The spring Dragon Festival is held on February 2 of the lunar calendar, which is also known as dragon head up. In legend, the dragon is the God in charge of wind and rain. In order to pray for good weather on this day, there will be many activities on the day when the Dragon raises its head. What are the traditional customs of dragon raising its head on February 2?
Eat pig's head meat: there are many sacrificial traditions on the day of dragon head rising, among which the most important sacrifice is a whole pig's head. In order to pray for a good year, people offered the most ceremonious sacrifice to the Dragon King, hoping to get shelter. After the sacrificial ceremony, it is time for people to improve their food. Therefore, it is customary to eat pig's head on February 2 every year.
Eat dragon's ear: in old Beijing, there is a custom of eating dumplings with dragon's head up on February 2. Because the shape of dumplings is like ears, eating dumplings on this day is called eating long ears. People also have requirements for the dumplings eaten on this day. Dumpling stuffing must have meat and vegetables, which means wealth.
Eat Longxu: the Longxu here refers to the longxumian. It is said that the longxumian was invented by the imperial chef of the Ming Dynasty, which has a history of more than 300 years. People eat longxumian on the day of dragon head up in the hope that they will be happy in the future.
Eat Dragon: on February 2, the Dragon said delicious white rice. It is impossible to test why rice has dragon meaning. People hope to have more sons and more happiness when eating white rice on this day.
Eat longan: it should be noted that longan is not the fruit we often eat, but wonton. Because wonton is round and bright like a dragon's eyes. Therefore, eating longan on this day is to hope to be as energetic as a dragon.
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In addition to eating, drinking and eating, there are many interesting customs on the day of dragon head raising. On February 2, the Dragon King was sacrificed. The folk had a tradition of not moving the needle and thread. He was afraid that the embroidered needle would hurt the dragon's eyes, so he could not easily use scissors on that day. But the barber shop is the exception, because it is also a day for people to cut their hair together. There is a folk legend that uncle died of haircut in the first month of January. People will not cut their hair until February 2. On this day, there is a blessing of good luck from the dragon head.