Why is the second day of the second lunar month called the Spring Dragon Festival? Why is the second day of the second month of the lunar calendar called the Spring Dragon Festival?

Spring Dragon Festival, also known as: Green Dragon Festival, Dragon Head Festival, February 2, Dragon Head, Treading Green Festival, Pick Vegetable Festival, etc., the time is in the second day of the second month of the lunar calendar every year; legend has it that this day is the day in the sky in charge of clouds and rain of the Dragon King heads up the day. The folk proverb says: "February 2, the dragon raises its head, the big barn is full, the small barn flows." After February 2, the rain gradually increased, therefore, February 2 this day is also called "Spring Dragon Festival". It is a festival related to agricultural production.

The folk to knife ruler, hundred grain, melon seeds, welcome the rich and noble fruits and so on, and ask the legacy, and there are picking vegetables, trekking, and welcome the rich and other activities; spreading ash to attract the dragon, help the dragon, smoked insects to avoid scorpions, shaving the dragon's head, taboo needle piercing the eyes of the dragon, on the work, try to plough, scorpion beans frying, wear poncho grass, sacrifices to the king of the dragon, respect for the land, to visit the high heir sacrifice, marrying the girl live in the spring, the children open the pen and other festivals and customs. There are also eating noodles (dragon beard), spring cake (dragon scale), popcorn, pork, mustard rice and other food customs.

February 2 Dragon Heads Up Customs:

Sacrifice to the Dragon

In the past, the Dragon Heads Up Festival is a day of worship to the Dragon God, every year on this day, people have to go to the Dragon God Temple or the waterfront incense burning offerings to sacrifice to the Dragon God, and pray to the Dragon God to Xingyun Huaxu, blessing a year of bumper harvests. However, in many areas, especially in the south, people also the second day of February as the "Land God's birthday", held a social festival to worship the God of the land.

Scattering ash

Scattering ash in front of the door, called "blocking the door to avoid disaster"; will be scattered in the corners of the wall, the intention is to "get rid of insects"; will be scattered in the ash in the yard, for the size of the circle, and symbolically placed some grains, called "around the warehouse". Called "round warehouse" or "playing ash hoard", in order to wish a good year; will be scattered ash in the well, called "draw the dragon back", in order to wind and rain.