Tomorrow is the day when the two dragons rise at the beginning of the second lunar month. The dragon rise is a traditional festival in ancient China, also known as' spring Dragon Festival 'and' outing Festival '. It is said that the spring Dragon Festival originated in the Fuxi era. Fuxi 'paid attention to farming and mulberry, and worked in the field'. Every year on the second day of February, 'the emperor's mother sent rice and the emperor drove and plowed'. At the time of King Wu of Zhou Dynasty, a grand ceremony was held on the second day of February every year, calling on all civil and military officials to cultivate in person. " Dragon head up 'actually means that the seven stars of' Green Dragon 'begin to appear in the East. Everything starts to really wake up at this time. Spring is really coming. February Erlong has the custom of haircutting, so why should February Erlong have a haircut? The editor of this article will bring you four ways to look up and have a haircut in February.
Why do you want to have a haircut in February?
There are four statements about the Dragon raising his head and cutting his hair:
1) Statement 1
February 2 of the lunar calendar is the traditional "spring Dragon Festival". There is a saying that "February 2 dragon looks up". People have always had the custom of "cutting hair and getting rid of the old". It is said that a haircut on this day can bring good luck for a year. Because there is a saying in popular belief that "if you don't shave your head in the first month, you'll die if you shave your uncle", many people don't patronize the barber shop for a month after they cut their hair in the twelfth month, and the ban was lifted only on February 2. However, this folk taboo has gradually faded in recent years.
2) Statement 2
The saying "February 2" is popular in most parts of the country. On this day, there has always been a saying among the people that "barber goes to the old". Haircut for children, called 'shaving happy head', take advantage of the auspicious time when the dragon looks up to bless the healthy growth of children and stand out when they grow up; Adult barber, called 'shaving faucet', bid farewell to the old and welcome the new, hoping to bring good luck. There is a folk proverb as evidence: 'on February 2, the dragon looks up, and children and adults want to shave their heads.'
3) Statement 3
On February 2, shaving has been around for more than 300 years today. Since the Qing army entered the customs in 1644, the official asked all men to keep the sand pot head with no hair around, a lock in the middle and a braid. Han people were not like this. Before the Ming Dynasty, children under the age of 18 could have their hair cut. Generally, when they had their hair cut, they were bald and bare, and nothing was long. When they added a hat after the age of 18, they could never have their hair cut. They could not have their hair cut until they died, because their body and skin were affected by their parents. Therefore, Han men have to keep all their hair on their head, which is also braided and rolled up. Therefore, Han men don't have haircuts, but after the Qing soldiers entered the customs, they were forced to have haircuts, so the common people had such an appointment that no one would have a haircut in the first month, and their uncle would die by shaving his head in the first month. In fact, it is' Nostalgia ', so it is called' Nostalgia after shaving in the first month '. Later, the common people called it' dead uncle '.
4) Statement 4
As the saying goes, 'if the Dragon doesn't look up, it doesn't rain'. The dragon is not only a thing of good luck, but also the master of weathering and rain. On the second day of February in the lunar calendar, people hope that the dragon will raise its head, make clouds and rain, and moisten all things. It is known as "shaving the dragon head in February". It is generally believed that shaving on this day will bring people good luck and good luck. Therefore, the folk proverb says, 'shaving a faucet on February 2 has a spiritual head all year round'.