What is the Dragon Head Festival?

On the second day of the second lunar month, it is said that dragons look up. It is a traditional festival in rural China, and it is called "Dragon Head Festival". As the saying goes: "On February 2nd, the dragon looked up and everyone became a farmer." At this time, the sun's spirit rises, the earth thaws, and spring ploughing will begin. This is the time to transport manure and plow the fields. According to legend, this festival originated in the period of leader Fu. Fu "attaches importance to farming and farming". On February 2nd every year, "The Queen Mother delivers meals and plows the fields with her own horses" to take care of herself. Later, the Yellow Emperor, Tang Yao, Yu Shun and Yu Xia all followed the example of their predecessors. For Zhou Wuwang, we have not only followed this traditional practice, but also implemented it as an important national policy. On the second day of February, a ceremony was held, and all civil and military officials could personally plow an acre of land. This is the historical legend of the Dragon Head Festival. On the other hand, Wu Zetian abolished Tang Lizhou as emperor, which provoked the jade emperor to be furious and ordered the Dragon King not to rain for three years. The dragon king could not bear to lose his life, and it rained heavily secretly. When the Jade Emperor learned of this, he shot the Dragon King out of the Heavenly Palace and pinned him down at the foot of the mountain. Lebanese people feel that the Dragon King is deeply grateful to Rain God and prays to heaven every day. Finally, he moved the jade emperor and released the dragon king on the second day of February, so there was a saying that "the dragon looked up on the second day of February" In fact, in the past, rural water conservancy conditions were poor, and farmers attached great importance to the spring rain and celebrated the "Dragon Head Festival" to show respect for dragons, pray for rain and let God bless the harvest. From their wishes, it is good, so the "Dragon Head Festival" has been passed down to this day.

The local people celebrate the "Dragon Head Festival", which is full of dragon worship. They think that dragons can control water and rain and decide whether crops are harvested or not, and they must not be offended. In the past, on this morning, people would worship the roller. It is said that the drum is the embodiment of Qinglong. Some even put scorpions upright, indicating that "the dragon looks up." Adults and children often shave their heads and get a haircut on this day, which means to shave off the "faucet" to show dignity and good luck. Women should avoid sewing to avoid "blinding longan"; Don't grind, don't grind rice, don't push the cart, for fear of "breaking the waist and tail of the dragon."

On February 2, most farmers eat "bulging" (rubbing their faces with their hands), commonly known as "pushing the door and pushing the stick". Why eat "bloating"? Some people say that if you eat a "door stick" and hold the door, evil spirits will not enter and you will be safe for one year. Some people say that after the Spring Festival, everyone was bored and confused, ate a "bulging" meal and began to work and live. Some people eat jiaozi on February 2nd, saying that it is to stick the scales and nails of the dragon, so that the dragon can feel refreshed and pray for rain. A few ballads satirize the lazy woman: "After the 23rd day of the first month, the lazy woman was so anxious that there was nowhere to drill. I want to go to heaven again and have no shoes to wear; I want to drill again, but I don't have a knife tip; I'm going to be hanged again, and I can't live without oil on February 2. " There is also a local custom of frying beans on this day. The folk song says, "On February 2nd, the dragon looks up, peas explode in every pot, wake up the dragon king to get up early, and the rain will ensure a bumper harvest." Some people are still burning incense and kowtowing in the nearby Wang Yao Temple, praying for peace.