What festival is February 2nd?

February 2nd is one of the traditional festivals in China. It is also a very important day for northerners. The dragon, who had slept for a winter, looked up to show that spring had officially begun. The temperature rises gradually and the rain increases, which is suitable for farming. Therefore, February 2nd is also called Spring Plowing Day. The profound China culture shows some special customs on every important day. There are also many customs and habits in the north on February 2.

The first is to eat all kinds of "dragon food". All foods can be named after dragons. For example, the noodles you eat are Longxu Noodles, the cakes you eat are "Gentiana", and jiaozi is called "Longer". Jiaozi is exquisite and looks like an ear; Spring cakes are "Longlin", and spring cakes of various dishes look like fish scales; The pig's head symbolizes the dragon head, in order to pray for happiness at the beginning of the new year. Although it is a common food, it is different on February 2 nd, and it has been given a new meaning, expressing people's good wishes for returning to the earth in spring.

The second is "scraping the faucet", which is what we often say. In traditional customs, people don't have their hair cut in the first month. After the Spring Festival, they will wait until February 2, symbolizing new hope from scratch. Shaving your head on this day will bring good luck all year round. Although there is no scientific basis, it also shows the ancient people's yearning for a new life.

The other is bask in the quilt, drying clothes. On February 2, people will take quilts and clothes out to bask in the sun. The temperature is low in winter, and clothes and quilts are quite damp. Northerners always wear thick clothes in bask in the quilt on February 2nd. On February 2, when the weather gets warmer, the temperature will suddenly rise and the yang will increase. People will also dry clothes in bask in the quilt to get rid of bad luck and bring new hope and good luck.

February 2nd is not as famous as Spring Festival and Mid-Autumn Festival, but there are many customs. In the north, February 2 is a symbol of hope and people's expectation for a better life.