Appreciation of Bai Juyi's poems on February 2 nd

1. This poem describes the festival scene of dragons raising their heads, with continuous spring rain and new vegetation, which is shocking. According to the custom of raising the head of a dragon, the last two sentences mean that young people come out for holidays and carry out some traditional activities. The woman went back to visit her family, so she got on or off the boat at the ferry, or the last two sentences were the same, that is, the man came to pick her up or send her back to her family.

2. "On February 2nd, the dragon looked up" was recorded as early as the Tang Dynasty. This day is a good day for an outing. People in the Tang Dynasty also regarded the second day of February as a special day-the day of "welcoming money". On this day, we should eat "fruit for wealth", that is, eat some snacks.

3. At that time, it was popular among the people to give each other knives and rulers, 100 grains and seeds of melons and fruits to welcome rich fruits. This custom still prevailed in the Song Dynasty. The combination of February 2nd and Dragon not only includes the worship of Dragon God in ancient China, but also shows the ancients' understanding of the movement of stars and agricultural solar terms.