Folk ballad about the dragon raising its head on the second day of February

The children's song about the dragon raising its head on the second day of February is as follows: On the second day of the second month the dragon raises its head, every household is frying beans.

You give me a handful, and I feed the rest to the grasshoppers.

The child grinned with joy and surrounded Okura on February 2.

Put millet and black beans inside, rice first and then noodles.

Put a few more salted duck eggs in it, don’t look at it, baby doll.

The salesman brought the goods to the door and built the tiled house on the second day of the second lunar month.

Rats are running around in small rivers and ditches, hiding here and there.

The civet cat was lying on the edge of the store, moving around.

Farming Culture In farming culture, the "dragon raising its head" signifies the growth of yang energy, increased rain, and the beginning of spring plowing.

Since ancient times, people have regarded the day when the dragon raises its head as a day to pray for good weather, to drive away evil spirits and avoid disasters, and to receive good fortune.

The dragon is a miraculous creature that lives in the sea in mythology. It is responsible for moving clouds and making rain. It is often used to symbolize auspiciousness.

Since ancient times, people have celebrated by worshiping the dragon on the day when the dragon raises its head in mid-spring, in order to pray for the dragon to ward off disasters and bring blessings, good weather and good harvests.

"February 2" of the lunar calendar is not only the "Dragon Head-Heading Festival", but also the "She Day Festival", the birthday of the Earth God.

Due to the overlap of festivals, some areas in the south have the custom of both the Dragon Head-Raising Festival and the custom of worshiping the community on February 2nd. For example, in Zhejiang, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi and other regions, "February 2nd" (the fifth day after the beginning of spring in ancient times)

(Ge Wu Day), most of them offer sacrifices to She (the God of the Earth), and dragon sacrifices mostly take place on Duanyang, the day when the dragon flies to the sky.