What are the traditional foods for the Dragon Raising its Head on February 2, 2021? Food Introduction
On the second day of the second month of the lunar calendar, we welcome the traditional festival Dragon Raising Head Festival, also known as the Green Dragon Festival or the Spring Dragon Festival. In addition to the tradition of haircuts, there are also traditional foods for the Dragon Raising Head Festival. So what are the traditional foods for the Dragon Raising Head Festival on the second day of February in 2021? Let’s take a look at the food introduction.What does it mean when the dragon raises its head on February 2?Dragon Raising its Head (the second day of the second lunar month), also known as the Spring Ploughing Festival, Agricultural Festival, Green Dragon Festival, Spring Dragon Festival, etc., is a traditional Chinese folk festival. "Dragon" refers to the seventh star of the Eastern Azure Dragon among the twenty-eight constellations. At the beginning of the first month of mid-spring every year, the "Dragon Horn Star" rises from the eastern horizon, so it is called "Dragon Raising its Head". The day when the dragon raises its head is at the end of February, and the lunar month of February is Mao. Mao is one of the twelve Earthly Branches, belongs to the element of wood, and the hexagram is Zhen. Nine two is in the mutual Zhen of Lin hexagram, and Zhen represents the dragon, which means that the dragon has left its latent state and has appeared on the surface, showing its head, which is a sign of growth. In farming culture, it indicates that Yang energy is coming out from the ground, the rainfall increases, all things come to life, and spring ploughing begins. Since ancient times, people have regarded the Dragon Raising its Head Day as a day to pray for blessings, good fortune, and to ward off evil and disasters.What are the traditional foods for the Dragon Raising its Head on February 2, 2021?Spring rollsIt is customary to eat spring pancakes on the day of the Beginning of Spring, and it is also customary to eat spring pancakes on the second day of the second lunar month. Eating spring pancakes on the Beginning of Spring is called "biting spring", and eating spring pancakes on the second day of the second lunar month is called "biting dragon scales", which is named because the spring pancakes are round and thin, like scales. Pancakes Pancakes are the afterbirth of the Dragon King. Eating pancakes is to prepare for the Dragon King's disaster, and throwing pancakes is to bury the Dragon King's afterbirth pig head. On the day of the Dragon Raising its Head on February 2, people pay attention to food and drink as before, especially eating pig heads, which are called dragon heads. But during the Republic of China period, people seldom heard of eating dragon teeth, dragon hair, and dragon scales. On this day, farmers made vegetable balls called "eating dragon eggs" and noodles into soup noodles called "eating dragon whiskers". Fried oil cake In some areas such as Beijing and Tianjin, people have the custom of eating fried cakes on the day of the Spring Dragon Festival, which is called "eating dragon gall". The fried cake is golden in color, so it is very vividly called dragon's thorn. Eat noodles People in the north like to eat a bowl of "dragon beard noodles" on February 2 to bring good luck. Dragon beard noodles evolved from Shandong stretched noodles. They got their name because the stretched noodles are as thin as hair and when put into boiling water they look like a silver dragon entering the sea. Mustard Rice Eating mustard greens rice on the second day of the second lunar month is a widely spread custom among the people of Wenzhou. There is also a saying that "eating mustard greens rice will prevent scabies." Mustard greens are rich in chlorophyll and vitamin C, which can enhance immunity, strengthen resistance, and protect the skin. Eating mustard greens rice on the second day of the second lunar month can reduce the occurrence of skin diseases and respiratory diseases in spring. Popcorn Another thing that people eat on the day of the Dragon Raising its Head is popcorn. Popcorn looks like golden beans blooming, so eating popcorn on this day symbolizes good weather and rain. Of course, eating fried soybeans on this day also has the same meaning. There is a proverb that goes, "The popping of popcorn in every household's pot awakens the Dragon King, who rises early in the morning and brings rain to ensure a good harvest." |
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