Why do you want to eat jiaozi on February 2nd? What is the significance of this day?

Dragon Head Lift Festival; February 2; Longtaitou Day

On the second day of the second lunar month, China folklore, every day, is the day when the competent dragon king in the sky looks up; After that, the rain will gradually increase. This day is also called the Spring Festival. There is a saying in northern China that "on February 2nd, the dragon looked up; A big warehouse full, a small warehouse flow.

On the second day of February, it used to be called the birthday of the land. This is an ancient traditional festival in China. On this day, people eat fried rice cakes, which are called "supporting cakes" to show that they are about to start farming and need to be strong. Haining called this day "Radish Birthday". According to "Miscellaneous Knowledge of Ancient Crops", "On February 2nd, when the earth was born, it was customary to eat rice cakes with oil, which was called" supporting ". It is a melon eggplant variety in rural Japan. " In the temple, if you spend money on music all day, it will explode at night. "

Every year on the second day of the second lunar month, the dragon looks up, commonly known as the Qinglong Festival. Legend has it that this is the day when dragons look up. Celebrating "Dragon Head Festival" is a traditional festival in urban and rural areas of China to show respect for dragons and pray for rain so that God can help ensure a bumper harvest.

Jiaozi originated from the ancient trough. Jiaozi, formerly known as Joule, was first invented by Zhang Zhongjing, a doctor in Nanyang, China, with a history of 1800 years. It is a traditional specialty food deeply loved by the people of China, also known as jiaozi. It is China's staple food and local snacks, and it is also a New Year's food. There is a folk song called "Xiao Han, eat jiaozi in the New Year." Jiaozi often cooks with flour and leather bag stuffing.

There are many famous jiaozi products all over China, such as Guangdong's powdered shrimp dumplings, Shanghai's fried dumplings, Yangzhou's steamed dumplings with crab roe, Shandong's small soup buns, Shenyang's jiaozi and Sichuan's Zhong jiaozi. These are all popular varieties.