The moral of February 2 steamed bread

February 2 1 day is the second day of the second lunar month, commonly known as "the dragon looks up". Haikou local residents have the custom of preparing "piggy" shaped buns to worship their ancestors, and children should eat "piggy" buns on this day, which means a good omen for the whole year.

Gradually, with the evolution of customs, steamed buns are only steamed for the sake of "steaming", which means wealth. Make dough on the 28th, and start making steamed bread on the 29th. The steamed bread on this day must be steamed, which is the face of the family.

The custom of February 2, known as the Dragon Head Festival, has become a custom throughout the country to pray for peace and harvest with various folk activities related to dragons. Dragon Head Raising, also known as Spring Farming Festival, Farming Festival and Spring Dragon Festival, is a traditional folk festival in China. "Dragon" refers to the black dragon in seven constellations in the Twenty-eight Hostels in the East. At the beginning of the month in mid-spring, the "Dragon Horn Star" (the first star and the second star in the corner) appeared from the eastern horizon at dusk, so it was called "Dragon Head Up". Legend has it that dragons can spread clouds and rain, eliminate disasters and reduce happiness, symbolizing good luck. Since ancient times, people have celebrated "the dragon looks up" in mid-spring to show their respect for the dragon, the good weather and the abundant crops. 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. "February 2nd" is designated as the "Dragon Heads Up" Festival, which is also the birthday of the land god. In the south, there is still the custom of offering sacrifices to the land gods on February 2. Such as Zhejiang, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi and other regions, there are both similar customs of offering sacrifices to land gods and the new "February 2" custom, which is mainly based on the custom of offering sacrifices to land gods.