What do people eat on the second day of February?

On the second day of February, people eat pig's head, Longxu Noodles, spring cakes, oil cakes, wonton, jiaozi, jiaozi and dough twists.

Pig head lifts the faucet. In ancient times, people sacrificed pigs' heads to dragons, and eating pigs' heads on February 2 was the head of dragons. Have a good start and usher in a good year. The pig's head symbolizes the dragon head, and eating the pig's head means that life is rich and smooth, and the new year can have a good omen.

Longxu Noodles helps Longxu Noodles. Northerners like to eat a bowl of "Longxu Noodles" on February 2nd to win good prizes. In ancient times, Longxu Noodles evolved from Lamian Noodles. Because the noodles pulled out are as thin as hair, like silver dragons in a boiling pot, it is named. According to an ancient legend, there was a chef in the imperial kitchen of the Ming Dynasty. Beginning of spring that day, he made a very thin noodle, which looked like a dragon beard. The emperor saw that he had a big appetite and was full of praise after eating it. Since then, Longxu Noodles has become a snack. The lunar eclipse in Longxu Noodles on February 2nd means smooth and all the best.

Spring cakes bite Longlin. Beginning of spring pays attention to eating spring cakes, and many areas have the habit of eating them. On February 2nd, Dragon Head Up Day, people also pay attention to eating spring cakes. What food people eat on this day seems to have something to do with dragons, hoping to have a good omen in the new year.

Eating spring cakes on February 2nd is called "biting the dragon forest". The custom of eating spring cakes on February 2 originated in the Qing Dynasty. Spring cakes are self-willed and soft in taste, and all kinds of favorite foods can participate. Eating meat and vegetables together is nutritious, healthy and delicious, and it is a delicious food that cannot be missed in spring.