What foods are suitable to eat on the Dragon Raising Day in February 2021? Do you need to maintain your health?

What foods are suitable to eat on the Dragon Raising Day in February 2021? Do you need to maintain your health?
From the perspective of solar terms, the beginning of February in the lunar calendar is between "Rain Water", "Qingzhe" and "Spring Equinox". From the perspective of festivals, it is the Dragon Raising its Head on February 2, 2021. So let's find out what are the suitable foods to eat on the Dragon Raising its Head on February 2, 2021? Do you need to maintain your health?

What foods are suitable to eat on the Dragon Raising Day in February 2021?

The first type: dumplings
Because dumplings are shaped like dragon’s ears, we call the dumplings we eat on February 2 “dragon ears”. The best thing to eat on February 2 is meat-filled dumplings, because the homonym of meat-filled is “wealth”, and eating meat-filled dumplings means prosperity in the new year.
The second type: pig head
On the second day of the second lunar month, pig heads would be offered to the Dragon King in the hope that the new year would be good weather and a good harvest. The meat of the pig heads after the offering became the delicacy of the day, so the meat of the pig heads was also called "eating the dragon head".
The third type: fried cake
Because the fried cake is golden in color and looks like a dragon egg, people also call it dragon egg, which means everything will go well in the new year.
Fourth: Mustard Rice
The older generation believed that eating mustard rice on the second day of the second lunar month would prevent scabies for the whole year. As rice resembles dragon's eggs, they also called mustard rice "eating dragon's eggs." Mustard greens are rich in nutrients such as vitamin C, calcium, iron, etc. Giving more to your family can also improve their immunity. It is recommended that everyone can make a bowl of mustard greens for their family if they have the conditions.
Fifth: Spring pancake
Because incense is burned when making spring pancakes on the second day of the second lunar month in the hope that the smoke will drive away poisonous insects, and the shape of the fried pancakes resembles dragon scales, spring pancakes are also called "dragon scale pancakes." In some places, pancakes are also called "dragon scale pancakes".
The sixth type: Longxu noodles
Because the cooked noodles are thin and look very much like a dragon's beard, they are also called "dragon beard noodles". Eating dragon beard noodles on the second day of the second month implies peace and success in the new year.

Do you need to maintain your health?

"Covering up in spring" is a traditional way of maintaining health, so we need to maintain health on the second day of the second lunar month when the dragon raises its head. As winter goes and spring comes, the cold begins to retreat and the yang energy rises, so covering up in spring is a hard truth.
Exercise more <br /> Go to places with plenty of sunshine and greenery, take more deep breaths, and provide the brain with fresh and sufficient oxygen, which makes people feel happy and excited, thus improving their immunity and resisting colds.
It is better to eat light food<br /> The diet should be light, warm and plain, warm food is better, avoid raw and cold food. You should eat less high-fat and greasy food, because greasy food can easily make you feel full and make your body feel tired.
Health tips for the Dragon Raising its Head on February 2: Don’t go without socks <br /> The feet have always been known as the "second heart" of the human body. If the feet are cold, the whole body will be cold, the body's resistance will decrease, and diseases may take advantage of the opportunity to enter. Therefore, when the weather is still cold in spring, you should also wear some warm cloth shoes. Female friends should wear thicker, looser, more comfortable and sweat-absorbent shoes and socks. Especially when taking a walk in the neighborhood in the morning or evening, you can't just wear a pair of comfortable slippers as usual. If you are caught in the rain outside, be sure to soak your feet in hot water when you get home. In short, avoid getting your feet cold.

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