What are the festivals related to dragons?

1, Dragon Head Up (February 2nd in Tibetan calendar), also known as Spring Farming Festival, Farming Festival and Spring Dragon Festival, is a traditional folk festival in China. Every year on the second day of the second lunar month, it is said that dragons look up, which is a traditional festival in China. Celebrate the "Dragon Head Festival" to show respect for the dragon and pray for rain, so that God can bless the harvest.

The Dragon Boat Festival on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month is one of the four traditional festivals in China. The customs of the Dragon Boat Festival mainly include eating zongzi and dragon boat racing. The custom of eating zongzi has been popular in China for thousands of years. The dragon boat race is very popular in the southern coastal areas of China, which is deeply loved by people all over the world and has formed an international competition.

3. Longwang Temple Fair, a traditional festival of Tu people. It is held in front of Longwang Temple on the second day of the second lunar month every year, so it is called Longwang Temple Fair. Mainly popular in Tushan Township, Dongying, Huzhu Tu Autonomous County, Qinghai Province.

4. Longtan Festival, the Pumi agricultural sacrifice custom. Popular in Lanping, Ninglang and other places in Yunnan. Lanping is in the first month and February of the lunar calendar; Ninglang is held in March and July of the lunar calendar. On Memorial Day, every family went to their own deep forest Longtan and stayed for three days. Build a high platform with wooden sticks, etc. It is called "Long Ta" (Dragon Palace).

5. Watch the Dragon Field

Traditional festivals in Gong Zu, western Hunan. Every year, from Grain Rain Day in March of the lunar calendar, the first day is Dragon Watching Day, which is customarily called "Dragon Watching". 12 days later, it's Chen ri's turn again. Look at two more dragons. Count them in turn until you see three dragons. Every dragon watching day, men, women and children have a day off and actively participate in dragon watching. If I do farm work on this day, it is a taboo.

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The rise of the dragon is a reflection of the festival in China's ancient farming culture, and its origin is related to the understanding of star movement and agricultural solar terms in ancient astronomy. According to historical records, since the Tang Dynasty, China people have the custom of raising their heads on February 2nd. People in the Tang Dynasty have regarded the second day of February as a special day, saying that it is a day to welcome wealth, and eating "fruit to welcome wealth" on this day means eating some snacks.

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Baidu Encyclopedia-Longtaitou