Why do you want to cut your hair on February 2nd? The reason why the dragon looked up and cut his hair on February 2 nd

Because the Han people in the Qing Dynasty were forced to shave their heads, they would reminisce about the past every family reunion in the first month. Later, it became the homonym of "dead uncle", which means "shaving your head in the first month", so no one dared to shave his head in the first month, and February 2 happened to be the day when the dragon looked up. For good luck, they shaved their heads on this day.

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The custom of raising the dragon head on February 2

March 18 is the second day of the second lunar month, and there is a folk saying that "the dragon rises on February 2". Old Changzhou has many traditional customs and activities on this day to pray for good harvest and good luck.

Ji, a folklore expert in our city, said that the second day of February is the birthday of the land Lord, and people have the custom of going to the temple (hall) of the land Lord to burn incense. "Burn incense and worship Buddha to the land Lord or the land father-in-law, so that the weather will be favorable and the grain will be abundant, so as not to cause drought and flood disasters."

"This day is the practice day of ordinary people, so it is also taboo to rain. There is a saying:' it rains on the birthday of the land, and it is difficult to leave a white field on the ground (white field: it means that the field is dry and not waterlogged, suitable for farming). Ji said that vegetables should generally be planted in early February when the weather is fine, so "on February 2, gourds and eggplant will be planted together." "

Ji introduced that on the morning of February 2, Changzhou also had the custom of eating "dragon belly noodles". The so-called "earth dragon" is to wrap a big glutinous rice ball at home during the New Year, roll it into the shape of a earth dragon, and then use two red beans as eyes. On the day when the dragon looks up, people cut the "earth dragon" into pieces and eat it, which is a sign.

It is also known that many people choose to shave their children's heads on February 2, which is also a good sign. Ji said that on the one hand, it is because there is a custom of not shaving your head in the first month, on the other hand, it also places people's good wishes for a good year.