A detailed introduction to the custom of the Dragon Raising its Head on February 2, 2021. What is the good meaning of the Dragon Raising its Head?

A detailed introduction to the custom of the Dragon Raising its Head on February 2, 2021. What is the good meaning of the Dragon Raising its Head?
Speaking of the Dragon Raising its Head, I believe everyone is familiar with it, but not everyone knows what the good meaning of the Dragon Raising its Head is. So, let’s take a look at the detailed introduction of the Dragon Raising its Head custom activities in 2021. What is the good meaning of the Dragon Raising its Head? "The rain from the apricot blossoms wets my clothes, while the wind from the willows blows on my face without making me feel cold." The second month of the lunar calendar in 2021 is a month worth looking forward to. May we all have good fortunes. Check out the latest article on Mr. Shui Mo's website for details!

Detailed introduction to the 2021 Dragon Raising Head Customs Activities

1. Fumigation
As the second month of the lunar calendar approaches, the weather gradually warms up and various insects begin to move around. Some insects are harmful to human health, so on the second day of the second month, people make pancakes and burn incense, hoping to drive away poisonous insects with the smoke.
2. Hit the beams
It means using a wooden stick or bamboo pole to knock on the beams of the house to scare away poisonous insects such as snakes and scorpions to prevent them from causing harm. In some places, it is popular to knock on the edge of the kang, which has the same purpose as knocking on the beams of the house.
3. Stir-fried scorpion beans
The most popular custom on this day is frying scorpion beans. In Weixian, Laizhou and other places, it is called "Baojie", which sounds like "baozhe". It is said that if you eat fried scorpion beans, you will not be stung by scorpions for a year. In Yuncheng and other places, it is called "fried scorpion claws". Children sing as they eat it: "After eating scorpion claws, there is no need to kill scorpions."
4. Pick up the girl
Another important custom on February 2 is to pick up the "girl", that is, the girl's family takes back her married daughter, so there is a saying "February 2, bring the girl back".
5. Fried corn
According to legend, the tradition of frying corn on the second day of the second lunar month every year is to commemorate Yilong who was willing to risk violating the laws of heaven to relieve the suffering of drought on earth. Legend has it that the Jade Dragon could not bear to see the people suffer from drought, so he helped them bring rain and was imprisoned by the Jade Emperor. The Jade Emperor then set a rule that he would only be released when the golden beans bloomed.
6. Surround the grain storage
There is a widely circulated folk proverb in northern my country: "On the second day of the second month, the dragon raises its head; the big warehouses are full, and the small warehouses flow." On the morning of the second day of the second month of the lunar calendar, villagers in many parts of the north get up early. Housewives take a basket of wood ash from under their stoves, take a small iron shovel to scoop some ash, walk and shake the shovel, and draw circles on the ground. The circles of the enclosure are big inside small, with at least three and at most five, and they surround odd numbers but not even numbers. After the granary is enclosed, the family’s grain is reverently placed in the middle of the granary and intentionally scattered around the outside of the granary, symbolizing a good harvest that year.

What good meaning does the dragon raising its head have?

The meaning of the Dragon Raising its Head on February 2 is: Dragon Raising its Head, a traditional Chinese festival, is on the second day of the second month of the lunar calendar. It is also known as the Spring Ploughing Festival, Agricultural Festival, Green Dragon Festival, Spring Dragon Festival, etc. It is a traditional Chinese folk festival. Legend has it that the dragon, which has been sleeping for a winter, raises its head on this day, symbolizing the return of spring and the revival of all things. The second day of the second lunar month, the Dragon Raises its Head, is a traditional folk festival of the Han nationality, and is popular in most parts of the country. The customs and activities on the second day of the second lunar month are different in different parts of my country, and it is also known as the Flower Festival, the Outing Festival, the Picking Vegetables Festival, the Spring Dragon Festival, the Green Dragon Festival, and the Dragon Raising its Head Day. There are many customs related to the Dragon Raising its Head on February 2, such as spreading ashes to attract dragons, supporting dragons, fumigating insects to avoid scorpions, shaving the dragon's head, and avoiding pricking longan eyes with needles. Therefore, it is called the Dragon Raising its Head Day.

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