The male dragon looked up, dirty.

The dragon rises on the second day of the second lunar month, which is an ancient peace festival in China. Legend has it that the dragon looked up after sleeping for a winter. Festival custom

1, folklore, the second day of the second lunar month, is the day when the dominant dragon king in the sky looks up; After that, the rain will gradually increase. Therefore, this day is called "Spring Festival". It is widely circulated in northern China that "on February 2, the dragon looked up; A big warehouse full, a small warehouse flow.

2. After February of the lunar calendar, the "rain" solar term comes, the lack of rain in winter ends, and the rainfall gradually increases. In the past, people would worship the roller on this morning. It is said that the drum is the embodiment of Qinglong. Some also put out scorpions, indicating that "the dragon looks up" to show dignity and auspiciousness. Women should avoid sewing to avoid "blinding longan"; Don't grind flour, rice or carts, for fear of "breaking the waist and tail of the dragon".

3. Whenever the Spring Festival comes, in most parts of northern China, every family carries lanterns to fetch water from wells or rivers in the morning, and when they get home, they light a fire, burn incense and offer offerings. In ancient times, people called this ceremony "attracting dragons". On this day, every household will eat noodles, fried oil cakes and popcorn, which are compared with "picking the dragon's head", "eating gentian", "golden beans bloom, the dragon king ascends to heaven, the clouds are raining, and the grains are abundant" to show good luck.

Of course, different regions will also have local customs.