What should we pay attention to and what are the taboos when the Dragon Raises its Head on February 2?
There is an unwritten tradition in our country that the bigger the event, the more taboos there are. This is usually reflected in festivals. February 2nd, the Dragon Raising its Head, is also a traditional Chinese festival. What should we pay attention to on this day? Spring is a season of vitality and revival, but the weather changes greatly. Fortune Teller Network has summarized the festivals and solar terms in February of the lunar calendar in 2018. You are welcome to check it out!Taboos of Dragon Raising its Head on February 2The custom of February 2nd is the Dragon Head Festival, also known as the Blue Dragon Festival, which is a traditional Chinese festival. On the second day of the second month, the dragon raises its head. According to legend, the second day of the second month is the day when Emperor Huangdi was born. It is said that the Dragon Head Festival originated in the era of Fuxi, who "emphasized agriculture and farming". On the second day of February every year, "the empress sent food and the emperor personally plowed the fields." Legend has it that the dragon can control the clouds and rain, eliminate disasters and bring blessings, and it symbolizes good fortune. Therefore, praying for peace and a good harvest through various dragon-related folk activities has become a custom across the country and also embodies people's good wishes and yearnings. So what are the taboos and customs on the day of February 2, when the dragon raises its head? The editor invited Mr. Li Liangde to organize and explain it for everyone, hoping it will be helpful to everyone!On the second day of the second lunar month, you must be extra careful and not use knives, scissors, or needles and thread, otherwise you will injure or poke the "dragon's eyes". When carrying water in the morning, it is forbidden to let the bucket hit the side of the well, otherwise it will damage the faucet. It is taboo to push the mill on this day to avoid pressing the faucet. It is also taboo to eat porridge and drink dumpling soup. Otherwise, hail will fall from the sky if the longan is covered. People don’t eat noodles on the second day of the second lunar month because noodles are long and thin, like dragon whiskers. In Beijing, Henan and other places, people are forbidden to eat noodles on the second day of the second lunar month. It is said that eating noodles is like eating dragon's whiskers, which will offend the Dragon King and cause floods that year. People are not allowed to drink porridge or eat rice because they believe that porridge is dragon's blood and rice is dragon's egg. You can’t spin cotton, because “Spinning cotton on the second day of the second month will stain the dragon’s hair and claws.” Dragon claw means being struck by lightning. In some places, washing clothes is taboo for fear of damaging the dragon's skin. In Wucheng area, people are forbidden to go out before the sun rises, otherwise they will "kick the top of the granary" and destroy the hope of a good harvest for the year. There are many taboos during the second day of the second month. The most common custom is that women are not allowed to use scissors or needles for fear of poking the longan eyes or piercing the dragon's head; they are also not allowed to cut with knives for fear of chopping the dragon's head. In addition, many places in Shanxi and Hebei avoid carrying water in the morning. It is believed that carrying water in the morning will bring the dragon back home. In Suide, Shaanxi, it is believed that carrying water in the morning will touch the dragon's head. Unlucky. People in Xinhe, Hebei and Tengxian, Shandong avoid grinding flour on the same day for fear of suppressing the dragon's head. In the Dongming area of Shandong, people have to clean the mills in the afternoon of the first day of February. Lift up the upper and lower fans of the mill and do not use it. Because the locals believe that the stone mill is a dragon head, the dragon head must be lifted up during the Dragon Head Festival. Even today, although stone mills are no longer used to grind flour, to this day. All noodle-making machines had to stop operating for fear of "grinding the dragon head to pieces". In addition to the above taboos, the following taboos should also be noted01. After a woman gets married, it is taboo for her to spend the second day of the second lunar month at her parents’ home.02. Women are not allowed to give birth in their parents’ home. 03. When a woman gets married, it is taboo to choose a pregnant woman as the bride-to-be and the bridegroom. "Looking back" and widows. 04. The pot must not be empty from the Spring Festival to the second day of the second lunar month. 05. Avoid visiting relatives and friends or patients on the first and fifteenth day of the lunar month, and do not visit patients in the afternoon. 06. It is taboo to say "closed" in shops. Closing the shop at night is called "close the door". 07. Avoid using mulberry wood when building houses (“桑” is a homonym of “丧”, which means “sorrow”). Sophora japonica wood ("Sophora japonica" is homophonic to "bad"). 08. Fishermen or boat owners avoid saying "turn over" and say "slide over" instead. 09. Avoid saying "jealous", which is called "using taboos". |
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