Dragon Heads Up on February 2 of the Lunar Calendar

February 2, Lunar Calendar, the meaning of the Dragon Heads Up? The "February 2nd Dragon Heads Up" was officially formed as a folk festival in the Yuan Dynasty. China has been an agricultural country since ancient times, and the weather plays a decisive role in the agricultural harvest. This festival reflects the general public's hope for spring rains, hoping that there will be enough rain in the spring to lay the foundation for a good harvest in the fall. Why do we need "February 2" to raise the head of the dragon? Because the lunar calendar in February has entered the mid-spring season, when Yang Qi rising, the earth recovery, grass and trees sprouting, farmers will be spring plowing, sowing, very much in need of soil wet, retaining water. At this time if the God of rain, really valuable, so there is "spring rain is as expensive as oil" said. From the festival, the beginning of February is in the "rain", "hibernation", "spring equinox" between, this is a need for rain, but also the possibility of rainfall period, how people hope that through the act of praying to the dragon to realize the rain! How people hoped to realize the purpose of rainfall through the act of praying to the dragon. Why does the dragon "raise its head"? Because the beginning of February is around the time of the startling cushion, all kinds of animals that have been hibernating for the winter have regained their vitality, and it is time for them to be active. The dragon raised its head, meaning that the dragon also acted to fulfill its rainfall duties. However, this is the usual explanation for the "February 2nd Dragon Head Raising", which is easy to understand. However, there is also an ancient astronomical explanation for the "dragon raising its head", which is often overlooked. Ancient people thought that the earth is not moving, it is the sun in motion. As early as the Spring and Autumn period or even earlier, people regarded the sun's annual movement between the stars as a circle, called the ecliptic. Then using certain stars to divide this circle into 28 equal parts, forming 28 zones, called the twenty-eight lodges. The word "lodging" denotes residence. If you observe the orbit of the moon, it basically stays in one night a day, and when the 28 nights have finished taking turns, it will be about a month, so it is called "lodging". The 28 lodges are divided equally according to the four directions of southeast, west, north and west, and there are seven lodges in each direction. For these 28 lodges, they are given names. In the east of the seven hosts are called: horn, hyper, dibi, room, heart, tail, Kei, they form a group, called the East Canglong. Among them, the horn is a symbol of the dragon's horns, hyper is the dragon's neck, on the board is the dragon's chest, the room is the dragon's belly, the heart is the dragon's heart, tail, Kei is the dragon's tail. In winter, these seven constellations of the dragon are hidden under the horizon, and they cannot be seen after dusk. By the beginning of February, when dusk comes, the Horned Host emerges from the eastern horizon. At this time the whole body of the dragon is still hidden below the horizon, just the first reveal of the horns, so it is called the dragon head. Shuo Wen Jie Zi" in the explanation of the word "dragon" said: "dragon, scale insects of long. Can be dark and bright, can be fine and huge, can be short and long. It ascends to the sky at the spring equinox and dives into the abyss at the fall equinox." All of them refer to the hidden changes of this Canglong 7 hosts in the sky, not that there is really an animal dragon transforming. "Spring equinox and ascend to the sky" refers to the spring equinox period, the horns of the hosts began to appear in the sky, the eastern dragon first showed its head, that is, the dragon raised its head. China's ancient belief in the worship of the dragon has been continued, the dragon as an animal god in charge of rain water is becoming clearer and clearer, so the "Zuo Zhuan" Huan Gong five years, "the dragon appeared and summer rain," that is, after the hibernation of the dragon is about to appear, when to hold a sacrifice to pray for rain. The Warring States period of geography, mythological works, "Classic of Mountains and Seas", also said, should be in the south dragon in the south, "so the south more rain", and the candle dragon "do not eat, do not sleep, do not rest, the wind and rain is to pay a visit to", that is, often invites the wind and rain. Because of the imaginary dragon can fly in the clouds, so the superstitious belief that the dragon can bring people auspicious, come to earth can be incarnated as the emperor son of heaven, so that the emperor called the true dragon son of heaven. The earliest record of the rain-making activities held directly with the image of the dragon is found in Dong Zhongshu's "Spring and Autumn Dew" of the Western Han Dynasty. The book mentions the activity of dancing dragons to seek rain. In the Han Dynasty, there is also a dance scene of "playing with dragons" engraved on the picture stones. These can be regarded as the later generations of dragon lanterns. People in the Tang Dynasty have taken the second day of February as a special day, said it is "welcome the rich and powerful" day, in this day to eat "welcome the rich and powerful fruit", that is, to eat some snacks food. Song dynasty court in this day also have specialized activities. Song Zhou Mi in the "Old Wulin" described the Southern Song Dynasty, the second day of February in the palace, "picking vegetables" imperial banquet activities. Banquet, in some small dendrobium (mouth small bottom large measuring vessel) in the planting of lettuce and other fresh vegetables, write their names on silk, pressed under the dendrobium, let everyone guess. The names were written on silk and pressed under the dendro for people to guess. This activity is not only "fresh children", but also entertainment, so at that time, "the royal palace and noble residence is also more effective". However, the Tang and Song Dynasty, these "February 2" activities are not associated with the "dragon's head". In the Yuan Dynasty, February 2 is clearly "Dragon Head Raising". When describing the customs of the Yuan capital, the Analyzing Jin Zhi mentioned that "February 2 is called Dragon Carrying Heads". On this day, people ate noodles, known as the "dragon beard noodles"; but also pancakes, called "dragon scale"; if the dumplings are wrapped, it is called "dragon ...... >>

Why February 2 to cut the head (dragon head is what it means ah) February 2 dragon heads up the origin of folklore, whenever the second day of the second month of the lunar calendar, is the sky in charge of clouds and rain of the Dragon King heads up the day; from then on, the rain will gradually increase up. Therefore, this day is called "Spring Dragon Festival". China's northern part of the widely circulated "February 2, the dragon raised its head; big warehouse full, small warehouse flow." The folk proverb.

Whenever the Spring Dragon Festival comes, most of the northern part of China in the morning of this day, every family with a lantern to the well or the river to pick water, back to the home will be lighted, burn incense, offerings. In the old days, people called this ceremony "lead field dragon". On this day, families also eat noodles, fried cakes, popcorn, than as "picking the dragon head", "eat gentian", "golden bean blossom, the Dragon King ascends to the sky, Xingyunbu rain, the five grains of abundance! "to show that the auspicious celebration.

Ming Dynasty has seen this custom. Shen Bang "Wandian Department Miscellany" records: "Wanyan people call February 2 for the dragon head. The townspeople from the door of the civil gray euphemistically cloth into the house kitchen, spinning around the water tank, called for the lead dragon back." Ming Yu Yizheng, Liu Dong, "imperial capital scenic spots," Volume II, spring field records: "February 2 is said to dragon head, fried New Year's Day festival Yu cake, smoked bed bed, said smoked bugs, said the cited dragon, bugs do not come out also." Dragon in the minds of the Chinese people have an extremely high status, the ancient belief that the dragon is a symbol of the son of heaven, is auspicious, but also the master of the wind and rain. Therefore, the proverb "February 2, the dragon raises its head" indicates the arrival of spring and the revival of all things. The hibernating dragon begins to move, signaling the start of the year's agricultural activities.

The legend of February 2, the dragon heads up the proverb "February 2, the dragon heads up", the legend says that in ancient times, Guanzhong area drought did not rain, the Jade Emperor ordered the East China Sea small dragon to go to sow rain. The little dragon was so playful that he dove into the river and never came out again. There was a young man who went to the cliff to pick up the "Dragon Bucking Water" and stirred up the river. The little dragon revealed its head from the river and competed with the young man, and the little dragon was defeated and had to broadcast rain. In fact, the so-called "dragon's head" refers to the hibernation, the insects began to wake up. Therefore, as the saying goes, "February 2, the dragon raises its head, scorpions, centipedes are showing their heads."

"February 2" is also called the Spring Dragon Festival. Xu Shen's "Shuowen Jiezi" records: "Dragon, scale in the long, can be hidden, can be bright, can be fine, can be huge, can be long, can be short, the spring equinox ascends to the sky, the autumn equinox and dive into the abyss." This is probably the "Spring Dragon Festival" custom of the earliest records.

Legend has it that when Wu Zetian became emperor, the Jade Emperor ordered that no rain would fall on earth for three years. But the Jade Dragon in charge of the Heavenly River could not bear to see the people suffer and starve, and secretly sent a downpour, and the Jade Emperor was informed that the Jade Dragon in charge of the Heavenly River was knocked down from the Heavenly Palace and pressed under a big mountain. A monument was erected under the mountain, which reads: The Dragon King violated the rules of heaven by sending down rain, and should be subjected to a thousand sins on earth. If you want to go back to the heavenly pavilion, unless the golden bean blossomed.

In order to save the Dragon King, people looked everywhere for the blossoming of the golden beans. To the second day of February in the second year, people are turning golden corn seeds, suddenly remembered, this corn is like the golden beans, fried flowers, is not the golden bean blossom? So every family popcorn, and set up in the yard burning incense, for the "blossom of the golden beans", specifically for the Dragon King and the Jade Emperor to see. The dragon king knew that this is the people in the rescue it, shouted to the Jade Emperor: "Golden beans bloom, let me out!" The Jade Emperor looked at the earth's home courtyard golden bean flowers open, had to pass the Oracle, edict the Dragon King back to heaven, continue to give the earth to the clouds and rain.

Since then, the folk formed a habit, every February 2 this day, people will pop corn flower, there are also fried beans. Adults and children also read: "February 2, the dragon carries the head, big warehouse full, small warehouse flow." Some places in the yard with the stove ash sprinkled into a large circle, the grains and cereals in the center, called "playing hoard" or "fill warehouse". The intention is to wish a year of grain abundance, warehouse hoard full. Festivals, the name of the food is also commonly added to the title of the "dragon". Eat dumplings called to eat "dragon ear"; eat spring cakes called to eat "dragon scale"; eat noodles called to eat "dragon beard"; eat rice called to eat "dragon child "

This is the first time I've ever seen the Chinese language in the world, and I've never seen the Chinese language in the world.

On this day, other customs are also many, before getting up, read "February 2, the dragon raised his head, the dragon does not raise my head." After getting up, but also hit the lantern light beams, while lighting side read: "February 2 light beams, scorpions and centipedes nowhere to hide." In some places, women do not move the needle and thread, for fear of hurting the eyes of the dragon; some places to stop washing clothes, for fear of hurting the dragon skin, and so on.

From a scientific point of view, the second day of the second month of the lunar calendar or "hibernation" before and after the earth began to thaw, the weather is gradually warming up, the farmers said goodbye to idleness, began to work. Therefore, in ancient times, the "February 2" is also called "on the second day". Therefore, the Spring Dragon Festival, which is prevalent in China's folklore, was also known as the "Spring Plowing Festival" in ancient times. It is said that on this day, if you have not woken up, the booming thunder will come to call it.

As for cutting hair, it is because it is unlucky to cut the head in the first month, and a month without a haircut is very difficult ...... >>

What does February 2nd Dragon Heads Up mean

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, every second day of the second month of the lunar calendar, is in charge of the sky

of the Dragon King raised his head on the day, from then on, the rain will gradually increase up. The so-called "

" refers to after hibernation, the hundred insects began to wake up. Therefore, as the saying goes, "

, the dragon raises its head, and scorpions and centipedes all show their heads." Therefore, this day is also called "Spring Dragon Festival".

The second day of the second month of the lunar calendar or "hibernation" before and after the earth to open

Freeze, the weather is gradually warming up, spring back to the earth, the recovery of everything, hibernation in the soil or cave insects, snakes and beasts, from hibernation to wake up, the legend of the dragon also woke up from his slumber, the farmers said goodbye to the agricultural leisure, began to work on the ground. Therefore, the ancient times also put "

"also called" on the second day ". Therefore, prevalent in China's folk Spring Dragon Festival, also known as "Spring Plowing Festival" in ancient times. It is said that on this day, if it has not woken up, the boom

of

will come to call it.

In the north, February 2 is also known as the day of the dragon's head, spring Dragon Festival, Nongtou Festival. It is widely rumored that "February 2, the dragon raises its head; the barn is full,

flow." The folk proverb. In the south called the Treading Green Festival, the ancient name of the Pickle Festival. According to the laws of climate, the second day of the second month of the lunar calendar, most parts of our country by

influence, the temperature rises,

increase, rainfall is also gradually increasing, light, temperature, water conditions have been able to meet the growth of crops, so February 2 is also the southern rural agricultural festival. Since about the Tang Dynasty, Chinese people have had the custom of February 2nd.

Shen Bang "Wan Department Miscellany" records: "Wan people call February 2 for the dragon head.

With the gray from the door outside the euphemistic cloth

kitchen, spinning around the water tank, called to draw the dragon back." Ming Yu Yizheng, Liu Dong's "Imperial Capital Scenic Spectacle" said: February 2, said the dragon raised its head, fried New Year's Day sacrifice Yu cake, smoked bed bed, said, smoked bugs; said to draw the dragon, the bugs do not come out also. As the saying goes, the dragon does not raise his head the sky does not rain, the dragon is the auspicious thing, and the master of the wind and rain. Spring rain is as expensive as oil, people pray for the dragon to raise the head of the clouds as rain, moisturize everything. At the same time, February 2 is just before and after the hibernation, all the insects, disease prone,

people divided into

(hair

), feathered insects (birds), mesopods (with

), scaly insects (scaly fish and winged insects) and human beings of five major categories. The dragon is the longest of the scale insects, the dragon out of the hundreds of insects hidden. Therefore, the first two months of the lunar calendar

raise their heads, is the hope to borrow

to deter

the bugs, the purpose is to pray for a good harvest and animal and human peace.

People divided living things into

(hairy

), feathered insects (birds), insects (with

), scaly insects (fish with scales and winged insects) and human beings five categories. The dragon is the longest of the scale insects, the dragon out of the hundreds of insects hidden. Therefore, in the first two months of the lunar calendar

Raising the head, it is hoped to borrow

to deter

the bugs, the purpose is to pray for a good harvest of agriculture and animal and human peace.

Legend of the Spring Dragon Festival In the northern part of China, there is a

folk legend. It is said

that when the emperor, annoyed

, passed the Oracle

, three years to the earth shall not rain. Soon, the Dragon King, who was in charge of the Heavenly River, heard the cries of the folk's families and saw the tragic scene of starving people, and worried that the way of life on earth was cut off, he disobeyed the Jade Emperor's will and sent rain to earth once. When the Jade Emperor learned of this, he knocked the Dragon King down to the mortal world and pressed him under a big mountain to suffer, and a monument was erected on the mountain: "The Dragon King violated the rules of heaven by sending down rain, and suffered the sin of a thousand years on the earth; if he wanted to climb up to the Spiritual Pavilion, he would not do so unless the golden beans blossomed." In order to save the Dragon King, people looked everywhere for the blossoming golden beans. To the second day of the second lunar month of the following year, people are turning over the sun

When the thought of this corn is like a golden bean, fried a fried flowers is not a golden bean blossom? So every family popcorn flowers, and set up cases in the yard burning incense, for the blossoming of the "golden beans".

The Dragon King looked up and knew that the people to save it, they shouted to the Jade Emperor: "Golden Bean blossomed, let me out!" Jade Emperor look at the earth's household yard gold

open, had to pass the Oracle, edict the Dragon King to return

, continue to give the earth to Xingyunbu rain. From then on, folk form habits, every February 2 this day, on the popcorn to eat.

This "heaven and earth, into one"

, is the crystallization of the wisdom of the ancient working people; from another point of view also reflects the reality of the ancient agricultural constraints of the weather and the ploughman's desire to

,

the good wishes. However, according to the data, "February 2, the dragon heads up" and the ancient astronomical understanding of the operation of the stars and agricultural festivals.

Ancient astronomy view of the sky mode, in

The ecliptic to determine the 28 constellations, known as the 28 hosts. Ancient people will be these 28

According to

divided into 4 palaces, each palace 7 hosts, and according to their image will be 4 palaces attached to 4 kinds of animals. Of these

7 houses are imagined as a giant dragon stretching north and south, composed of 30 stars. The stars are relatively immobile, and when

positioned so that the Chiron

constellation is in the same direction as the Sun, the Sun's light will drown out the starlight, and people will not be able to see the sky ...... >>

What are the customs of February 2 dragon head What are the common customs The second day of the second month of the lunar calendar, China's folk "February 2, the dragon raised its head" proverbs, said the advent of spring, the recovery of all things, hibernating dragons began to move, heralding the start of the year's agricultural activities. In the north, February 2 is also called Dragon Head Raising Day, also known as the Spring Dragon Festival. In the south, it is called Treading Green Festival, which is also known as Pick Vegetable Festival. Since about the Tang Dynasty, the Chinese have had the custom of celebrating February 2nd. According to information records, the origin of this phrase and ancient astronomy on the operation of the stars and the understanding of agricultural festivals.

Chinese folk believe that the dragon is auspicious, in charge of clouds and rain, and the lunar calendar "February 2" this day is the dragon wants to ascend to heaven. From the festival, the lunar calendar, the beginning of February, is in the "rain", "hibernation" and "equinox" between many parts of our country has begun to enter the rainy season. This is the law of nature, but the ancients believed that this is the work of the "dragon". Moreover, the dragon has a very high status in the minds of the Chinese people, not only is the auspicious thing, but also the master of the wind and rain. Therefore, there is a "February 2, the dragon head" said.

In fact, the so-called "dragon-head-raising" refers to the hibernation, the insects began to wake up. Folk have "February 2, dragon head, scorpions, centipedes are exposed" said.

"February 2, the dragon raised its head" and the ancient astronomical explanation, but often ignored. Ancient China used the twenty-eight lodges to indicate the position of the sun, moon and stars in the sky and determine the season. Twenty-eight hosts in the corner, hyper, 氐, room, heart, tail, Kei seven hosts to form a complete dragon-shaped constellation, in which the corner of the hosts is similar to the dragon's horns. Every February after the spring breeze, dusk, "Dragon Horn Star (i.e., the corner of the hosts a star and the corner of the hosts two stars)" from the eastern horizon, when the entire body of the dragon is still hidden below the horizon, just the corner of the hosts first revealed, so called "dragon head".

The sky "dragon head" at the same time, spring has slowly come to earth. At this time of the season, the earth is green, spring plowing from south to north one after another to start. Therefore, February 2 is also known as the "Spring Plowing Festival", "Agricultural Festival", "Spring Dragon Festival", is a traditional Han Chinese folk festival.

As an auspicious and festive day, in order to take the auspicious, February 2 this day folk food and drink more to "dragon" for the name, such as eating dumplings called "eat dragon ear", eat rice called "eat dragon son! ", eat wontons called "eat dragon eyes", eat noodles called "help dragon beard", steamed cakes also made on the surface of the dragon scale-like to, called "dragon scale cake". These customs send people praying for the dragon blessing, blessing the wind and rain, the good wishes of the harvest.

So, why not "February 1" or "February 3"? This has to do with our folklore of preferring even numbers.

In ancient China, especially the Qin and Han dynasties and before, all like January 1, February 2, March 3, and so on, "heavy day" is considered to be the day of heaven and earth, heaven and man are connected. Therefore, in such days people need to do more to pray for blessings, sacrifices or commemorative activities, in order to seek happiness, well-being and good luck.

Astronomy experts analyze the "February 2, Dragon Head Raising"

"February 2, Dragon Head Raising", symbolizing the return of spring, the recovery of all things. So, where is the "dragon"? How does it "head up"? Astronomical experts have explained this.

Zhao Zhiheng, director of Tianjin Astronomical Society, said that, unlike ancient Western astronomy, China has divided the stars into "three walls" and "four elephants" seven star areas.

The so-called "Waki" is the meaning of "city walls". "Three walls" is "Ziwei wall", symbolizing the palace; "Taiwei wall" symbolizes the administrative institutions; "Tianshi wall" symbolizes the busy market. Symbolize the prosperous market. These three walls are arranged in a triangular shape around the North Star. In the "three walls" peripheral distribution of the "four elephants": East Canglong, West White Tiger, South Vermilion Bird, North Xuanwu, that is to say, the star of the East as a dragon, the star of the West as a tiger, the star of the South as a big bird, the star of the North as a tortoise and snake. As the earth revolves around the sun, the star signs in the sky also change with the seasons. Every evening at the turn of winter and spring, the Canglong appears; at the turn of spring and summer, the Xuanwu rises; at the turn of summer and autumn, the White Tiger shows its head; and at the turn of autumn and winter, the Vermilion Bird rises.

There are two stars on the head of the Dragon: Jiaojiu (角宿) and Jiaojiu (角宿2), which represent the two horns on the Dragon's head. "The four stars after the Jiaojuku are the Hyperjuku, which is the dragon's throat, and the four stars below the throat, arranged in the shape of a dustpan, are the Dijuku, which represents the dragon's claws. Behind the dragon's claw, the room host, heart host, tail host, and minzu host represent the dragon's heart and tail, respectively.

"February 2 shaving the dragon's head"

As the saying goes, "If the dragon does not raise its head, the sky does not rain", the dragon is auspicious, and is the master of the wind and rain. On February 2 of the lunar calendar, people pray for the dragon to raise the head of the clouds for rain, moisturize everything, there is a "February 2 dragon head shaving" saying. Chinese folk generally believe that in this day shaved head, will make people red luck, lucky star high, because ...... >>

The story of February 2nd Dragon Heads Up! February 2 dragon head up the origin of folklore, the second day of the second month of the lunar calendar, is the sky in charge of clouds and rain of the Dragon King head up the day; from then on, the rain will gradually increase up. Therefore, this day is called "Spring Dragon Festival". China's northern part of the widely spread "February 2, the dragon raised its head; big warehouse full, small warehouse flow." The folk proverb.

Whenever the Spring Dragon Festival comes, most of the northern part of China in the morning of this day, every family with a lantern to the well or the river to pick water, back to the home will be lighted, burn incense, offerings. In the old days, people called this ceremony "lead field dragon". On this day, families also eat noodles, fried cakes, popcorn, than as "picking the dragon head", "eat gentian", "golden bean blossom, the Dragon King ascends to the sky, Xingyunbu rain, the five grains of abundance! "to show that the auspicious celebration.

Ming Dynasty has seen this custom. Shen Bang "Wan Department of miscellany" recorded: "Wan people call February 2 for the dragon head. The townspeople from the door of the civil gray euphemistically cloth into the house kitchen, spinning around the water tank, called for the lead dragon back." Ming Yu Yizheng, Liu Dong, "imperial capital scenic spots," Volume II, spring field records: "February 2 is said to dragon head, fried New Year's Day festival Yu cake, smoked bed bed, said smoked bugs, said the cited dragon, bugs do not come out also." Dragon in the minds of the Chinese people have an extremely high status, the ancient belief that the dragon is a symbol of the son of heaven, is auspicious, but also the master of the wind and rain. Therefore, the proverb "February 2, the dragon raises its head" indicates the arrival of spring and the revival of all things. The hibernating dragon begins to move, signaling the start of the year's agricultural activities.

The legend of February 2, the dragon heads up the proverb "February 2, the dragon heads up", the legend says that in ancient times, Guanzhong area drought did not rain, the Jade Emperor ordered the East China Sea small dragon to go to sow rain. The little dragon was so playful that he dove into the river and never came out again. There was a young man who went to the cliff to pick up the "Dragon Bucking Water" and stirred up the river. The little dragon revealed its head from the river and fought with the young man, and the little dragon was defeated and had to sow rain. In fact, the so-called "dragon's head" refers to the hibernation, the insects began to wake up. Therefore, as the saying goes, "February 2, the dragon raised its head, scorpions, centipedes are showing their heads."

"February 2" is also called the Spring Dragon Festival. Xu Shen's "Shuowen Jiezi" recorded: "Dragon, scale in the long, can be hidden, can be bright, can be fine, can be huge, can be long, can be short, the spring equinox ascends to the sky, the autumn equinox and dive into the abyss." This is probably the "Spring Dragon Festival" custom of the earliest records.

Legend has it that when Wu Zetian became emperor, the Jade Emperor ordered that no rain would fall on earth for three years. But the Jade Dragon in charge of the Heavenly River could not bear to see the people suffer from starvation, and secretly sent down a heavy rain, the Jade Emperor learned that the Jade Dragon in charge of the Heavenly River was knocked down from the Heavenly Palace and pressed under a big mountain. A monument was erected under the mountain, which reads: The Dragon King violated the rules of heaven by sending down rain, and should be subjected to a thousand sins on earth. If you want to go back to the heavenly pavilion, unless the golden bean blossomed.

In order to save the Dragon King, people are looking for the blossom of the golden beans. To the second day of February in the second year, people are turning golden corn seeds, suddenly remembered, this corn is like the golden beans, fried flowers, is not the golden bean blossom? So every family popcorn flowers, and set up in the yard burning incense, for the "blossoming beans", specifically for the King of the Dragon and Wudi see. The Dragon King knew that this is the people in the rescue it, shouted to the Jade Emperor: "Golden Bean blossomed, let me out!" Jade Emperor look at the earth's household yard golden bean flowers open, had to pass the Oracle, edict the Dragon King to return to Heaven, continue to give the earth to Xing Yunbu rain.

Since then, the folk formed a habit, every February 2 this day, people will pop corn flowers, there are also fried beans. Adults and children also read: "February 2, the dragon carries the head, big warehouse full, small warehouse flow." Some places in the yard with the stove ash sprinkled into a large circle, the grains and cereals in the center, called "playing hoard" or "fill warehouse". The intention is to wish a year of grain abundance, warehouse hoard full. Festivals, the name of the food is also commonly added to the title of the "dragon". Eat dumplings called to eat "dragon ear"; eat spring cakes called to eat "dragon scale"; eat noodles called to eat "dragon beard"; eat rice called to eat "dragon child "

This is the first time I've ever seen the Chinese language in the world, and I've never seen the Chinese language in the world.

On this day, other customs are also many, before getting up, read "February 2, the dragon raised his head, the dragon does not raise my head." After getting up, but also hit the lantern light beams, while lighting side read: "February 2 light beams, scorpions and centipedes nowhere to hide." In some places, women do not move the needle and thread, for fear of hurting the eyes of the dragon; some places to stop washing clothes, for fear of hurting the dragon skin, and so on.

From a scientific point of view, the second day of the second month of the lunar calendar or "hibernation" before and after the earth began to thaw, the weather is gradually warming up, the farmers said goodbye to idleness, began to work. Therefore, in ancient times, the "February 2" is also called "on the second day". Therefore, the Spring Dragon Festival, which is prevalent in China's folklore, was also known as the "Spring Plowing Festival" in ancient times. It is said that on this day, if you have not woken up, the booming thunder will come to call it.

As for cutting hair, it is because it is unlucky to cut the head in the first month, and it is difficult to not have a haircut for a month ....... >>

What are the customs of February 2 dragon heads up the second day of the second month of the lunar calendar, China's folk "February 2, the dragon raised its head" proverb, said the arrival of spring, everything is recovering, stinging dragons began to move, heralding the start of the year's agricultural activities. In the north, February 2 is also known as the Dragon Heads Day

February 2 Dragon Heads up the meaning of the snake people Lunar "February 2" is the traditional "Spring Dragon Festival", "February 2 Dragon Heads up the" said, "February 2 Dragon Heads up the". "The folk has always been a" haircut to the old "custom. It is because the first month to cut the head is unlucky, and a month without a haircut and very difficult, so everyone in the first month after the end of the early February have a haircut. It is said that in this day to cut hair can bring a year of good luck.

On this day, other customs are also many, before getting up, read "February 2, the dragon raised his head, the dragon does not raise my head." After getting up, but also hit the lantern to shine beams, while shining while reading: "February 2, shine beams, scorpions and centipedes nowhere to hide." Some places women do not move the needle and thread, for fear of hurting the eyes of the dragon; some places to stop washing clothes, for fear of hurting the dragon skin, and so on.

The legend of February 2 dragon heads up the proverb "February 2, the dragon heads up", the legend says that in ancient times, Guanzhong area drought is not rain, the Jade Emperor ordered the East China Sea small dragon to go to the rain. The little dragon was so playful that he dove into the river and never came out again. There was a young man who went to the cliff to pick up the "Dragon Bucking Water" and stirred up the river. The little dragon revealed its head from the river and competed with the young man, and the little dragon was defeated and had to broadcast rain. In fact, the so-called "dragon's head" refers to the hibernation, the insects began to wake up. So the saying goes, "February 2, the dragon raised its head, scorpions, centipedes are showing their heads."

What is the meaning of February 2nd? "Dragon head lifting", in fact, refers to the "Green Dragon" seven stars began to appear in the east, everything began to really wake up at this time, spring is really coming.

February two dragons raised their heads, March three Malan rake what it means March three, the Han and a number of traditional minority festivals, when the first three days of March in the lunar calendar. Anciently known as the Festival. Legend has it that the third of March is the birth of the Yellow Emperor, China since ancient times, "February 2, the dragon carries the head; March 3, born Xuanyuan" said. After the Wei and Jin Dynasties, on the Si Festival was changed to March 3, followed by future generations, and then into the Han Chinese waterfront banquets, countryside tour of the spring festival.

March 3 can be pushed to memorial Fuxi. Fuxi and his sister Nuwa Tuan earth to create people, reproduction of offspring, the Yuandong area honored Fuxi as "human ancestor", in Huaiyang (Fuxi built the capital of the place) built Taihao Mausoleum Temple, by the lunar calendar, the second to the third of March for the Taihao Mausoleum Temple Fair, the good men and women, the south boat, the north horse, are gathered in the mausoleum area, pilgrimage to worship the human ancestor.

Why say February 2nd Dragon Heads Up The origin of February 2nd Dragon Heads Up Folklore, the second day of the second month of the lunar calendar, is in charge of the clouds and rain in the sky of the Dragon King heads up the day; from then on, the rain will gradually increase up. Therefore, this day is called "Spring Dragon Festival". China's northern part of the widely circulated "February 2, the dragon raised its head; big warehouse full, small warehouse flow." The folk proverb of "the big barn is full, the small barn is flowing. Whenever the Spring Dragon Festival comes, most areas in the north of China in the morning of this day, every family with a lantern to the well or the river to pick water, back to the house will be lighted, burn incense, offerings. In the old days, people called this ceremony "cited Tianlong". On this day, families also eat noodles, fried cakes, popcorn, than as "picking the dragon head", "eat gentian", "golden bean blossom, the Dragon King ascends to the sky, Xingyunbu rain, the five grains of abundance! ", to show auspicious celebrations. Ming dynasty has seen this custom. Shen list "wan department miscellany" records: "wan people call February 2 for dragon head. The townspeople from the door of the civil gray euphemistic cloth into the house kitchen, spinning around the water tank, called for the dragon back." Ming Yu Yizheng, Liu Dong, "imperial capital scenic spots," Volume II, spring field records: "February 2, said the dragon carries the head, pan-fried New Year's Day festival Yu cake, smoked bed bed, said smoked bugs, said to draw the dragon, bugs do not come out also." Dragon in the minds of the Chinese people have an extremely high status, the ancient belief that the dragon is a symbol of the son of heaven, is auspicious, but also the master of the wind and rain. Therefore, the proverb "February 2, the dragon raises its head" indicates the arrival of spring and the revival of all things. The hibernating dragon begins to move, signaling the start of the year's agricultural activities. Legend of February 2nd Dragon Heads Up Proverb "February 2nd, Dragon Heads Up", legend has it that in ancient times, when the Guanzhong area was in drought for a long time, the Jade Emperor ordered the little dragon in the East China Sea to go and sow rain. The little dragon was so playful that he dove into the river and never came out again. There was a young man who went to the cliff to pick up the "Dragon Bucking Water" and stirred up the river water. The little dragon revealed its head from the river and competed with the young man, and the little dragon was defeated and had to broadcast rain. In fact, the so-called "dragon head-raising" refers to the hibernation, the insects began to wake up. So as the saying goes, "February 2, the dragon raises its head, scorpions, centipedes are showing their heads."