Is there anything delicious when the dragon looks up?

What traditional food does the dragon look up to eat on February 2? What food does the dragon eat with its head up?

On February 2nd, dragons looked up to eat smoked insects, "dragon" food, pig's head banquet and so on.

Smoked insect

Smoked insects. In the vast areas in the north, every household will fry all kinds of wheat and beans for the whole family to eat together during the Spring Festival and Dragon Boat Festival.

This is called "fumigation". Beijing is slightly different from other places in "smoking insects". People put "millet flour, jujube cake, wheat and rice" in a pot and fry them in oil. Since the Tang Dynasty, the popular folk custom of burning popcorn in the Spring Festival has become one of the smoked insects.

Holiday foods in Suzhou, Hangzhou and other places in the south are more distinctive. According to Lu's records in Qing Dynasty, on February 2nd every year, Suzhou people cut the rice cakes in the coming year into thin slices and fry them in oil for the whole family to eat. Locals call it "supporting cakes". The fried rice cake slices are often oily in appearance, crisp outside the entrance and sticky inside, and delicious. After eating one piece, I want to eat another, and I can't resist its temptation. It is said that on February 2nd every year, Suzhou and Hangzhou people, men, women and children in every household are "supporting" to swallow fried rice cakes. A word of support vividly shows people's greed and love for fried rice cakes. No wonder a poet wrote a poem praising: "Slice the rice cake into crisp strips and fry it in blue oil to make it light yellow." It's hard to swing in the wind every year, and it's strange that Wuniang has less waist. "Poetry is always exaggerated. In fact, how can a fried rice cake thicken the waist of young women? But it also shows the special significance of fried rice cakes to Jiangnan people.

It should be pointed out that although the custom of frying rice cakes is unique, it is actually similar to the practice of frying food into smoked insects in the north. Moreover, from the perspective of fried food customs, the two are in the same strain.

Eat dragon food.

Traditionally, people from north and south put dragons on all kinds of food they eat on February 2. If you eat spring cakes, Ⅱ L will eat "Dragon Skin" or "Dragon Kirin"; Eating jiaozi is called eating "dragon ears"

Or "Longlin"; Eating noodles is called eating Longxu Noodles. Eat rice, cook "dragon", and so on. There is a dragon mark on the food, which means that everything is given by the dragon king, so always remember the kindness of the dragon king. At the same time, it is also a reflection of people praying for the blessing of the dragon god, showering more and blessing the human mood.

Zhutouyan

In some places in the northeast of China, every dragon head festival, people will put a pig's head banquet at home to symbolize the dragon head. The family sat around the table, eating steaming and delicious pig's head meat and eating some cakes and the like. Pig heads are usually pulled clean in advance, blanched with white water, dipped in sauce, pickled leeks and other seasonings to eat. The meat is fat but not greasy, and the crispness is moderate. Make sure everyone will have a big belly and have a good time.

The traditional custom of raising the head of a dragon

Yinlianlong

Most areas in the north have the custom of lucky dragons. In the early morning of February 2, people fished up backwater from wells and rivers. When the water tank is full, use a dustpan to fill the kitchen ash, and scatter it from the gate to the yard, all the way to the water tank, and then around the water tank. People pinned two wishes on this activity: First, they brought back the "Qianlong" symbolizing wealth. This year, production and business flourished. Second, I think the dragon has been brought back, and all kinds of snakes, scorpions and bugs are afraid to go out. At that time, due to poor medical conditions, "all kinds of insects" were rampant and diseases prevailed. People use all kinds of insects to prevent diseases and seek the health of their families.

Shaving faucet

There is a folk custom of not shaving your head in the first month, but on February 2 every year, when the dragon looks up, everyone, old and young, has to get a haircut, which is called "shaving the tap".

There is a saying among the people that "if you have money, you have to shave your head during the New Year". Come to think of it, it will be more than a month since I shaved my head on February 2, and my hair has grown. It's time to shave your head. People say that shaving your head is a leader, and adding the word "dragon" means good luck. It is said that shaving one's head on this day can make people healthy, fly freely in the air like a dragon, and be sure to have a successful career in the future.

Zhao fangliang

As the saying goes, "On February 2nd, look at the house beams, scorpions and centipedes have nowhere to hide." On the second day of the second month of the lunar calendar, the weather is getting warmer. Traditional folk customs pay attention to cleaning houses, cleaning and expelling pests on this day, so there is a saying that "February 2, smoking insects". Its practice is to light the candles left over from the Chinese New Year sacrifice on February 2, illuminate the beams and walls, and drive away insects such as scorpions and centipedes. Insects that are about to recover will automatically fall down after being shaken by wax light and can be driven out to achieve the purpose of eliminating disasters, preventing diseases and protecting health.

Worship the land god

The second day of February is the birthday of the land god, and there is a custom of offering sacrifices to the land god everywhere.

In the folk, the image of the Ten Gods is often depicted as an old man with chicken skin and crane hair. He was wearing a khaki robe and holding a cane. In the early morning of the second day of February, every household put all kinds of crystal offerings in front of the land shrine, lit incense sticks and set off firecrackers to celebrate the birthday of the land god, and prayed that the land god would guard the evil spirits, tigers and wolves at the gate or at the entrance of the village to keep one side safe. In addition, we also pray that the land god will bless the seedlings in the fields to grow sturdily and make the crops grow in Man Cang after autumn.

Avoid moving the needle.

Women don't care how important needlework is, but they don't do needlework on February 2 nd, saying that the dragon will raise its head and move the needle on this day, so in order to avoid hurting the dragon's eyes, they don't have to do any needlework on this day.

China has a vast territory and a large population, and the folk festivals on February 2nd are also colorful. She people in Fujian, Zhejiang and other provinces launched a "singing" activity on February 2; The area in central Sichuan also "welcomes the rich" on February 2, and so on. Throughout all kinds of folk activities on February 2nd, most of them are related to dragons, with strong feudal superstition. Nowadays, with the gradual popularization of science and technology, people's ability to overcome natural disasters and diseases has been enhanced, and people's lives have become rich. I'm afraid people who put their hopes on dragons have disappeared, or at least superstitions have decreased. Many customs of this festival have been gradually forgotten by people, but cleaning houses and sanitation is still of positive significance.