On the second day of the second month of the Chinese lunar calendar,dragon head up.

“Longtaitou“ commonly known as the Green Dragon Festival, is a traditional festival in China, known as "dragon Head Festival".

In the north, the second day of the second month of the Chinese lunar calendar is also called Dragon head Day, also known as Spring Dragon Festival.

In the south, it is called Taqing Festival, and it is called picking vegetables Festival in ancient times. 
 

Since about the Tang Dynasty, Chinese people have had the custom of "the second day of the second month". Chinese folk believe that the dragon is an auspicious thing, in charge of clouds and rain, and the lunar "February 2" day is the day that the dragon wants to ascend to heaven.

In terms of solar terms, at the beginning of the second month of the lunar calendar, it is between "rain", "Awakening of Insects" and "spring equinox", and many places in China have begun to enter the rainy season.

This is the law of nature, but the ancients thought it was the work of the "dragon". Moreover, the dragon has a very high status in the minds of the Chinese people, not only as a blessing, but also as the master of weathering and rain.

Therefore, there is the saying "February 2, the dragon raises its head".

In ancient astronomy, people observed the Oriental dragon seven stars, that is, the dragon constellation, rising above the eastern horizon in the spring, which is called the "dragon head".

In ancient China, the twenty-eighth night was used to indicate the position of the sun, moon and stars in the sky and to judge the seasons.

The seven elements in the twenty-eight form a complete dragon constellation, including the horn, the Kun, the Di, the chamber, the heart, the tail and the half-moon.

 Astronomers suggest that on March 11, the Dragon Horn star will slowly rise from the eastern horizon, as if "the dragon looks up".

Every February after the spring breeze, in the evening "dragon horn star (that is, one star and two stars)" appears from the eastern horizon, at this time the whole body of the dragon is still hidden below the horizon, only the first appearance of the horn, so it is called "dragon head up".

The appearance of this star corresponds to the rainfall, so the ancient people believed that the dragon controls the rainfall, and the rainfall determines the harvest of farming, thus affecting people's living standards.

Therefore, the dragon has become the most important "totem" in the farming society, and people are full of reverence and worship for the dragon.

There is a saying that "shaving the head on February 2, a year has a spiritual head". Haircut on this day is called "shaving the head" or "shaving the head".

The elders hope to borrow the dragon head up this auspicious time, bless the child's healthy growth, grow up to rise in prominence; Adults have their hair cut, bidding out the old year and welcoming the new, hoping to bring good luck.

On this day, many people will choose to go to the barber's to shave their heads, which means to shave off the bad luck of the old year and welcome the good luck of the New Year.

 According to folklore, shaving one's head can freshen up, refresh one's spirits, and inject new energy and hope into the New Year.

When shaving the head, the barber will pay special attention to shaving the "dragon beard" in front of the forehead, because the "dragon head" represents the dragon to begin activities, shaving the "dragon beard" means to remove all constraints, so that good luck and auspice start from the beginning.

This custom not only reflects people's yearning for a better life, but also expresses good wishes for the New Year.

Dragon Ear

Dumplings are figuratively called "dragon ear Eating" on this day. Some of the shapes of dumplings are like ingots, and some are like ears, which means that money is rolling in and good luck.

In addition, people will also wrap dumplings with various auspicious fillings, such as meat stuffing, which means wealth, and hope that the New Year will be rich.

Eating Gentian

Fried oil cake on this day is called "eating Gentian".

Deep-fried oil cake is golden in color, delicate in taste, sweet and delicious. Eating fried oil cake means eating gentian, hoping to be healthy and safe in the New Year.

Dragon bear

On this day, dragon beard noodles is called "dragon beard".

People believe that eating noodles will make them smooth and satisfactory.

It is thin and long. It looks like a dragon beard, which means long life and health.

In addition, some places will have their own unique food customs.

For example, eating wontons is called "eating longan" because the shape of wontons is similar to longan.

Eating rice is called "eating the dragon son", which means that children and grandchildren are full and the family is prosperous.

The food customs on this day are very rich and varied, all related to the "dragon", meaning good luck, good luck and harvest.

Folk proverb

On February 2, the dragon raised its head, everyone small farmers make farming cattle.

On February 2, dragon head up, Okura full, Okura flow.

On February two, the dragon raised its head, the son of heaven cultivated land minister cattle.

February 2, dragon head up, every family to pick up the girl.

On February 2, the scorpion centipede has nowhere to hide.

On February 2, the dragon raised its head and the worm snake swam freely out of the hole.