Reading guide:Since ancient times, the second day of February "dragon raises its head" is a traditional large-scale festival, because the ancients believed that the dragon is in charge of rainfall, and the rain determines the harvest of the year's farming, so when the second dragon rises in February, every household will hold activities such as "worshiping the dragon and praying for rain, releasing life", hoping to have an auspicious harvest in the year. When the dragon raises its head, there are many "dragon worship" customs, and people hope to live in harmony with nature through the process of worshipping the dragon and praying for blessings. Although the second day of February has always been a relatively important holiday, in recent years, many customs have been diluted from modern life.
In recent days, I talked to the elders in the family about the customs of February 2, when they were children, the lively atmosphere on February 2 was no less than the Spring Festival, especially "1 knock, 2 li, 3 eat, 4 picking", they must keep in mind that they can welcome the fortune dragon and receive good luck! Let's take a look at the customs of February 2nd.
1 knock: knock on the beam
As the saying goes: "February 2nd knocks on the beam's head, big hoarding full of small hoarding", on the second day of the second lunar month, people will hold a long stick and knock on the house beam at home, because people think that the house beam is the place where the dragon is entrenched, knock the house beam a few times, you can wake up the dragon, after the dragon wakes up, it can not only suppress all kinds of pests, but also lead the rain, so that we will have a bumper harvest in the following days, the warehouse is full of warehouses, happiness and health.
In the folk, in addition to knocking on the beams of the house on the second day of February, there are actually many places to knock. For example, on the second day of February, I knocked on the table and beat so that there was nowhere to put food. On the second day of February, knock on the pot table, and the big and small ingots roll out. On the second day of February, knock on the door, sit down and don't move to make gold. On the second day of February, knocking on the door, the big one led the small one to run. Therefore, on the second day of February, everyone can knock on every place in the house, which means that people are prosperous and everything is prosperous in the first year of the new year.
2. Shaving: Shaving the head
As the saying goes: "February 2 shaving the dragon's head, a year has a spiritual head", on the second day of February, both adults and children, will shave off their long hair, it is said that shaving the head on this day, can make us in the new year will be good luck, lucky stars. In the folk, children shave their heads on this day, called "shaving their heads", borrowing the meaning of the dragon's head to bless the children to grow up healthily and get ahead in the following days. And adults shave their heads, called "shaving the dragon's head", which means saying goodbye to the old and welcoming the new, and bringing us good luck in the new year.
Although it is a custom to shave your head on the second day of February, the second day of February is the time when the yang energy rises and the temperature rises rapidly, so we must shave off the long hair at this time to keep the hair fresh, which can not only prevent fire, but also make people look more energetic. On the second day of February, it is not recommended to shave your head, because the temperature at this time is still relatively low compared to summer, and it is easy to catch a cold if you shave your head!
3. Eat: Eat dragon food
Because on the second day of February, people hope that the dragon will be blessed, so on this day, they will definitely eat some traditional delicacies about the dragon, such as eating pig's head meat as "eating dragon head", eating spring cakes as eating "dragon scales", eating dumplings as eating "dragon ears", eating noodles as eating "dragon whiskers", eating fried cakes as "eating gentian", and eating wontons as eating "longan".
There are a lot of dragon food about February 2, but these foods don't have to eat everything, everyone can choose 1-2 things to eat, when eating dragon food, don't swear, don't throw dragon food, otherwise it will also bring us bad luck.
4. Mining: Collecting dragon gas
The second day of the second month of the lunar calendar is the day of the lunar month, the ancients believed that "Shuangmao" is a good day, in such a morning, the "dragon horn star" of the oriental dragon will slowly rise from the east, when the dragon first rises, it is the time when the blessing is the heaviest, so when the sun rises on the second day of February, people will look to the east of the rising sun, when they see the sun just coming out, they immediately take a deep breath 5-10 times, so that we can collect the dragon qi, so that we are more blessed in the new year.
If because of some things, you did not collect dragon qi on the morning of February 2nd, you should not be discouraged, as long as on the second day of February, everyone in the direction of the sun, take a deep breath 5-10 times, and mentally say more auspicious words, so that you can also collect dragon qi!
On February 2nd, "the dragon raises its head", keep in mind: "knock on the beams of the house, shave the head, eat dragon food, and collect dragon gas", and welcome the good luck of the dragon! If today's article is helpful to you, please follow and like, this is my greatest support. In the follow-up, Chef Hu will explain more cooking tips and health skills to everyone, and finally thank you for your **.