What day is Dragon Raising its Head (February 2)? Is it an auspicious day to cut the “dragon head”?
The time when the Dragon raises its head is between the solar terms Rain Water, Waking of Insects and Spring Equinox. What day is the Dragon raises its head (February 2)? Is it an auspicious day to cut the "dragon head"? The zodiac sign corresponding to the second month of the lunar calendar is the rabbit, so it is also called the Rabbit Month. You can choose the auspicious day you need based on the taboos, hexagrams, and good and bad luck of the day. Shuimoxiansheng.com’s special topic for February of the lunar calendar in 2020 will give you a comprehensive analysis!What day is the Dragon Raising its Head (February 2)?》Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties: February 2[1] Yuan Dynasty - February 2 is clearly the day when the dragon raises its head. When describing the customs of the capital city, Xijin Chronicle mentioned, "February 2 is called the day when the dragon raises its head." On this day, people like to eat noodles, which are called "dragon beard noodles"; they also eat pancakes, which are called "dragon scales"; if they make dumplings, they are called "dragon teeth". In short, all the food we eat must be named after parts of the dragon's body. 【2】Ming Dynasty - Picking Vegetables Festival, Flower Festival, and Dragon Head Shaving <br /> After the Ming Dynasty, there were many customs related to the Dragon Raising its Head on February 2, such as spreading ashes to attract the dragon, supporting the dragon, fumigating insects to avoid scorpions, shaving the dragon head, and avoiding acupuncture of longan, so it was called the Dragon Raising its Head Day. Yuan Fei wrote in Suihua Jili Pu: "On February 2nd, the Outing Festival, the people of Ren County went out to enjoy the scenery in the surrounding areas...." Wang Hao's Guang Qun Fang Pu Tian Shi Pu quoted Han Mo Ji: "According to the custom in Luoyang, February 2 is the Flower Festival, when scholars and commoners go out for fun, it is also the Vegetable Picking Festival." During the Ming Dynasty, the activities of "fumigating insects" and "frying beans" were added to the second day of the second lunar month. In the Ming Dynasty's "A Brief Account of the Scenery of the Imperial Capital", it is said: "On the second day of the second month, the dragon raises its head... fumigating the bed and kang is called fumigating insects, which is to attract dragons and insects away." 【3】Qing Dynasty - fumigating insects, eating dragon whisker noodles and dragon scale cakes, and women not doing needlework <br /> The "Daxing County Chronicle" during the reign of Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty recorded that "on the second day of the second month, each family makes meat and vegetable cakes, cooks them with oil and eats them, which is called fumigating insects." The Records of Wuding Prefecture in the Xianfeng Period of the Qing Dynasty recorded: “… on the second day of the second month, people take stove ash and surround the house in the shape of a dragon or snake, which is called the Money-Attracting Dragon, and is meant to attract good fortune and luck. The "Yanjing Sui Shi Ji" in the late Qing Dynasty said: "February 2nd... people now call it the Dragon Raising its Head. On this day, the cakes eaten are called dragon scale cakes, and the noodles eaten are called dragon beard noodles. Girls in the boudoir should stop sewing for fear of hurting the dragon's eyes. ” At this time, not only did they have to eat bread and noodles, but women were also not allowed to do needlework for fear of hurting the dragon's eyes. ——The Dragon Raising its Head is also known as the Spring Farming Festival, Spring Dragon Festival, etc. It is a long-standing traditional festival in my country. It falls on the second day of the second month of the lunar calendar every year. There is a folk saying that "On the second day of the second month, the dragon raises its head." Is it an auspicious day to cut the “dragon head”?——Shaving the dragon head on the second day of the second lunar month: auspicious and good luck (1) Children’s haircut: shaving the “happy head”, taking advantage of the auspicious time when the dragon raises its head, bless the child to grow up healthily and become successful when he grows up;(2) Haircut for adults: Say goodbye to the old and welcome the new, hoping to bring good luck and a smooth new year. February 2 is said to be the birthday of King Yao: ——In the south, such as the Hakka area, it is the birthday of the God of Land, called "Land Birthday", to give the God of Land a "warm birthday"; ——In some places, there is a custom of holding a "Land Meeting": every family collects money to celebrate the birthday of the God of Land, goes to the Land Temple to burn incense and offer sacrifices, beats gongs and drums, and sets off firecrackers. ——In the northern region, there is also the custom of eating pig heads and getting a haircut (cutting the "dragon head") during festivals. |
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