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Can you cut down trees on the second day of the second lunar month?

1, you can cut down trees on the second day of the second lunar month. Dragon Head Rise (the second day of the second lunar month), also known as Spring Farming Festival, Farming Festival, Qinglong Festival and Spring Dragon Festival, is a traditional folk festival in China. "Dragon" refers to the astrology of the oriental black dragon in seven of the twenty-eight lodges. At the beginning of mid-spring every year, the "Dragon Horn Star" rises from the eastern horizon, so it is called "Dragon Head Up".

2. The custom of February 2nd. People in China think that dragons are auspicious things and masters of wind and rain. "The dragon looks up" means that the sun is the spirit and everything is full of vitality. Therefore, since ancient times, people have held ceremonies of offering sacrifices to the dragon gods and praying for rain to release them, in order to have an auspicious harvest in a year, and regard the season when the dragon heads up as an auspicious day of transshipment. In our country, there is a saying that "on February 2, we worship the village community;" The dragon looked up and prayed for a bumper harvest; August 2, village hall; The dragon is over. Send it back. In terms of solar terms, the first day of February in the lunar calendar is between "rain", "fright" and "vernal equinox", and many places in southern China have begun to enter the rainy season. As the saying goes, "it doesn't rain if the dragon doesn't look up." "In the genealogy of ancient gods, the dragon is the god in charge of rainfall, and the amount of rainfall is directly related to the harvest of a year. Therefore, in order to make the dragon god make clouds and rain, the dragon should be enshrined in front of the dragon temple, hold a grand sacrifice ceremony, and at the same time sing a big drama to entertain the dragon. Worship dragons and pray for rain, and let them go for a good harvest in a year; There are also some places where there are "dragon boat rowing" activities on the Dragon Head Festival.