what's the meaning of dragon head in February? It's said that the day when dragon head is shaved, why should it be cut? Many parents will cut their hair for children on February 2, so do you know what dragon head means? Why should dragon head be cut this day? What's the origin of cutting hair on February 2? Follow Xiaobian up!
What's the meaning of two dragons rising in February?
Dragon head (February 2) is also known as "spring ploughing Festival", "farming Festival" and "spring Dragon Festival". It is a traditional folk festival of the Han nationality.
Dragon head up is the second day of the second lunar month, commonly known as Qinglong Festival. It is said to be the day of dragon head up. It is a traditional festival in urban and rural China. People celebrate "dragon head Festival" to show respect for the dragon and pray for rain, and let God bless the harvest. Festival folk New Year pictures: on the second day of the second lunar month in February, there is a folk saying "on the second day of February, the Dragon rises". It means that when spring comes, all things will recover, and Zhelong will start activities, indicating that the agricultural activities of the year are about to start. In the north, February 2 is also called dragon head up day, or spring Dragon Festival. In the south, it is called the outing Festival, and in ancient times it was called the vegetable picking Festival. Since about Tang Dynasty, Chinese people have had the custom of "February 2".
According to records, the origin of this sentence is related to ancient astronomy's understanding of stars' movement and agricultural solar terms. Chinese people believe that the dragon is a mascot, in charge of clouds and rain, and the lunar 'February 2' is the day when the Dragon wants to rise to heaven. In terms of solar terms, at the beginning of February of the lunar calendar, it is between "rain", "hibernation" and "spring equinox". Many parts of China have begun to enter the rainy season. This is the law of nature, but the ancients thought it was the contribution of 'Dragon'. Moreover, the dragon has a very high position in the minds of Chinese people. It is not only a auspicious thing, but also the master of weathering rain. Therefore, there is the saying that "on February 2, the dragon looks up". Why does a dragon have a haircut when he looks up? As the saying goes, a dragon doesn't look up, and it doesn't rain. A dragon is not only a auspicious thing, but also the master of weathering rain.
On February 2 of the lunar calendar, people prayed that the dragon would raise its head and make clouds to rain and nourish all things. It is known as "February 2 shaving the dragon head". People in China generally believe that shaving on this day will make people lucky and prosperous. Therefore, the proverb "shaving the dragon head on February 2, a year has a spiritual head". On February 2, every barber shop is full of customers and has a prosperous business.
In addition, there is a popular saying in Chinese people that "first month's uncle died of cutting his head", so many people do not visit barbershop for a month after finishing hairdressing in December, until February 2, the ban was lifted. However, this folk taboo has gradually faded in recent years. February 2 is the day when the dragon will rise to the sky, and the Chinese people always use the dragon as a totem. This day 'shaves the dragon's head', reflecting people's good wishes to pray for the blessing of the dragon.