What is the meaning of "February 2nd Dragon Heads Up"?

Meaning: On February 2, when the rain first cleared, the grass and the vegetables in the field beds were sprouting, and there was a scene of spring. And at the cross dock, a group of young men in light clothes holding horses were walking slowly.

Originally:

February 2

Tang Dynasty: Bai Juyi

February 2, the new rain cleared up, the grass buds and vegetables armor a moment of birth.?

Light shirt, thin horse, spring years young, cross Zintou a word line.

Expanded Information:

This poem writes about the scene of the festival of the Dragon's Head. According to the custom of dragon head-raising, the last two lines are the youths come out to celebrate the festival and perform some traditional activities. The women go back to their mother's home to save their relatives, so they crowd the ferry to board or disembark, or the last two sentences write the same thing, that is, the men come to meet or send the women back to their mother's home.

"February 2, the dragon carries the head" as early as the Tang Dynasty, there have been February 2 this holiday records. This day is a good day for trekking. The Tang Dynasty people also took the second day of February as a special day - "welcome to the rich and powerful" day, this day to eat "welcome to the rich and powerful fruit", that is, to eat some snack foods.

In addition, at that time, the folk also popular with each other to give the knife ruler, the hundred grain, melon seeds and welcome the rich and noble fruit of the custom. This custom is still prevalent in the Song Dynasty. And the combination of February 2 and the dragon contains both the ancient Chinese worship of the dragon god, but also shows the ancient people's understanding of the operation of the stars and agricultural festivals.

In the second month of the lunar calendar, the earth recovers, grass and trees sprout, and farmers are about to plow and plant seeds in spring. This is a period of both the need for rain and the possibility of rainfall, so people prayed to the legendary Dragon King to perform clouds and rain to ensure that the folk wind and rain, a good harvest. "February 2, the dragon carries the head; big warehouse full, small warehouse flow" is just out of this prayer. Behind the proverbs is the desire of the pioneers, as a farming nation, for happiness.

By the Yuan Dynasty, February 2 had become a clear "Dragon Head Raising" day, also known as the Spring Dragon Festival, also known as the Dragon Head Festival or the Green Dragon Festival, and gradually evolved into a pest control and pray for a bumper harvest-oriented festivals. On the introduction of the dragon, booking hoard, pancake smoked insects, hit the beam to avoid rats, fried beans and other customary activities are also increasingly numerous records.