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What are the customs of February 2 in Henan

February 2, the dragon raises its head, the custom in our Henan province is to deep fry sugar cake, deep fry vegetable horns, also known as eating gentian.

Visitors can also stroll through the folk temple fair, see the golden dragon pan jade, blessed lions to help celebrate, stilt walkers, add firewood and other exciting folk performances; experience the introduction of money dragons, cutting dragon painting, shaving the dragon's head, and other traditional folk activities, and taste the dragon's beard noodles, wontons. There are many customs on the second day of the month, such as "February 2, the dragon carries the head, adults and children come to shave their heads", "February 2, eat gold beans", "February 2 knocking the head of the beam, gold and silver downstream". On the second day of the month, the dragon carries the head, there has always been the custom of haircutting, implying that the new year "starts from the head". Recently, all over the Henan Province, volunteer teams have been carrying out "righteous cutting" activities.

Ancient times, Fuxi "heavy farming, business farming", every February 2 this day, Fuxi will be driving pro-plowing, self-management of a three-quarter of an acre of land. Later, Emperor Huangdi, Tang Yao, Yu Shun and Xia Yu followed the example of their predecessors. The second day of the second month of the lunar calendar, in fact, is more to indicate the arrival of spring, the recovery of all things, the stinging dragon began to move, heralding the beginning of the year's agricultural activities. In the north of China, the second day of February is also known as the Dragon Head Raising Day, also known as the Spring Dragon Festival.