Are there any special customs in Huai 'an for the Spring Festival?

The second day of the second lunar month is one of the traditional folk festivals in Huai 'an, which is called "Dragon Head Up" or "Dragon Head Festival".

On February 2, the dragon looked up and everyone scraped the tap.

In the old days, there was a saying in Huai 'an that "people have money and no money to shave their heads for the New Year". It's been more than a month since February 2, and it's time to get a haircut. February 2 is an auspicious day to hold the dragon's head up. After a long time, the custom of shaving on February 2 has been formed. On February 2 nd, the dragon looked up and every child shaved his head. The same is true. For good luck, the word "dragon" was added in the middle of the haircut, which was called "shaving tap" to distinguish it from other haircuts. Some girls also chose this day to get their ears pierced. In addition, parents choose this day to send their children to school.

On February 2nd, every family picks up their daughters.

In the old society, the bride did not return in the first month, and the daughter-in-law did not become a monk in the first month. At the same time, there is a superstitious saying that "a married daughter can't look at her parents' lights in the first month, and she will die after watching her father-in-law", so she is not allowed to return to her family. For more than a month, the girl missed her mother, and her mother missed her, so February 2 was not only the first month, but also an auspicious day, so everyone took their daughters back to their parents' home.

On February 2 nd, the house beam was illuminated, and the scorpion centipede had nowhere to hide.

On this day, I lit the candles for Chinese New Year's offerings. Beams and walls kill pests. In addition, on this day, the children knocked the ladle dry with chopsticks and said, "On February 2, knocking on the ladle fork made nine mice blind." Knock on the small glass with chopsticks and say, "February 2, knock on the small glass, nine empty nests for ten mice" to drive away rats and kill them. Write a list of "On February 2nd, insects and ants went straight to the ground" with white paper, in which "insects and ants went straight to the ground" should be reversed and then pasted on the table or bed leg to avoid insects and ants.

On February 2 nd, the dragon looked up, full of money, and small of money.

It is also a folk custom to draw a grain depot or grain depot with blue gray, or draw circles of different sizes in front of children's doors, symbolizing the connection between the big circle and the small circle and praying for a bumper harvest. On February 2, some people also eat rice crust on New Year's Eve, and women are forbidden to use needlework. It is said that the dragon looks up at the east needle and thread, and his eyes will be hurt.