The origin of the traditional festival "Dragon Head Up" on February 2nd.

It is normal for dragons to look up in good years.

On February 2nd, the dragon looked up. The second day of the second lunar month is a traditional festival in China. According to folklore, the second day of February every year is the day when the dragon king in charge of sex looks up in the sky. After that, the rain will gradually increase. It is widely circulated in northern China that "on February 2, the dragon looked up; A big warehouse full, a small warehouse flow. Popular in most parts of the country; China has different customs and activities on February 2nd, which are also called Flower Festival, Walking Festival, Lai Festival, Spring Dragon Festival, Qinglong Festival and Dragon Head-up Day. On February 2nd, there are many customs about dragons looking up, such as scattering ashes to recruit dragons, helping dragons, smoking insects to avoid scorpions, shaving faucets and avoiding acupuncture longan, so it is called Dragon Looking Up Day.

Cloud is the hometown of cranes, and the sea is the world of dragons. The dragon is supreme in people's minds. It is believed that dragons can call the wind and rain, and thunder, rain and water are things. This is people's greatest hope this year. Can make ordinary people's lives smooth and safe. This is the day when everyone welcomes the rich. Therefore, people regard February 2 as a festive and auspicious day, and gather together to pray for peace and harvest. "Dragon Culture" activities can be described as splendid. It is said that every February 23rd, some tourist attractions such as Sanya, Yunnan and Guangxi will also hold some grand activities to welcome the warm spring.

There is a legend about "February 2" called Spring Dragon Festival, which means eating popcorn. Shuo Wen Jie Zi records: "The dragon is the longest in the scale, quiet and bright, precise and huge, long and short, reaching the sky at the vernal equinox and diving at the autumnal equinox". According to legend, when Wu Zetian was emperor, the Jade Emperor ordered that it was forbidden to rain on the earth for three years. And Yulong, who is in charge of Tianhe, can't bear the people to suffer from disasters and starvation and secretly rain heavily. When the Jade Emperor learned about it, he knocked down the Jade Dragon in charge of Tianhe and erected a monument at the foot of the mountain, saying: The Dragon King's rainfall violates the laws of heaven and should be punished by the world for generations. If you want to go back to the empty pavilion, unless the golden beans bloom. In order to save the Dragon King, on the second day of February of the following year, every household exploded popcorn, put on record in the yard to burn incense, and offered "flowering golden beans" to the Dragon King and the Jade Emperor. The jade emperor ordered the dragon king to return to heaven and continue to give sex to the world. Since then, people have formed a habit. On February 2nd every year, people pop popcorn and some fried beans. Adults and children still read: "On February 2, the dragon looked up, the big warehouse was full, and the small warehouse flowed." In some places, kitchen waste ash is scattered in the yard to form a big circle, and whole grains are put in the middle, which is called "hoarding" or "filling the warehouse". It means to wish you a bumper harvest, a full warehouse and money rolling into your pocket!

In addition, there is a legend of "On February 2nd, the dragon looked up". It didn't rain in Guanzhong area in ancient times, and the Jade Emperor ordered the East China Sea Dragon to sow rain. Xiaolong is playful and dives into the river and never comes out again. A young man went to the cliff to collect "dragon water" to muddy the river. Xiaolong emerged from the river to compete with the young man. Xiaolong was defeated and had to sow rain. In fact, the so-called "dragon heads up" means that after hibernation, all insects begin to wake up. Therefore, as the saying goes, "On February 2nd, dragons looked up and scorpions and centipedes appeared".

"On February 2nd, Jiang Shangxing, the east wind blew warm and delicious. Flowers must be hooligans, and purple butterflies and wasps have feelings. " On February 2nd, everyone's activities are related to dragons. Talking is a dragon, doing things is a dragon. The picture shows a good omen, and hope for a good year! As for customs, on February 2nd, spring cakes (that is, dragon forest), noodles (that is, dragon beard), jiaozi (that is, dragon ears), popcorn and so on. It is still popular in ancient times, and there are customs such as shaving your head, picking up your daughter, scattering ashes to recruit dragons, helping dragons, smoking insects to avoid scorpions, and avoiding acupuncture longan. People give gifts with knives, hundreds of grains, melon and fruit seeds and welcome rich fruits. On the other hand, Mr. Xue mostly takes students to take the lead on this day; The dolls are reading aloud: "On February 2, the dragon looks up, and if the dragon doesn't look up, I will look up." Good luck to learn something in the future. The ancients expressed their joy at the arrival of spring through eating, swimming, dressing up and other forms, and pinned their strong desire to pray for the blessing of dragons, good weather and good crops. Nowadays, various customs have become symbols that highlight the cultural connotation of this festival.

February 2, March 3, Qingming cold food for three days. Let's talk about eating habits first. As the saying goes, "Food is the most important thing for the people", how can ordinary people not care about their livelihood? I hope that * * * will do more practical things for the people and make the world and the country lucky. It is said that ordinary people eat noodles, spring cakes, popcorn, pork head and so on. On this day, the name of "dragon" is usually added to the name of food, such as eating jiaozi as "dragon ear"; Eating spring cakes is called eating "Longlin"; Eating noodles is called eating "dragon beard meat"; Eating rice is called eating "dragon son"; Eating wonton is called eating "longan" and eating spring cakes. A spring cake bigger than the palm of your hand is like a piece of Long Lin. Spring cakes are hard and contain many dishes. Such as sauce meat, elbow, smoked chicken, sauce duck, etc. Cut them into filaments with a knife and stir-fry them with some home-cooked dishes, such as fried shredded pork with leek, fried shredded pork with spinach, mung bean sprout vinegar, vegetarian fried vermicelli and scrambled eggs. , and rolled into spring cakes, dipped in shredded onion and sesame oil noodle sauce, really delicious and refreshing. When eating spring cakes, the family sits around, puts the baked spring cakes into the steamer and takes them while eating. Hot and happy.

On February 2 nd, the dragon looked up and only gave gifts to the big pig head. There is a saying that you eat pig's head meat on February 2. Since ancient times, the heads of pigs, cows and sheep have been used to worship ancestors and gods. According to Qiu Chi's Notes in the Song Dynasty, Wang Zhongling was so hungry that he broke into a temple in a small village and asked the monk for food. The monk presented a plate of "steamed pig's head" and wrote a poem: "Its mouth is long, short and fat, and it has been eating mountain Chinese medicine seedlings for a long time. When steaming, the banana leaves have been wrapped, and when cooked, water them with apricot paddles. Red, fresh and elegant, called Jin panting, ripe and soft, really like jade. If there is no comparison between hairy roots, felt roots will eat vines. " Wang Zhongling ate steamed pig's head, and was very happy to hear the funny and unique "pig's head poem", so he named the monk "Master of Purple Clothes". Now there is a famous dish called "Roasted Pork Noodles", which can only be served after twelve processes, such as selecting materials, cleaning, spraying, soaking and making sauce. "Roasted pig's face" is fat but not greasy, and the meat and bones are separated, which is delicious and brings the effect of beauty and brain strengthening.

There is another saying: On February 2nd, when the dragon looks up, every household cooks pig's head, because the first and fifteenth days of the first month are over, and February 2nd is the last festival of the Spring Festival. Farmers' families have been working hard for a year, slaughtering pigs and sheep during the off-year holiday starting on the 23rd in Los Angeles. After the first month, all the pork killed in the twelfth lunar month was basically eaten, and only one pig head was left to eat on February 2. No matter how the years have changed and the dynasties have changed since ancient times, thousands of families eat pig's head meat every day to welcome and celebrate this day.

Eating mustard rice on the second day of the second lunar month is a popular custom in Wenzhou. It is said that eating mustard rice will not cause scabies. In the old society, ordinary people lived in poverty and had a weak sense of health. Coupled with the lack of medical care and medicines, there are many patients with skin diseases, and they are easily infected. Mustard contains a lot of chlorophyll and vitamin C, which can improve autoimmune ability and is good for human skin. Therefore, there is a saying that eating mustard rice does not cause scabies. There is another interesting legend. One day, Emperor Qianlong inspected the situation incognito and found that Zhang, a young man who had read a lot of poetry books, could not go to Beijing to catch the exam because of his poor family. Zhang was hospitable and invited Emperor Qianlong to have a light meal. Zhang found that there was not enough rice and no food in the rice jar. Zhang had a brainwave and went to the garden through the back door. He peeled a handful of green and tender mustard, added some seasoning and cooked a pot of white mustard rice. Emperor Qianlong smelled the delicious mustard rice and ate it with relish, full of praise. He even asked how the rice with white in the green was cooked. Zhang's wife replied, "This is called mustard rice, and it won't cause scabies after eating it." On this day, it happens to be the second day of the second month of the lunar calendar, and the custom of eating mustard rice on the second day of February has been handed down since then.

On February 2nd, I had my hair cut. On the second day of the second lunar month, there has been a saying among the people that "get a haircut and bid farewell to the old days" and "get married and go back to your mother's house". It is said that getting a haircut on February 2 can bring good luck for a year. There is a saying: "On February 2nd, dragons look up, and children and adults have to shave their heads". Hold your head high like a dragon, symbolizing the beginning of a new year. I heard that the expression "dragon shaving" is to get a little dragon spirit, but it is called "dragon shaving" in another way. The head is clean and tidy, and everyone looks energetic and energetic, which means that the dragon speaks for itself and takes the lead. This custom has continued to this day. On February 2nd, every family picks up their daughters. This has fulfilled the interesting folk song "February 2nd, holding a baby", and February 2nd is the day when a married girl returns to her parents' home. According to the old custom, the daughter-in-law must live in her husband's house in the first month and is not allowed to return to her family until the first month. This ballad fully shows parents' eagerness to return home.

Dragon and phoenix dance all over the world, and Yan language is beautiful. Qiu Jin, a talented woman, once said: A painter should draw a dragon in the crowd.

One must be a hero. Different people have different opinions. There is a folk saying in China that "the dragon rises on February 2". It means that spring has come, everything has revived, and the dragon has begun to move, which indicates that a year's farming activities are about to begin. Only by adhering to its own national culture can a nation win the respect of the world. The dragon is a symbol of the Chinese nation. "Dragon heads up on February 2 nd" entrusts the ancestor's worship and respect for the dragon, and contains the ideal and desire of expecting the Chinese nation to hold its head high and take off. Dragon born dragon

Phoenix gives birth to phoenix. We are descendants of the dragon. How can we forget the worship of ancestors and the dragon culture that has been passed down to this day? We are descendants of the dragon, how can we forget the dragon totem? With the country's emphasis on and development of traditional culture, dragon culture can't be lost.

Mountains don't need to be very high.

Where there are fairies, there are names, and the water is not deep.

Dragon is a kind of spirit. Longan knows pearls.

Phoenix eyes know the treasure.

An ox's eyes know grass. The ancients living in farming society were in close contact with nature and were particularly sensitive to seasonal changes. February 2nd is the first festival in spring. Spring returns to the earth, and everything revives. Insects, snakes and beasts dormant in soil or caves wake up from hibernation, and the legendary dragon wakes up from deep sleep. The dragon king, who is in charge of sex and rain, looks up and clouds make rain, which indicates that the new year will be good and the crops will be bumper. The ancients used the heroic image of "the dragon looks up" to express the shock brought by the awakening of the earth. Farmers plan to plant hoes and start production in the new year.

The moon, at this time is at sea, over the end of the world. I hope people will live for a long time and have a good scenery thousands of miles away. Every festival has pinned people's hopes and hopes for a better life. Spring brings vitality and vigor to everything, and everything recovers. The second day of the second lunar month is the day when dragons look up, and it is also the day when everything begins to recover and spring returns to the earth. As the beginning of spring, it brings us expectation and yearning for a new life. Spring is coming, let's feel spring, taste spring, cherish this beautiful spring, carry forward the spirit of the dragon, and be descendants of the high-spirited dragon.

Beautiful mountains and rivers, dragon swimming and phoenix dancing, pleasant rain and pleasant people in Ma Yue; In spring, the earth breeze blows green willows. I like to walk into a good family and smile at the auspicious dragon. The dragon looks up, good weather, good omen. The number of romantic figures depends on the present-on February 2, the dragon looked up, the happy life has no end, every day is happy and worry-free, the whole family is warm and harmonious, romantic love lasts forever, happy events continue, and after reading the text message, it is a pig's head. (Author: Chen Yingfeng)