Speaking of customs, that is, everyone in a particular day to do the same or similar things, and everywhere there are local customs, in addition to a fixed few legal holidays customs are similar, there are also some festivals with different customs, people often say that ten miles of different sounds, in fact, ten miles of different customs.
And February 2 is also known as the spring plowing festival, agricultural festival, etc., is a traditional Chinese folk festival. Especially in the farming culture, the dragon is a very important day in the eyes of the people, after February 2, people began to fade the festive atmosphere of the first month, to prepare for a new year of farming. Moreover, the dragon belongs to the symbol of good luck, honor and good weather in ancient times, and the day known as the day when the dragon carries the head is destined to be its status.
My hometown is Weifang, Shandong Province, for the February 2 is also impressive, daybreak, mom will pull out grass ash from the bottom of the stove, dad will use the tool ride, in the doorway to spread one or two hoard, is a round will also be similar to a small ladder kind of thing, in the middle of the hoard put wheat grain and corn grain, and also put the coins, in the hoard of the middle of the wheat grain and corn grain, and also put coins, in the middle of the hoard. The symbolism of the coming year full of grain hoard, do not worry about food to eat. After spreading the hoard, will also burn a string of firecrackers, daybreak, you will hear the crackle of firecrackers, break your old dreams, lead to a new day.
In the hometown, the first month is not cut hair, even if the hair is long can not be cut, because of the meaning of bad, you will find the big girl, young man's hair even if the eyes, in the home of the older generation of deterrence, but also do not dare to act rashly, until the second of February, the family mother will say that the hair is quite long, go to cut it, the children are like an amnesty, and once again back to the refreshing themselves. Now I realize that it is customary to shave the dragon's head, by cutting hair to make yourself new, but also means that the new year to get good luck.
The last one is also a small child love and hate to eat sugar beans, is soybeans, peanuts, peas and other beans first fried, and then wrapped in a layer of sugar coating, mom's hands are very good, the sugar beans on a layer of frosting, but let a person depressed is chewing up the teeth, and not let a lot of food.