What are the differences between the northern and southern customs when the Dragon Raises its Head on February 2?
China is a vast country with abundant resources. Many traditional festivals in China have different customs and cultures, and the Dragon Head-raising Festival is one of them. On this day, there are many differences in customs between the north and south of my country. For more details about the lunar calendar for February 2018, please visit the Fortune Teller website for consultation!What are the differences between the northern and southern customs when the Dragon Raises its Head on February 2?Although the festival was established relatively late, the cultural origins of the "February 2" customs can be traced back to the ancient dragon worship and community sacrificial customs. Among the Han nationality, the February 2nd Festival is mainly divided into the Dragon Raising Head Festival and the Community Day Festival. The Dragon Raising Head Festival is mainly concentrated in the northern "February 2nd" custom activities, while the Community Day is the main content of the southern "February 2nd" festival activities. The north and the south have their own characteristics and are very different.Northern Guiding Dragon and Shaving Head "Attracting the dragon" is the main content of the Dragon Raising Festival in the north. There are roughly two ways to "attract the dragon": one is "spreading ashes to attract the dragon", and the other is "drawing water to attract the dragon". The former mainly involves sprinkling lime on the water tank in the kitchen to attract the dragon out of the world. In fact, lime has an insecticide effect. The latter involves drawing water in the morning, which has the meaning of purification. In addition, "shaving the dragon's head" is also a traditional custom of the Dragon Raising Festival in the north. There is a custom in the north during the New Year that people do not shave their heads in the first month of the lunar year. The hair that has grown for a month must be shaved off on the day of the Dragon Raising its Head. Moreover, in Hebei, people generally believe that if you don't get a haircut on the day of the Dragon Raising its Head, you will not be able to hold your head up high and will have no future. The main activities of the community day in the south are to worship the land god and watch community opera. According to legend, February 2 is the birthday of the God of Land, so worshiping the God of Land on this day can pray for good weather and a good harvest. Community opera is a performing arts competition held on the community day. It is performed to thank the gods and pray for blessings. It is also called "land opera". In rural areas, the Spring and Autumn Festival operas are usually performed on temple platforms or temporary outdoor stages. In his article "Community Opera", Mr. Lu Xun vividly described the scene of community opera performances in Shaoxing countryside in the late Qing Dynasty. In the Han area, in addition to the Dragon Raising its Head and Community Sacrifice, there are also various commemorative festivals held during this year. As far as eastern Fujian is concerned, the February 2 Lantern Festival in the ancient town of Huotong is said to be a lantern festival held by Huang Ju, a Sui Dynasty censor, to repay his uncle Zhu Fu. The February 2 Lantern Festival in Huotong has been passed down for thousands of years and has considerable local influence. In the Shuzhong area, there is a custom of going out for an outing and picking vegetables on the second day of the second lunar month. On that day when the Dragon Raises its Head, people invite each other to go out for an outing and pick some wild vegetables to bring back home. |
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