The good days for sending rice and noodles in May of the lunar calendar are as follows

February 2nd is a traditional festival of Han nationality. Popular in all ethnic areas of the country. There are many customs and activities in this festival, which are also called Flower Festival, Youth Walking Festival, Lai Picking Festival, Spring Dragon Festival, Qinglong Festival and Dragon Head-up Day. Because the time is on the second day of the second lunar month, it is called. At that time and later, people asked each other about their heritage with knives and rulers, welcomed wealth with 100 grains, melon seeds and fruits, and had activities such as picking vegetables, hiking and welcoming wealth. Chronicle of Ji Li written by Yuan Fei: After the Ming Dynasty, there were many customs about dragons raising their heads on February 2nd, such as scattering ashes to attract dragons, helping dragons, smoking insects to avoid scorpions, shaving faucets and avoiding acupuncture longan, so it was called Dragon Raising Day. The cultural origin of February 2 is a folk saying: "On February 2, the dragon rises." Around the second day of the second lunar month is one of the 24 solar terms. It is said that the hibernating dragon was awakened by the rumbling spring thunder on this day and stood up. Therefore, the ancients called the second day of the second lunar month the Spring Festival, also known as the Dragon Head Festival or the Qinglong Festival. Therefore, on this day, people go to the river to worship the dragon god. "China Folk Customs, Shouchunsui" says: "On the second day of February, incense is burned to worship the dragon god." As we all know, the dragon is a totem that the Chinese nation has believed in since ancient times. Therefore, we proudly declare that the descendants of the Chinese people are descendants of the dragon. For thousands of years, people have regarded dragons as mysterious mascots. February 2nd is the day when dragons raise their heads, so it naturally becomes an important folk festival, and many customs are related to dragons. In fact, the saying "On February 2nd, the dragon looked up" is related to ancient astronomy. In ancient China, twenty-eight nights were used to indicate the positions of the sun, moon and stars in the sky and to judge the seasons. In the twenty-eight lodgings, the horn, sound, fork, room, heart, tail and dustpan form a complete dragon constellation, and the horn is like the horn of the dragon. After the spring breeze in February, the dragon horn star appeared from the eastern horizon at dusk, so it was called "the dragon looked up". It has a long history: the Spring Festival on February 2nd. Leave many customs behind. In "Miscellaneous Notes of Ten Thousand Departments" written by Shen Bang in the Ming Dynasty, he said: "In February, dragons are attracted, and a hundred insects smoke. ..... The villagers use grey cloth to enter the kitchen from the outside and turn around the water tank, which is called "bringing the dragon back". Spread pancakes with noodles. Smoked bed kang to prevent insects. " "The History of the Forbidden City in Ming Dynasty" said: "The second day of the second day ... everyone uses millet flour jujube cakes, fried them, or spread them into pancakes with fine noodles, which is called smoked insects." Guo Chong of Fu Cha of A Qing Dynasty also said in The First Year of Yan: "On February 2nd, ... people today called on the dragon to look up. During the eclipse, the person who eats bread is called Long Lin, and the person who eats noodles is called Longxu Noodles. Don't sew in the boudoir, lest you hurt the dragon's eyes. " One of them is that this custom has been passed down to this day. In the mid-1980s, northern Henan still maintained the custom of eating millet. On the morning of February 2, every household will fry millet rice cakes, which the masses call rice cakes. Another ballad goes like this: "On February 2nd, fry rice cakes, slowly, and don't burn the old man's beard." Eat "old dragon cloth eggs" at noon. That is, corn molts, commonly known as corn and noodles. In fact, people pay attention to the various forms of "Dragon Rise" commemoration, and the fundamental reason is related to agricultural production. As this folk song says: "On February 2nd, the dragon looked up, the big warehouse was full, and the small warehouse flowed." Because February is the season for planting crops. In the era of underdeveloped science, people have placed a strong desire to pray for the dragon's blessing, good weather and abundant crops through various commemorative activities. Folklore on February 2nd After the Yuan Dynasty, there were more records about various folk activities of "Dragon Rising on February 2nd". People also call this day the Dragon Head Festival, Spring Dragon Festival or Qinglong Festival. The Chronicle of Yanjing Years Old in the late Qing Dynasty said: "February 2nd ..... Today people call for the dragon to look up. During the eclipse, those who eat cakes are called Longlin cakes, and those who eat noodles are called Longxu Noodles. Don't sew in the boudoir, lest you hurt the dragon's eyes. " At this time, not only women have to eat bread and flour, but also women can't operate needlework for fear of hurting the dragon's eyes. "Liaozhong County Records" recorded the local folk custom of February 2 in the Republic of China, saying: "February 2, commonly known as the dragon looks up. In the morning, knocking on the beam with a pole means knocking on the tap, which means that the dragon stabbed to the ground and covered the shock stage. Farmers eat cakes and steamed bread made of coarse rice flour for breakfast. Therefore, women shave their children every day, covering up the meaning of the dragon's head. " This is a folk custom in Liaoning. Knock on the beam with a long pole in the morning to wake up the dragon. At the same time, I also make some pasta to eat. As an ancient folk festival, the rise of the Dragon on February 2 has basically faded out of the modern life of China people. However, we should also realize some cultural connotations of "the dragon rises on February 2", such as the worship of dragons by the ancients and the materialistic explanation of "the dragon rises" in ancient astronomy, which still has research value. The second day of the second lunar month is one of the traditional festivals in Huai 'an, which is called "Dragon Head Up" and also called "Dragon Head Festival". On February 2nd, the dragon looked up and everyone shaved his head. In the old days, there was a saying in Huai 'an that "people who have money but no money shave their heads for the New Year". It's more than a month before the Spring Festival, so it's time for a haircut. On February 2nd, the dragon looked up, which was an auspicious day. After a long time, the custom of shaving on February 2 was formed. "On February 2nd, the dragon looked up and every child shaved his head". For good luck, the word "dragon" was added in the middle of the haircut, which was called "shaving tap" to distinguish it from other haircuts. Some girls also chose this day to get their ears pierced. In addition, parents choose this day to send their children to school. On February 2nd, every family picks up their daughters. In the old society, in the first month, the bride didn't come back, the daughter-in-law didn't go out, and there was no room in the first month. At the same time, there is a superstition that "a married daughter can't look at her parents' lights in the first month, and her parents' lights kill her father-in-law", so a married daughter in the first month is not allowed to go back to her parents' house. For more than a month, the girl missed her mother, and her mother missed her, so February 2 was not only the first month, but also an auspicious day, so everyone took their daughters back to their parents' home. On February 2 nd, according to the beam, scorpions have nowhere to hide. On this day, the candles left over from the Lunar New Year sacrifice are lit to illuminate the beams and walls to drive out pests. In addition, on this day, the children knocked the ladle dry with chopsticks and said, "On February 2, knocking on the ladle fork made nine mice blind." Knock on the small glass with chopsticks and say, "On February 2nd, knock on the small glass, and ten nests of mice are empty" to drive away the mice and kill them. Write a list of "On February 2nd, insects and ants went straight to the ground" with white paper, in which "insects and ants went straight to the ground" should be reversed and then pasted on the table or bed leg to avoid insects and ants. "On February 2nd, the dragon looks up, the big hoard is full, and the small hoard flows". It is another folk custom to draw grain depots or granaries with blue gray, or to draw circles of different sizes in front of the door with blue gray, symbolizing that the big circle meets the small circle and prays for a bumper harvest. On February 2, some people ate rice crust on New Year's Eve, and women were forbidden to use needlework. It is said that when dragons look up, they will get their eyes stitched. February 2, according to legend, is the birthday of the land father-in-law, which is called "land birthday". In order to "warm the life" of the land god, some places have the custom of holding a "land meeting": every family raised funds to celebrate the birthday of the land god, went to the land temple to burn incense and set off firecrackers, which gradually faded after the founding of the People's Republic of China. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = March 3rd is a traditional festival of the Han nationality and many ethnic minorities, which falls on the third day of the third month of the lunar calendar. It was called Shangsi Festival in ancient times. According to legend, March 3rd is the birthday of the Yellow Emperor. China has had "On February 2nd, the dragon looked up; I was born in Xuanyuan on March 3rd. After Wei and Jin Dynasties, Shangsi Festival was changed to March 3rd, which was followed by later generations, thus becoming a festival for Han people to drink by the water and have a spring outing in the suburbs. Legend has it that the third day of the third lunar month is also the day when the legendary Queen Mother holds a flat peach party. There is a seven-character poem in Dumen Zayong in the late Qing Dynasty, which describes the grand occasion of the temple fair in that year: "Born in spring on the third day of March, watch the Flat Peach Palace burn incense; There is a slight wind along the river and the world of mortals is everywhere. "Legend has it that the Queen Mother of the West was originally the patron saint of a primitive tribe in western China. She has two magic weapons: one is to take the elixir of life, and the other is to eat peaches-flat peaches, which can prolong life. The legendary Chang 'e flew to the Moon Palace after stealing the elixir from her husband Hou Yi. Since then, in some strange novels, the Queen Mother of the West has been described as the god of longevity. The third day of the third lunar month is also the birthday of the Taoist Zhenwu Emperor. Zhenwu Emperor's full name is "Beizhen Naive Takeda Xuan Emperor", also known as Tian Xuan God, Xuanwu, Zhenwu Zhenjun. Hua Li was born in the ancient Xuanyuan world on March 3, and is the orthodox god in charge of military affairs and wars in Taoism. Taoist temples all over the world will hold a grand ceremony on March 3, and Taoist believers will burn incense and pray in temples or recite scriptures at home on this day. The Monument to Zhenwushan Zhenwushan gives a concise and artistic explanation of the origin of Zhenwu, the main Zhenwu Dojo in China and the "benevolence" of Zhenwu's "saving the army". It explains the reason and significance of people commemorating Zhenwu Emperor on March 3rd. In ancient times, the third day of March was regarded as "thinking", and the Han Dynasty was designated as a festival. "Today is the third day of the month, and the officials and the people are all on the east running water (clean). It is called "removing dirt (disease)" (Book of Rites). Later, water banquets and outings were added. In the evening, every household sets off firecrackers and blows ghosts in every room of the house. It is said that ghosts haunt everywhere on this day. Festival customs Han people have the custom of eating local vegetables and boiling eggs. On that day, there were activities such as cup-shedding, egg-shedding, jujube-shedding, begging for food and wearing willow rings, exploring spring, outing, eating polished rice and singing. On the third day of March, in addition to offering sacrifices, Han people gradually developed into folk activities such as playing by the river, meeting men and women and enjoying flowers. Du Fu, a great poet in the Tang Dynasty, wrote "on the third day of the Third-month in the freshening weather, Chang 'an has many beauties by the water". In the Song Dynasty, Ouyang Xiu also wrote: "The West Lake Tomb-Sweeping Day is beautiful and full of prosperity. Who is fighting for the way? Green willows and bamboos push the cart. Tourists will go at dusk and wake up drunk. "All these show that the custom of March 3 was still prevalent in the Tang and Song Dynasties. At the same time, this festival is also a day for men and women to go out for an outing. In China, it is also called Valentine's Day and Daughter's Day. In Taiwan Province Province and Fujian Province, March 3rd is the "March Festival", and "gathering rat grass and rice flour is the first thing to worship" (Gan Qing Tommy Tam's Ode to Taiwan Province Province). Some people will choose Shangsi Festival, the third day of March, to sweep the grave, which means both climbing high and looking far, and removing the ominous. There is a "March Meeting" in Zhongxian County, Sichuan Province, and a grand event is held to commemorate the anti-enemy general Man Zi. On that day, the crowd carried the statue of Ba Man Zi and marched around the city, followed by the social fire team, playing dragon lanterns and dancing lions. Everyone decorated lanterns and set off firecrackers, which was very lively. On March 3rd or above, the Zhuang people rushed to Gewei, set up a song shed and held a song party. Young men and women sing, touch eggs and throw hydrangeas, and talk about love. According to legend, it is also called the Song Fairy Festival, which was formed to commemorate Liu Sanjie, a singer of Zhuang nationality. Most Zhuang people sweep graves on March 3, and usually steam five-color glutinous rice on March 3. The Dong people hold more activities such as fireworks, bullfighting, Touma, singing duet and stepping on the hall than festivals, so it is also called "Fireworks Festival". Buyi people kill pigs to sacrifice to the gods of the country and eat glutinous rice, and they don't talk to each other for three or four days. Yao people regard March 3rd as "Ganba Festival", which is a collective fishing and hunting festival. They distribute the caught wild fish door to door, enjoy the joy of harvest, and then gather in the square to sing and dance to celebrate the festival. She nationality takes March 3rd as Gu Mi's birthday, and every household eats black rice. Legend has it that Lei Wanxing, a hero of the She nationality in the Tang Dynasty, led the rebel army to fight against the encirclement and suppression of government troops, and his military strength increased greatly because of the black barnyard grass fruit. On March 3, the breakthrough was successful, and Lien Chan was victorious. In order to commemorate this event, she people eat black rice on March 3 every year and get together to sing. Among the She people, March 3rd is an important festival that can be compared with the Spring Festival. On this day, every household will slaughter animals and sacrifice to their ancestors. Many families often choose this day for their wedding. Eat black rice on holidays. When night falls, there will be a bonfire party to compete for songs. She nationality is good at singing. On this day, she singers from all over the province are often invited to perform on stage, and the scene is very warm. During the festival, we should catch up with the dance floor and dance with torches, wood blade, bamboo poles, dragon lanterns, lion dances and fish lanterns. At the same time, there are She folk competitions such as asking for stools, making stone drills, sticking belly stickers, holding poles and driving wild boar. The "March 3rd" festival is the epitome of the cultural history of the She nationality, with distinctive national characteristics and strong local flavor, which has irreplaceable value in building a new countryside and strengthening national unity. Because the She people live scattered in the underdeveloped areas along the southeast coast, with the modernization process and the changes in the living environment of the She people, the language, costumes, songs and dances of the She people are gradually sinicized, and the traditional festival activities of "March 3" tend to shrink, which needs urgent protection. Li people call March 3rd "the blessing of the year", which is a festival to wish "mountain orchids" (dry valleys in mountainous areas) and harvest hunting, and it is also a day for young men and women to communicate freely. People call it love day. There is a beautiful legend about its origin. March 3rd of Tujia nationality is the Valentine's Day of Tujia nationality. On the third day of March, Tujia brothers and sisters got together and engaged by stepping on their feet through folk songs. Other ethnic groups, such as the Shui, Miao, Mulao and Maonan ethnic groups, have their own traditional festivals and customs of March 3. " On March 3rd, stepping on the beach is a folk custom in Shipu Town, Xiangshan. There are several theories about its origin. One of them is related to productive labor: around the third day of March in the local lunar calendar, the ground temperature and water temperature began to rise, and shallow sea spicy snails scrambled to climb the beach to breed. Local people go to the seaside to pick up snails in this season, resulting in the labor scene of "stepping on the beach on March 3". Nowadays, although the beachhead resources are gradually exhausted, the local old people still can't bear to take their younger generation to the seaside on this day to relive the scene of collecting snails in the past. The labor scene of "March 3, stepping on the beach" has gradually formed a brand-new folk cultural activity. Today's "March 3, Walking on the Beach" has formed a local feature with folk cultural activities as the main body, sports, fishing competitions and inviting foreign song and dance and acrobatic programs as the foil. Among them, there are a variety of cultural performances, besides lanterns, dragon lanterns and colorful pavilion parades, as well as Yue Opera performances adapted from folk stories such as "The Bride of the Hot Snail Girl" and entertainment activities such as "Hot Snail Girl Throwing Colored Balls" to attract the brides in the audience. These activities have the characteristics of folklore, mass, participation and entertainment. Other related Valentine's Day on March 3rd: Valentine's Day on March 3rd of the lunar calendar has a long history. There is a poem as evidence, and Li Bai's poem says: "Xiao Swallows, Qin E dreams of breaking Qin Louyue; "Qin family, the last quarter of the year, the willow color by the bridge, all printed and printed with Qi's farewell. The clear autumn festival in Leyuan Scenic Area, the ancient Xianyang Road is absolutely silent. " The annual willow color here refers to Valentine's Day on the third day of the third lunar month. Through this poem, we can see how romantic Valentine's Day is in China: what kind of state is it when a couple strolls on the balcony in a beautiful and picturesque day, giving each other gifts of breaking willows and whistling incessantly? ! Not only that, a long time ago in our country, relatives and friends had the habit of giving gifts to each other when they parted, and there was a poem to prove it: "The willow gave it away for no reason." It can be seen that love is willow and willow is love. The common people call the wandering waves of many lovers chasing flowers and asking for willows, which is from this. Today, although we can't see the love objects and scenes of ancient people, there are countless love poems and love songs that can make us memorable. In addition, among some ethnic minorities, the custom of singing on March 3rd still exists. Yunnan ethnic minorities, on the third day of the third lunar month, many beautiful boys and girls make love to songs in droves, give each other tokens and meet in the depths of the jungle. This scene is only similar to Valentine's Day in Europe and America. March Song Festival, also known as "March 3 Song Festival" or "March Song Festival", is a traditional song festival of Zhuang nationality. There are several regular folk song gatherings of Zhuang nationality every year, such as the 15th day of the first month, the 3rd day of March, the 8th day of April and the 15th day of August, among which the 3rd day of March is the most grand. On this day, every household will cook colorful glutinous rice, color eggs and celebrate festivals. Songs usually last for two or three days at a time and are located in an open space not far from the village. Bamboo and cloth were used to build a singing studio to receive singers from other villages. Duets are mainly composed of unmarried young men and women, but old people and children come to watch and entertain. There are one or two thousand people in the small song fair and tens of thousands in the big one. Beside Ge Wei, vendors gather and folk trade is active. The people nearby provided accommodation for those who came to arrest Ge Wei, and they were warmly received whether they knew him or not. A large-scale song concert was attended by dozens of young men and women in Fiona Fang, with a sea of people and songs, which was really lively. Qiao Ye has always been a big song fair in Tianyang County. People go to song parties to compete and enjoy songs; Young men and women sing, and if they hit it off with each other, they give each other tokens as tokens of their love. In addition, there are interesting activities such as throwing hydrangeas and touching eggs. Throwing hydrangeas is mainly for entertainment, but also as a symbol of love. The girl took a fancy to a young man and threw the hydrangea to him. Touching eggs is to have fun with each other, and it is also a promise. The Song Festival is a grand gathering of people's trade and national culture. 1985, the district people's government designated March 3rd as Guangxi National Arts Festival. The legend of "Fu Nian Fu" of the Li nationality tells that a long time ago, Qizhiling area suffered a rare drought, and people lived like a year. One morning, a young man named Yayin told everyone that he dreamed of a lark. In order to get rid of this disaster, he had to climb to the top of Wuzhishan and blow his nose to trap him. Yabu volunteered to climb to the top of Wuzhishan, where he played his beloved nose flute. It blew for three days and nights until a lark flew out of the valley. ADB is scrambling to catch up. He chased a hill. Finally, ADB saw that the lark had become a very beautiful Li girl. The girl promised to go to earth with ADB to save the disaster. After the drought was lifted, I didn't expect it, but I angered the Lord. He sent his servant to catch Miss Lark. At this time, ADB came, and they hid in a cave. When the master ordered the servants to burn to the cave, suddenly dark clouds rolled, thunder rumbled, rocks cracked, and landslides broke out, and the evil master and servants were killed. ADB and Miss Bailing became a pair of birds and flew into the sky. The villagers heard the news, looked at them, sang and danced excitedly, and wished them happiness. This day is the third day of the third lunar month, and has since become a traditional festival of the Li family. In order to celebrate March 3, the preparations should be carried out half a month in advance. The man went hunting in the mountains, salted and sealed his prey; Women rub rice at home to make zongba; Young men and women prepare beautiful clothes and betrothal gifts. Prey and zongzi are offered as sacrifices to ancestors in the auditorium. If the hunting fails, it will be changed to killing chickens and sacrificed by clan elders. On the day of the festival, Li people gather together to wish the "mountain orchid" (mountain upland rice) and hunting a double harvest. The old people came to the most popular nursing home in the village with pickled mountain flavor and brewed glutinous rice wine, sat on the floor and drank booing, a traditional cow on banana and papaya leaves in Yifeng tan shan. According to legend, the third day of the third lunar month is the birthday of Grandpa Zou in Longgang, Tanshan, Yifeng County, Jiangxi Province, and it will be sung for three days to show respect for the ancestors. Every year on the third day of the third lunar month, Tanshan Town will hold a traditional "March 3" material exchange meeting (called Uncle Niu in the local dialect, that is, the traditional cattle meeting). More than 200 merchants from Shanghai, Hunan, Hubei, Nanchang, Shanghai and other provinces and regions participated in this traditional material event with a history of more than 300 years. Every material conference will have seven trading markets, including commodities, local products, seeds, cattle, flowers, calligraphy and painting, and entertainment. The "March 3rd" material exchange meeting originated in Longgang Village, Tanshan Town, early Qing Dynasty, and has a history of more than 300 years. At that time, in order to facilitate the villagers in Shiliba Township, the villagers in Zou held an exchange of materials based on local products, seeds and cattle on the third day of the third lunar month. For hundreds of years, this traditional grand event has been interrupted from Longgang Village to tan shan market, and its scale is getting bigger and bigger, and the commodities exchanged have also enriched a lot with the changes of the times. The Ghost Festival in Jianghuai and Jiangnan areas falls on the third day of the third lunar month every year, which is called Ghost Festival. It is said that ghosts haunt this day. At night, every household sets off firecrackers in every household to scare away ghosts and drive them away.