Dragon Head Raising (the second day of the second lunar month), also known as Spring Farming Festival, Farming Festival, Qinglong Festival and Spring Dragon Festival, is a traditional folk festival in China. "Dragon" refers to the astrology of the oriental black dragon in seven of the twenty-eight lodges. At the beginning of mid-spring every year, the "Dragon Horn Star" rises from the eastern horizon, so it is called "Dragon Head Up".
The dragon looked up at the beginning of mid-spring, and the five elements of "Mao" belonged to wood, and the divination was "earthquake"; In "92", it means that the dragon has escaped from the latent state and has appeared on the surface of the earth, emerging as a budding elephant. In farming culture, "the dragon looks up" means that the sun is shining, the rain is increasing, everything is full of vitality, and spring ploughing begins. Since ancient times, people have also regarded the Dragon Rise Day as a day to pray for good weather, exorcise evil spirits and avoid disasters, which is related to farming culture.
February 2 custom
Mining dragon gas
Shi Mao in the morning (between 5: 00 and 7: 00), the first Shi Mao in Uzuki, is a good luck to go out and take a deep breath in the East.
Shaving faucet
Refers to the second day of February, when children have a haircut, it is called shaving "happy head" to bless children to grow up healthily and get ahead when they grow up; Adults get haircuts, say goodbye to the old and welcome the new, hoping to bring good luck and a smooth new year.
dragon boat
In ancient times, the Dragon Head-raising Festival was a day to worship the dragon god. On this day every year, people will go to the Dragon Temple or burn incense at the riverside to offer sacrifices to the dragon god, praying that the dragon god will turn clouds into rain and bless the harvest. When the dragon heads up, there will be a "Dragon Boat Lift" in some parts of China, inviting the dragon to come out of the water and praying for all the best.
Cattle on the farm
"Dragon Head Up" is also a rural agricultural festival. An agricultural proverb says, "On February 2nd, the dragon heads up, and everyone cultivates cattle with small households". Spring rain in farming season is as expensive as oil. If the spring rain is sufficient, it indicates a bumper harvest in a year.
Write with a pen
According to legend, the third day of the second lunar month is Wenchang's birthday. In the old society, letting children write and write was a good sign for dragons to look up. It is wise to dress their children and light cinnabar, which means that their eyes are bright and their hearts are bright. They hope that they will grow up and be educated. The opening ceremony is the first gift of life, and it is the traditional form of enlightenment education in China to let children begin to read.