. Soon the monk presented a plate of "steamed pig's head" and wrote a poem for it: "The monk said that when steaming, the banana leaves were wrapped and watered with apricot paddles when cooked. Red, fresh and elegant, called Jin panting, ripe and soft, really like jade. If there is no comparison between hairy roots, felt roots will eat vines. " Wang Zhongling ate steamed pig's head, and was very happy to hear the funny and unique "pig's head poem", so he named the monk "Master of Purple Clothes". It seems that the pig's head is really delicious and an auspicious symbol of turning the corner. Now there is a famous dish called "roast pork face", which can be served after twelve steps, such as selecting ingredients, cleaning, spraying, soaking, making sauce and cooking for more than ten hours. There are three kinds of "roast pig face", one is the original taste; The second is to dip in the sauce; The third is to roll pancakes to eat. Every way of eating has a different taste. "Roasted pig's face" is fat but not greasy, the meat and bones are separated, and it tastes delicious, which brings beauty and brain-strengthening effects to modern people. Eating modern "pork noodles" on February 2 nd and recalling the history of ancient catering is really a perfect experience of blending contemporary and history.

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The dragon looks up on the second day of February.

Dragon Head Lift Festival; February 2; Longtaitou Day

On the second day of the second lunar month, the dragon looks up. Celebrity Dong Liu's "A Brief Introduction to the Scenery of the Imperial Capital" said: "On February 2, the dragon looked up and fried the leftover cakes of the New Year, smoked kang and smoked insects; If you attract a dragon, the bug won't come out. "As the saying goes,' If the dragon doesn't look up, it won't rain'. "The dragon is auspicious and the master of wind and rain." Spring rain is as expensive as oil. "People pray for the dragon to raise its head to make rain and nourish everything. At the same time, February 2 is just before and after the fright, all kinds of insects are ready to move, which is prone to diseases. People pray that the dragon will look up and stop poisonous insects.

At that time, the old Beijingers said, "On February 2nd, as the beams were illuminated, the scorpion centipede had nowhere to hide." . People try to use dragons to refer to food and various activities on February 2, in the hope that dragons will fall from the sky and turn clouds into rain. For example, eating cakes is called eating "dragon skin", eating jiaozi is called eating "dragon ears", eating noodles is called eating "dragon beard" and eating rice is called eating "dragon son". Children shaving on this day is called "scraping the tap", while women don't do needlework on this day, saying it is to avoid hurting "longan".

Qinglong festival

The second day of February, commonly known as Qinglong Festival.

The origin of the Qinglong Festival is related to the "fright" in the 24 solar terms. After the shock, the earth recovered and the yang rose. There is a saying in Shanxi folk proverb that "on February 2nd, the dragon looks up".

Jinnan area thinks that this day is the day of Qinglong activities, so it is forbidden to go to the river and the well to fetch water, so as not to bring back dragon eggs. When walking and working by the river and the well, pay great attention to silence and try not to make any noise, so as not to disturb Qinglong and ruin the good weather.

On this day in the north of Shanxi, "Qianlong" prevailed. Before the sun rises in the morning, every family carries a teapot and goes to the river or the well to fetch water. According to the calculation of several dragons controlling water this year, put a few copper coins or coins in the teapot. After pumping water, he spilled water all the way home as he walked, poured the rest of the water and money into the water tank, and Qianlong was taken home, meaning to make a fortune in one year. Don't talk when attracting Qianlong, so as not to scare Qianlong away.

In some places in northwest Shanxi, Qianlong chose a big tree or a big stone and sprinkled it with gray lines. Tie a copper coin with a red line. First, put the copper coin in the gray coil, pull it home by hand and cover it with a container.

In the southeast of Shanxi province, Yao Qianlong used kitchen ash and sprinkled a winding gray line from the door to the kitchen and around the water tank.

As the saying goes: "After a fright, all insects die." During the Dragon Festival, many activities to drive away drugs are very popular among the people. "Yangcheng County Records" records: "A hundred stings are shocked at the beginning, and the Tianshi curse hangs, preventing insects and poisons." When people get up in the morning, avoid saying the word "get up" for fear that all poisonous insects will react. Folklores in southern Shanxi like to cook Man Jing soup, which is spread all over the cracks in the walls, corners, the bottom of the kang mat and under the bed. It is called "no insects". Others gathered villagers, carried idols, went to the heads of families and sprinkled rice soup in the yard, which meant to dispel the plague. People's doors are surrounded by lime. Folk in southeastern Shanxi painted a medicine gourd, which contained poisonous insects such as snakes, scorpions, centipedes, dragonflies and spiders. , and posted on the wall, called "stop the insects". Others twist beans and wheat flour into lights and bury them in the soil, which is called "smoked dragonfly". In Jinzhong area, every folk family pats a dustpan, and the nursery rhyme says, "On February 2nd, clap a dustpan, fleas and ticks dare not go to the kang". Put a line around the toilet and the door with lime, which is called eliminating the plague. Luliang area is used to cleaning every house. The northern part of Shanxi pays attention to "paste the wolf's mouth", and paste the dough with sesame sugar or millet on the mouth of Erlang's barking dog.

Qinglong Festival is called "Flower Tide" in some places in southern Shanxi. People take wine and food to the suburbs, sit around in selected places, sing and dance, and enjoy drinking, which is also called "spring outing" and "outing". Southeast Shanxi is used to making pancakes with glutinous rice flour, expressing condolences to women. Children in Jinzhong area are used to flying kites. Some counties pay attention to this day to play ash pits and worship the land god. People in northern Shanxi like to eat noodles and vermicelli, which is called picking dragon flavor. There are also cakes to paste the wolf's mouth and pears to fight fire and get dirty. Luliang area likes to eat pancakes, which is called "uncovering dragon skin". Jinnan must eat twist and prickly heat that day, which is called "biting the keel". Northwest Shanxi pays attention to the Qinglong Festival, causing a lot of social fires and yangko, and the grand occasion resembles the Lantern Festival in other places.

On the Qinglong Festival, people in northern Shaanxi pay attention to eating jujube hill before the kitchen god. A few people in a family cut jujube hill into several pieces, one for each person, and gave the parents three tips.

Ruicheng Hehe Qinglong Festival has an ancient meeting lasting for more than a thousand years, which is a strange custom. It is said that it began in the reign of Emperor Guangwu of Han Dynasty, and it has been 1800 years. Also called "Three Societies Code", it commemorates the meritorious service of Emperor Huang Shui-zhi of Dongyue. On this day, villagers revel and display the most precious treasures in their homes. Folk also call it "Ming Bao Hui", which means that taking treasure can ward off evil spirits and avoid disasters, and I hope that the weather will be good and the crops will be bumper in the coming year. At that time, women dressed in colorful costumes will sing traditional folk songs, and men will play rough and powerful gods, local military commanders, civil servants, the Eight Immortals, secular gods and so on. , or riding a horse, riding a cow, lifting a pole; Or naked, waist wrapped in wild cloth; Or homespun underpants, with a straw cutter, ice skates, coarse purlin and stone mill on his back, which is very manly. The local nickname is "Hehe Erpai". The atmosphere of social fire is composed of gongs and drums, which are rendered. The attack method is simple and primitive, commonly known as "leaving gongs and drums". Traditional programs include playing with lions, running dry boats, walking on stilts and carrying people. The whole activity started outside the village and lasted for a long time until the end of the former site of Taishan Temple.

In the past, after the Qinglong Festival, the whole "New Year" ended.

spring pancake

Spring pancake is a kind of Beijing folk food, a kind of thin baked flour cake, also called pancake. Every year in beginning of spring, Beijingers eat spring cakes, which is called "biting spring".

The second day of the second lunar month is the day when dragons look up ("On February 2nd, dragons look up"). There is an old saying in China. On this day, Beijingers also want to eat spring cakes, which is called "eating Longlin".

Spring cakes are bigger than roast duck pancakes, and they are tough (Beijingers call them "strong gluten") because they have to roll a lot of dishes before they can be eaten. In the past, when eating spring cakes, we paid attention to going to a box restaurant called "Pan Su" (also called box lunch). Box hotel is a sauce meat shop, and the store sends people to deliver food to your door.

There are smoked pot belly, pine nut pot belly, oven meat (a kind of roast pork), sauce meat, smoked elbow, sauce elbow, sauce mouth strip, smoked chicken, sauce duck and so on in the box. Be put in a picture frame. When eating, you should change the knife and cut it into filaments, such as several home-cooked dishes (generally fried pork with leeks, fried pork with spinach, vinegar with mung bean sprouts, fried noodles with vegetarian ingredients, and spread eggs). ) Here we go. Seasonings include shredded onion and sesame oil yellow sauce (roast duck with sweet noodle sauce).

When eating spring cakes, the family sits around and puts the baked spring cakes in a steamer, taking them with them while eating, in order to have a hot meal. If you eat spring cakes on February 2, Beijingers also pay attention to taking married girls home.

Rolling donkeys, Beijing snacks

A kind of bean flour cake, Beijing Muslim snack. Knead steamed yellow rice (or glutinous rice) into a ball, sprinkle with fried soybeans, add red bean stuffing, roll into strips, sprinkle with sesame seeds, osmanthus fragrans and sugar. Because the food stalls in the Qing Dynasty were made and sold now, the bean noodles were sprinkled as they were made, just like the donkeys in the country rolling on the spot, covered with loess, so they got the name of humor.

According to the custom of old Beijing, people always like to buy "snowballing usury" to taste in February of the lunar calendar, so there are many vendors and pushers who manage this kind of food, among which the white food stall in Tianqiao market and the "rice cake tiger" (tiger accounts for happiness) are the most famous.

The second day of the second lunar month, commonly known as "Qinglong Festival". The folk saying "On February 2nd, the dragon looks up". First, at this time, all kinds of insects recover and are suitable for breeding; The second is to say that the dragon rains and pray for a good year. Traditionally, on this day, "beans" are fried, "green ash is sprinkled" and "warehouses are enclosed". On this day, it is still the traditional Yishan ancient meeting in Zoucheng.

Boiled beans, namely soybeans, are also called "scorpion claws". Soybeans can be divided into salty and sweet. Salted beans: Soak soybeans in salt juice first, and then stir-fry them with slow fire. Generally, the beans are fried until they explode and the skin of the beans cracks. Sweet beans are made by soaking soybeans in sugar water, then frying them, or adding sugar directly when the beans are about to mature. In some places in Zoudongshan District, peanuts are used instead of boiled beans. There is a local custom of frying beans before the sun comes out. Legend has it that eating scorpion claws does not sting scorpions.

The warehouse enclosure should be held before dawn, and the peasant woman should brush the ladder, smash the ash shed, and scatter food in the courtyard, gate and yard with plant ash. When enclosing the warehouse, use green ash (grass ash) to form a circle, big sets and small sets, ranging from three to five, and the enclosure is not double-layered. This means the hope of food and abundant crops in Man Cang.

Don't draw water from the well on February 2 (in some places, just wait for the sun to come out), for fear of "angry dragon king"; Don't move the needle for fear of stabbing "longan"; Women are not allowed to comb their hair in the house, let alone use long ropes, lest snakes (commonly known as "worms"), dragonflies and scorpions fall into the house. On February 2nd, most residents in China still have the custom of eating fish, which is called "smoking insects". During the Republic of China, this day was the end of the New Year Festival, and the "social fire" stopped. All walks of life began to work on this day and resumed normal production and work.

On the second day of the second lunar month, the dragon looks up. Celebrity Dong Liu's "A Brief Introduction to the Scenery of the Imperial Capital" said: "On February 2, the dragon looked up and fried the leftover cakes of the New Year, smoked kang and smoked insects; If you attract a dragon, the bug won't come out. "As the saying goes,' If the dragon doesn't look up, it won't rain'. "The dragon is auspicious and the master of wind and rain." Spring rain is as expensive as oil. "People pray for the dragon to raise its head to make rain and nourish everything. At the same time, February 2 is just before and after the fright, all kinds of insects are ready to move, which is prone to diseases. People pray that the dragon will look up and stop poisonous insects.

Qinglong festival

The second day of February, commonly known as Qinglong Festival.

The origin of the Qinglong Festival is related to the "fright" in the 24 solar terms. After the shock, the earth recovered and the yang rose. There is a saying in Shanxi folk proverb that "on February 2nd, the dragon looks up".

Jinnan area thinks that this day is the day of Qinglong activities, so it is forbidden to go to the river and the well to fetch water, so as not to bring back dragon eggs. When walking and working by the river and the well, pay great attention to silence and try not to make any noise, so as not to disturb Qinglong and ruin the good weather.

On this day in the north of Shanxi, "Qianlong" prevailed. Before the sun rises in the morning, every family carries a teapot and goes to the river or the well to fetch water. According to the calculation of several dragons controlling water this year, put a few copper coins or coins in the teapot. After pumping water, he spilled water all the way home as he walked, poured the rest of the water and money into the water tank, and Qianlong was taken home, meaning to make a fortune in one year. Don't talk when attracting Qianlong, so as not to scare Qianlong away.

In some places in northwest Shanxi, Qianlong chose a big tree or a big stone and sprinkled it with gray lines. Tie a copper coin with a red line. First, put the copper coin in the gray coil, pull it home by hand and cover it with a container.

In the southeast of Shanxi province, Yao Qianlong used kitchen ash and sprinkled a winding gray line from the door to the kitchen and around the water tank.

As the saying goes: "After a fright, all insects die." During the Dragon Festival, many activities to drive away drugs are very popular among the people. "Yangcheng County Records" records: "A hundred stings are shocked at the beginning, and the Tianshi curse hangs, preventing insects and poisons." When people get up in the morning, avoid saying the word "get up" for fear that all poisonous insects will react. Folklores in southern Shanxi like to cook Man Jing soup, which is spread all over the cracks in the walls, corners, the bottom of the kang mat and under the bed. It is called "no insects". Others gathered villagers, carried idols, went to the heads of families and sprinkled rice soup in the yard, which meant to dispel the plague. People's doors are surrounded by lime. Folk in southeastern Shanxi painted a medicine gourd, which contained poisonous insects such as snakes, scorpions, centipedes, dragonflies and spiders. , and posted on the wall, called "stop the insects". Others twist beans and wheat flour into lights and bury them in the soil, which is called "smoked dragonfly". In Jinzhong area, every folk family pats a dustpan, and the nursery rhyme says, "On February 2nd, clap a dustpan, fleas and ticks dare not go to the kang". Put a line around the toilet and the door with lime, which is called eliminating the plague. Luliang area is used to cleaning every house. The northern part of Shanxi pays attention to "paste the wolf's mouth", and paste the dough with sesame sugar or millet on the mouth of Erlang's barking dog.

Qinglong Festival is called "Flower Tide" in some places in southern Shanxi. People take wine and food to the suburbs, sit around in selected places, sing and dance, and enjoy drinking, which is also called "spring outing" and "outing". Southeast Shanxi is used to making pancakes with glutinous rice flour, expressing condolences to women. Children in Jinzhong area are used to flying kites. Some counties pay attention to this day to play ash pits and worship the land god. People in northern Shanxi like to eat noodles and vermicelli, which is called picking dragon flavor. There are also cakes to paste the wolf's mouth and pears to fight fire and get dirty. Luliang area likes to eat pancakes, which is called "uncovering dragon skin". Jinnan must eat twist and prickly heat that day, which is called "biting the keel". Northwest Shanxi pays attention to the Qinglong Festival, causing a lot of social fires and yangko, and the grand occasion resembles the Lantern Festival in other places.

On the Qinglong Festival, people in northern Shaanxi pay attention to eating jujube hill before the kitchen god. A few people in a family cut jujube hill into several pieces, one for each person, and gave the parents three tips.

Ruicheng Hehe Qinglong Festival has an ancient meeting lasting for more than a thousand years, which is a strange custom. It is said that it began in the reign of Emperor Guangwu of Han Dynasty, and it has been 1800 years. Also called "Three Societies Code", it commemorates the meritorious service of Emperor Huang Shui-zhi of Dongyue. On this day, villagers revel and display the most precious treasures in their homes. Folk also call it "Ming Bao Hui", which means that taking treasure can ward off evil spirits and avoid disasters, and I hope that the weather will be good and the crops will be bumper in the coming year. At that time, women dressed in colorful costumes will sing traditional folk songs, and men will play rough and powerful gods, local military commanders, civil servants, the Eight Immortals, secular gods and so on. , or riding a horse, riding a cow, lifting a pole; Or naked, waist wrapped in wild cloth; Or homespun underpants, with a straw cutter, ice skates, coarse purlin and stone mill on his back, which is very manly. The local nickname is "Hehe Erpai". The atmosphere of social fire is composed of gongs and drums, which are rendered. The attack method is simple and primitive, commonly known as "leaving gongs and drums". Traditional programs include playing with lions, running dry boats, walking on stilts and carrying people. The whole activity started outside the village and lasted for a long time until the end of the former site of Taishan Temple.

In the past, after the Qinglong Festival, the whole "New Year" ended.

On the second day of the second lunar month, it is commonly known as "the dragon looks up" and also called "Qinglong Festival" or "Spring Dragon Festival". In the past, there were many taboos on February 2. In some places, married women are forbidden to return to their parents' homes. There is a saying that "on February 2, they stepped on their parents' house, and if they don't die, their mother-in-law and mother-in-law will also die." "In some places, on the contrary, it is necessary to take my daughter back to her parents' home for a few days and talk about confidence. "On February 2 nd, the dragon looked up, and every family had a difficult experience." In some places, on this day, every household hangs the upper fan of the stone mill, which is called "the dragon looks up", and does not push the mill all day for fear of crushing the faucet. Some places get up early to steam cakes and wish Chunlong a sting. In some places, steamed bread is called "steamed dragon eggs", noodles are called "Longxu Noodles", and cakes are called "Longlin cakes". But some places don't eat noodles or small rice on this day, because noodles are "dragon whiskers" and millet is "dragon seeds", for fear that eating them will affect the health of dragons. In the past, people often cut their hair on the day when the dragon looked up, and children also went to school on this day, which was called "taking the lead". Some people hang a string of round colored cloth on children's hats, which is called "Little Dragon Tail". In some places, there are recreational activities, such as playing with dragon lanterns.

In the past, people usually regarded February 2 as the end of the New Year holiday series. From then on, they stopped all kinds of entertainment activities and began to return to normal work. Long-term workers who can stand it began to work, and ordinary farmers began to try farming. In some places, there is a custom of offering sacrifices to the land god on this day, which means that spring production is about to begin, and it also means asking the land god to pay more attention.

Speaking of February 2, it has something to do with the dragon looking up. According to records, on the second day of February, it is said that the dragon god will wake up from a deep sleep. People burn incense and offer sacrifices and pray for the dragon god to look up. Spring is coming, sex and rain are plentiful, and the country is prosperous and the people are safe. It is also the expectation of China people for a better life!

Festival activities in China are very rich, and the corresponding food is designed and arranged. On February 2nd, some places eat noodles, called Longxu Noodles, pancakes are called Longlin, and jiaozi is also called Longya ... They are all close to the dragon's body. Only Tianjin, this day to eat fried stuffy son, euphemistically called fried Longlin. There is a woman writer named Liu Fang in Taiwan Province Province who wrote The Art of Eating. There is a monograph on Tianjin cuisine, which says that "boiled prawns, stewed fish, fried grasshoppers, fried noodles, crispy rice, fried dumplings and steamed buns" are Tianjin cuisine. It looks very incomplete and inaccurate. After reading the Tianjin menu compiled by 1977, I found that there are as many cold, hot and soup dishes as117. Of course, it does not include crispy rice, fried food and so on. It's just a unique snack in Tianjin. However, in any case, what is certain is that fried stuffing is a unique food in Tianjin.

Stuffy children are "frozen children" made of starch. High-quality stuffing should be cooked with mung bean powder, transparent and bright, and not sticky. You don't need too much oil to fry the stuffing, otherwise it will be difficult to fry it in two sides. Mix the stuffing with sesame paste, vinegar, salt and appropriate amount of water, and add garlic paste. Eat fried stuffing with scones, pancakes are better; Stir-fry another plate of eggs, a plate of vegetables, mung beans, spinach or dried incense, all of which are delicious and refreshing meals.

The ancients believed that the dragon was the king of the aquarium, and it was ordered by the jade emperor to take care of the rainwater. It has nine shapes: its head is like a snake, its horns are like deer, its eyes are like rabbits, its ears are like cows, its neck is like a horse, its belly is like a stork, its scales are like carp, its claws are like eagles, and its palms are like tigers. It is powerful and small, can ascend and hide, and can sail freely on land, sea and air. The big ones smoke, the small ones are hidden, the ascending ones soar in the universe, and the hidden ones are hidden in the waves. Therefore, people reverently and solemnly worship the dragon and pray for its peace and prosperity. Over time, the dragon has become the ideal "the length of a hundred insects", symbolizing auspiciousness and prosperity.

Celebrating the dragon's head rising on the second day of February, generally three days, starting from the 30th day of the first month and ending on the second day of February, is opposite to Japan. Vegetarian for three days. In most villages, I invite the troupe to sing operas. In some villages, I set off fireworks to send the Dragon King to heaven and pray for good weather. On the second day of February, adults and children have to shave their heads and get a haircut. This custom is called "scraping the tap, the Lord is rich." Eat more pasta. For example, "it's sweet to eat a sugar cake and uncover the dragon skin;" I ate Longshun noodles and rice noodles in Man Cang for a whole year. Avoid using knives, scissors and needles to avoid hurting the dragon's body, cutting Long Mai and stabbing longan. Avoid eating food with skin, and be afraid of giving birth to snakeskin children.