"On February 2nd, the dragon looked up and shaved his head". Why is February 2nd "Shaving Day"?

The "February 2nd Shaving Faucet" will wish the children a safe and healthy growth when the dragon looks up. The "Shaving Faucet" will bid farewell to the old and welcome the new, hoping to bring good luck.

Longteng is the second day of the second lunar month, which is said to be the day of Longteng. This is the first "re-cultivation" in Fuxi period in China. On February 2 every year, "Huang Niang sent rice and the royal driver plowed" and took care of an acre of land. Later, the Yellow Emperor and Yao Shunyu imitated the previous king. Zhou Wuwang not only inherited this traditional practice, but also implemented it as a very important national policy. On February 2nd, a large-scale party was held to let all officials of the military and civilian fields personally sow an acre of land, which is a historical legend of the Dragon Head Festival.

On the second day of February, the spring returns to the earth, which is a good time to plant crops. The earth is looking forward to rain, and the dragon is the mascot in China culture. As the saying goes, it won't rain if the dragon doesn't look up, so it is a symbol of recovery and good luck. In folk customs, people choose to have their hair cut on this day in the hope of good luck. This is people's good wish and blessing, and it is hoped that shaving and cutting their hair will bring good luck.

When people cut their hair on February 2nd, they generally don't cut their hair in the first month in northern China. It is said that if they cut their hair in the first month, they will die, but it is actually an unfounded legend. "Dead uncle" is a homonym of "nostalgia". In the early Qing Dynasty, the Han people generally remembered the Ming Dynasty by not cutting their hair in the first month, but did not dare to confront the Qing government that publicly issued the "haircut order", so they had this view.

Northerners can't shave their heads in the first month. People are afraid of "dead uncles", but people who don't have uncles won't be afraid of these things. However, with the good development of society, the number of people who shave their heads this month is also increasing.