What are the customs of raising the dragon's head on February 2?

On February 2nd, the barber shop was very busy. Everyone needs a haircut on this day. There is a folk saying that "no haircut in the first month". Many people don't have their hair cut for a month after the twelfth lunar month, but wait until February 2.

2. Sacrifice society

In the south, February 2 still follows the custom of offering sacrifices to the society, such as Zhejiang, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi and other regions; In addition, a new "February 2" custom, similar to the Dragon Head-raising Festival, is formed, focusing on offering sacrifices to the society, such as Hakka areas in eastern Guangxi.

Step 3 eat dragon food

There is a certain emphasis on the diet on February 2, and the diet on this day is mostly named dragon. Eating spring cakes is called "eating Longlin", eating noodles is called "supporting dragon whiskers", eating rice is called "eating dragon seeds", eating wonton is called "eating longan" and eating jiaozi is called "eating dragon ears". All this is to wake up the Dragon King and pray for a good year and a good harvest.

Dragon Head Raising (February 2nd), also known as Spring Farming Festival, Farming Festival and Spring Dragon Festival, is a traditional folk festival in China. Dragon heads up every year on the second day of the second lunar month, commonly known as Qinglong Festival. Legend has it that this is the day when dragons look up. It is a traditional festival in urban and rural areas of China. Celebrate the "Dragon Head Festival" to show respect for the dragon and pray for rain so that God can help ensure a bumper harvest.

February 2, according to legend, is the birthday of the land father-in-law, which is called "land birthday". In order to "warm the life" of the land god, some places have the custom of holding a "land meeting": every family raises funds to celebrate the birthday of the land god, burns incense and sacrifices at the land temple, and sets off firecrackers with gongs and drums. There is also a saying that "the dragon looks up in February and the dragon ends in August" in the Zhuang area in central and northern Guangxi.

The rise of the dragon is a reflection of China's ancient farming culture in festivals, which stems from the worship of natural phenomena and is related to the understanding of the operation of stars and agricultural solar terms in ancient astronomy. The ancient astrology culture in China has a long history and is profound. The ancients began to explore the mysteries of the universe very early, and thus deduced a complete and profound star-watching culture.

The purpose of ancient people's observation of celestial phenomena is to determine the time and thus provide services for agricultural production. Although "the dragon looks up" has a long history, there is a saying that the dragon looks up and is associated with holiday customs in the literature after the Yuan Dynasty.