On February 2nd, if you have money or not, keep in mind "1 shaving, 2 picking, 3 knocking, 4 eating", and get lucky, wealth, and luck
On the second day of the second lunar month, the dragon raises its head, also known as the Spring Dragon Festival and the Spring Ploughing Festival. As soon as the dragon head was raised, good luck came, and it was a good day. In folklore, the dragon is regarded as a good luck and the master of the wind and rain, so people will hold some activities on the day when the dragon raises its head, in order to pray for the blessing of disasters, good harvests, and good weather. In addition, on the day when the dragon raises its head, it is necessary to follow the old tradition, whether you have money or not, you have to do some things, which are "1 shaving, 2 picking, 3 knocking, 4 eating", what does it mean, let's understand.
1. Shaving: Shaving the faucet
As the folk proverb goes, "On the second day of February, the dragon raises its head, and the child and adult should shave their head". The second day of February is an auspicious day, and on this day, both adults and children are called "shaving the dragon's head". Adults get a haircut on this day, which is to shave off their worries and sorrows, which means good luck, good luck, and a successful career. The child's haircut on this day means to stay away from disease and grow up healthily.
If you don't want to get a haircut, on the day when the dragon raises its head, you can wash your hair to wash away the dust, wash away the bad luck, and lift it for a year.
2. Mining: Collecting dragon gas
On the day when the second dragon raised its head in February, it was necessary to collect dragon qi. Picking dragon qi is to inhale luck and exhale bad luck. The time to collect dragon qi is very particular, and it is not possible to collect dragon qi at any time. The correct time to collect dragon qi is to go out of the house on the morning of February 2, between 5 and 7 o'clock, and take a deep breath facing the east.
3 Knock: Knock on the faucet
In the folk, the dragon has always been regarded as the master of the weathered rain, and in the agricultural era of relying on the sky for food, people respected the dragon very much. There is a folk proverb that "on the second day of February, the dragon raises its head, the big warehouse is full, and the small warehouse flows", so on the morning of the second day of February, people will take a long bamboo pole and go to knock on the beams of the house, which is "knocking on the dragon's head". It means to wake up the dragon and pray to the dragon for blessings, praying for a year of good weather and good harvest, and peace on the one side.
4. Eat: Eat dragon food
On the second day of February, the dragon raised its head for Najib, and the food on this day was also involved with the dragon, and they all became "dragon characters", making the most ordinary food also become noble. Dipping in dragon gas and dragon luck, it is also crowned with a beautiful meaning, which is also people's yearning for a better life.
On this day, eating pig's head meat is called "eating dragon head", which means that fortune is rising; Eating wontons is called "eating longan", which means that the ears are smart and the eyes are smart; Eating noodles is called "eating dragon whiskers", which means that there is a continuous flow of wealth; Eating pancakes is called "tearing dragon scales", which means turning over and transporting; Eating twist flowers is called "gnawing the keel", which means that it is stained with dragon gas and welcomes blessings; Eating dumplings is called "eating dragon ears", which means that wealth is rolling.
Preparation of dumplings:
The ingredients that need to be prepared are fatty and lean pork filling, baby cabbage, fungus, and good dough.
Wash the cabbage, chop it into a filling, pour it into a basin, add 1 tablespoon of salt and mix well, and remove the water.
Put minced green onion and ginger, thirteen spices, cooking wine, soy sauce, white pepper, vegetable oil and sesame oil in the meat filling, and then put half a small bowl of water, stir in one direction until delicate and sticky. Then chop the fungus soaked and washed into a pot. Remove the water from the cabbage filling, put it in a basin, stir well, and the pork cabbage filling is ready.
Roll the dough into long strips, cut it into equal size, flatten it and roll it out into a slightly thicker dumpling wrapper in the middle. Wrap in the dumpling filling and knead into dumplings. Finally, boil the dumplings in a pot under boiling water, take them out and serve them on a plate.
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