Customs of February 2nd: Why do we eat pig heads when the dragon raises its head on February 2nd?
Introduction: February 2nd, the Dragon Raising its Head, is one of the traditional festivals, and there are many customs associated with the Dragon Raising its Head, and eating pig head is one of them. So what about the custom of February 2nd: Why do we eat pig heads when the dragon raises its head on February 2nd? A year's plan begins with spring. The wind in February of the lunar calendar officially brings spring, and the weather is gradually getting warmer. Shuimoxiansheng.com will interpret every day of February of the lunar calendar in 2019 for you!Customs of February 2nd: Why do we eat pig heads when the dragon raises its head on February 2nd?The story of eating pig head meat on the second day of the second lunar month:In ancient times, pig heads were offerings to ancestors and to heaven, and they could not be eaten casually on ordinary days. Farmers usually worked hard for a year, and would slaughter pigs and sheep on the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month to celebrate the New Year. From this day on, the food began to improve. There had to be some meat in every meal. The whole family had a reunion dinner on New Year's Eve, and ate dumplings on the first and fifth days of the new year. On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, they ate Yuanxiao. By the first day of the first lunar month, the New Year and the festival were over, and the pork slaughtered in the twelfth lunar month was basically eaten up. At last, only a pig's head was left, which could only be eaten on the second day of the second lunar month. The Dragon King is in charge of rain. When he goes to heaven, farmers have to offer the best sacrifices to him. So farmers have to offer the best sacrifices to the Dragon King. Farmers kill the pig for the New Year and usually eat up the pig in the first month of the year, "except for the head and hooves, which are cooked and eaten on that day." People offer the pig's head to the dragon's head and eat the pig's head to represent the dragon raising its head. People describe dragons by finding characteristics from many animals. In the image of a dragon, one can find shadows of many animals, including snakes, fish, phoenixes, unicorns, deer, horses, and cows. This is also the reason why people use pig heads instead of dragon heads.The second story of eating pig's head on the second day of the second lunar monthA story was recorded in the "Qiuchi Notes" of the Song Dynasty: After Wang Zhongling pacified Bashu, he felt very hungry, so he broke into a small village temple, but met a drunk monk. Wang Zhongling was furious and wanted to kill him, but the monk showed no fear. Wang Zhongling was very surprised and turned to ask him for food. Soon the monk presented a plate of "steamed pig's head" and wrote a poem for it: "It has a long mouth, short hair and fat, and has been eating medicinal seedlings in the mountains for a long time. It is wrapped in banana leaves when steamed, and poured with apricot juice when cooked. The red and fresh one is called Jinpanting, and the ripe and soft one is worthy of being picked with jade chopsticks. If it can be compared with the hair roots, the felt roots should be eaten with rattan sticks." Wang Zhongling was very happy eating the delicious steamed pig's head and listening to the witty and unique "pig head poem", so he named the monk "Purple Robe Master". There is also a saying: "How can you not find the temple gate while carrying a pig's head?" The truth of this is self-evident. If you are talented but not recognized, don't be discouraged. Sooner or later you will find someone who can understand and accept you. It seems that eating pig heads on the second day of the second month is a tradition left over from ancient times and a sign of good luck.Analysis of the legend of the Dragon Raising its Head on February 2:Legend of the origin: It is said that this festival originated in the period of Fuxi, the first of the Three Sovereigns. Fuxi "attached great importance to agriculture and farming" and on the second day of February every year, "the empress brought food and the emperor personally plowed the fields", taking care of his one and a half mu of land. Later, Huangdi, Tang Yao, Yu Shun and Xia Yu all followed the example of the former king. By the time of King Wu of Zhou, this traditional practice was not only continued, but also implemented as an important national policy. On the second day of the second lunar month, a grand ceremony was held in which all civil and military officials were required to personally till one acre and three mu of land. This is the historical legend of the Dragon Head Festival.Origin Legend 2: It is said that in ancient times, there was a long drought in Guanzhong area, and the Jade Emperor ordered the dragon from the East China Sea to sow rain. The little dragon was playful and dived into the river and never came out. A young man went to the cliff to collect some "Dragon-Subduing Water" to muddy the river water. The little dragon emerged from the river to challenge the young man. The little dragon was defeated and had to sow rain. Legend of the origin story three: Another story is that Wu Zetian abolished the Tang Dynasty and established the Zhou Dynasty, which angered the Jade Emperor, who ordered the Dragon King not to rain for three years. The Dragon King couldn't bear to see the suffering of all living beings, so he secretly sent down a heavy rain. When the Jade Emperor found out, he banished the Dragon King from Heaven and crushed him under a mountain. The common people were grateful to the Dragon King for bringing rain, and prayed to the heaven every day. Finally, the Jade Emperor was moved and released the Dragon King on the second day of the second lunar month. Hence the saying “The second day of the second lunar month, the dragon raises its head” came into being. In fact, in the past, rural water conservancy conditions were poor, and farmers attached great importance to spring rain. They celebrated the "Dragon Head Festival" to show respect for dragons and pray for rain, asking God to bless the harvest. From their wishes, it was a good thing, so the "Dragon Head Festival" has been passed down to this day! The new wave of annual fortune in 2019 has already changed. Calculate your own fortune in advance, correct your mistakes if there are any, and encourage yourself if there are none, so that the new year will be smooth and safe. 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