The customs and habits of different festivals will also be different. So, let’s take a look at what are the customs of the Dragon Raising its Head in 2021? Introduction to the custom of Dragon Raising its Head. As we enter the second month of the lunar calendar, the weather begins to gradually warm up and everything becomes full of life. Various articles on Shuimoxiansheng.com’s special topic for February 2021 of the lunar calendar have been updated, so stay tuned!What are the customs of Dragon Raising its Head in 2021? Introduction to the Custom of Dragon Raising its HeadThe first custom of Dragon Raising its Head: welcoming the auntAnother important activity on the second day of the second lunar month is to welcome the "aunt", that is, the bride's family takes back the married daughter, hence the saying "welcome the baby on the second day of the second lunar month". The second custom of the Dragon Raising its Head: The Emperor Ploughs the Fields Another activity on February 2nd was the emperor plowing the fields. Because the second day of the second month of each year is almost around the time of Jingzhe, "on Jingzhe, the soil is plowed and the earth's energy flows during the Spring Equinox." From then on, it is the busy time for spring farming in the north. The third custom of the Dragon Raising its Head: “On the second day of the second month, the dragon raises its head. If the dragon doesn’t raise its head, people do.” This old saying sets the tone for people to be positive and optimistic. The dragon is a mythical creature imagined by people. It is the master of wind and rain. “It won’t rain unless the dragon raises its head” and “the dragon raising its head” is the synonym for rain. During this period, the average temperature in most areas has steadily risen to above zero degrees Celsius. As the weather warms, cumulus clouds formed by convection gradually increase, and precipitation naturally increases significantly. What is the special meaning of the dragon raising its head?The Dragon Raising its Head, one theory is that the Jiao constellation of the seven stars of the Eastern Azure Dragon has just emerged from the ground in the evening, and the dragon has just exposed its horns, so it is called the Dragon Raising its Head. Of course the date is not quite accurate. But it probably means February 20th in the lunar calendar, which is usually around March in the Gregorian calendar. At this time, the seven stars of the Azure Dragon in the east had just emerged from the ground.In ancient China, the Twenty-Eight Mansions were used to indicate the positions of the sun, moon and stars in the sky and to determine the seasons. Among the twenty-eight constellations, seven of them, namely Jiao, Kang, Di, Fang, Xin, Wei and Ji, form a complete dragon-shaped constellation, among which Jiao is like a dragon's horn. Every February after the spring breeze, the "Dragon Horn Stars (i.e. Spica and Capricornus)" appear on the eastern horizon at dusk, so it is called "Dragon Raising its Head". |
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