What is the origin of the haircut on the second day of the second lunar month when the dragon raises its head? What are the legends?
The second day of the second lunar month is commonly known as the "Blue Dragon Festival" or "Dragon Raising its Head". On this day people have their hair cut and the dragon's head shaved. So what is the origin of the haircut on the second day of the second lunar month? What are the legends? Winter has gone and spring has come. February in the lunar calendar has already entered spring. Shuimoxiansheng.com provides you with more detailed information about February in the lunar calendar 2019!What is the origin of the haircut on the second day of the second lunar month when the dragon raises its head?The second day of the second lunar month is the day when the hibernating dragon ascends to heaven. People believe that shaving one's head on this day will bring good luck and fortune. A haircut for children is called a "happy head" and it takes advantage of the auspicious time when the dragon raises its head to bless the children to grow up healthily and become successful when they grow up; a haircut for adults means bidding farewell to the old and welcoming the new, hoping to bring good omens and good luck. Therefore, the proverb says, "If you shave the dragon's head on the second day of the second month, you will have a good spirit throughout the year." On this day, every barber shop is crowded with customers and business is booming.On the second day of the second month of the lunar calendar, spring returns to the earth. It is the time to plant crops and the earth is thirsty for rain. In Chinese culture, the dragon is a symbol of good fortune that controls wind and rain. There is a saying that goes, "There will be no rain unless the dragon raises its head." Therefore, the dragon raising its head is a symbol of revival and good luck. In folk customs, people choose to shave their heads on this day in the hope of an auspicious sign of good fortune. In addition to seeking good luck, there are also taboo reasons. In Beijing, Hebei and other places, there is a custom of not shaving hair in the first month of the lunar year. Therefore, barber shops are extremely busy at the end of the twelfth lunar month. Employees are busy from morning to night. There are very few customers in the first month of the lunar year. Some bosses simply give employees holidays and close down their businesses. As soon as the first month of the lunar year is over, especially on the second day of the second lunar month, the shops will be packed with customers again. What are the legends about the Dragon Raising its Head on February 2?1. The birth of Emperor Yao. Legend has it that Emperor Yao's father, Emperor Ku (Emperor Jun), had four queens: Jiang Yuan, Jian Di, Qing Du, and Chang Yi. Originally, Chang Yi had the lowest status, but since she gave birth to a son, everyone looked at her differently. Qingdu has always been worried about not having a son. Someone told her that praying for a child at the Goddess Temple is very effective, and as long as you are sincere, there is nothing you can't achieve. Qingdu did as the witch said. After dinner on the Lantern Festival, he went to the temple to place offerings, then kowtowed three times respectfully, put his hands together, and prayed to the gods to give him a child.Let me explain this from two perspectives. One year there was a severe drought and the people lived in hardship. There was a red dragon in the sky. When he saw the miserable conditions of the people on earth, he felt pity and secretly made it rain. When the Jade Emperor found out about this, he suppressed the red dragon under a mountain. The people pleaded for the Red Dragon, and the Jade Emperor said, "Unless the golden beans bloom." On the second day of the second month, an old lady came from nowhere and kept shouting, "Golden beans for sale!" People were very puzzled, and when they bought some home, they found that they were actually yellow beans. When these soybeans were fried in the pan, they crackled and bloomed. When the Jade Emperor found out, he had no choice but to release the red dragon and banish him to the mortal world. After Qingdu prayed for a child from the Goddess Temple, he looked forward to good news every day. One night, she dreamed of a red dragon following her, and from then on, she became pregnant. On the second day of the second month of the following year, there were lightning and thunder, and then the sun shone brightly. A golden light shone in the yard, and a child was born. He was named Fangxun, who later became King Yao. Fangxun was smart and clever, and had been loved since childhood. After he grew up and became an emperor, he would farm with the people on the second day of the second lunar month every year. The custom of emperors tilling the fields was thus passed down. During the Chinese New Year, the woodblock New Year picture sold at the market, "The Emperor Riding the Golden Bull", originated from this. There are many different opinions about the birth of King Yao. Later generations made up a story: Golden beans bloomed and the red dragon raised its head. On the second day of the second month, King Yao was happily born. 2. Jade Dragon Sends Sweet Rains : According to legend, after the death of Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty, Li Zhi, Wu Zetian came to power. She first made her sons Li Zhe and Li Dan the Emperor Zhongzong and Ruizong, but later deposed them one after another. In the second year of Yongchang (690 AD), he abolished the Tang Dynasty and established the Zhou Dynasty, and proclaimed himself emperor, calling himself Emperor Wu of Zhou. This incident angered the Jade Emperor, and he ordered Taibai Jinxing to tell the Dragon Kings of the four seas not to rain on earth for three years as a punishment. That year, from the Beginning of Summer to the Cold Dew, there was no rain for more than 150 days. As a result, the earth dried up and the crops died of drought. In many places, even getting water was very difficult. The people were in misery and their lives were in misery. The Jade Dragon, who was in charge of the Milky Way, could not bear to see all these tragic scenes. He risked violating the Heavenly Rules, opened his huge mouth, drank up all the water from the Milky Way, secretly made it rain, and saved the people of the world. However, this angered the Jade Emperor, who banished the Jade Dragon to the mortal world and pressed him under a mountain to suffer. There is also a stone tablet in front of the mountain, on which are engraved four sentences: "The Jade Dragon violated the rules of heaven by making rain, and should be punished by the world for thousands of years. If you want to return to the Lingxiao Palace, you must wait until the golden beans bloom." When people passed by here and read the words on the stele, they realized that the Jade Dragon brought rain to save the people, but was crushed here and suffered. In order to rescue the Jade Dragon and get him back to the sky and take control of the Milky Way again, people are determined to find the blooming golden beans, but they cannot find them. I searched and searched until the first day of the second lunar month of the following year. There happened to be a market on the street. An old lady was carrying a sack of corn kernels to the market. Because the sack was not tied tightly, it opened as she walked, and the golden corn kernels scattered all over the ground. When people saw it, they were very happy. The corn kernels looked like golden beans! If you fry it in a pan, won't golden flowers burst out? So, word spread from one person to ten people, from ten to a hundred, and everyone knew about it. Everyone agreed to take action together the next day, the second day of the second month, and pop popcorn. Yulong saw this and was very happy. He shouted, "Old man Taibai, the golden beans are blooming. Why don't you let me out?" Taibai Jinxing, with dim eyesight, took a look and saw that it was indeed the golden beans blooming. He then removed the mountain that was pressing on Yulong. Yulong took the opportunity to leap into the air and brought down the sweet rain again. As the saying goes, "A good fate is not as good as good luck." A person's destiny is already determined, and the only thing that can be controlled is his or her "luck." 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