What do you mean, the dragon doesn't look up and it doesn't rain? What does it mean that it rains on February 2nd?

On February 2 nd, the dragon raised its head, which is also a traditional folk festival "Zhonghe Festival", or "Qinglong Festival" and "Dragon Head Lifting Festival". After the dragon looks up, the rainy weather will increase and the temperature will rise. On this day, there is a proverb that "the dragon doesn't look up and it doesn't rain", which shows how important rain is on the day when the dragon looks up. So what exactly does it mean?

What do you mean it won't rain until the dragon looks up? The proverb "If the dragon doesn't look up, it won't rain" literally means: If the dragon doesn't look up, it won't rain heavily! Because in traditional culture, dragons are actually in charge of wind and rain. For example, various dragon kings in The Journey to the West are often responsible for the rainfall of one side! Because the second day of the second lunar month is the day when dragons look up, the actual meaning of this old saying is: after the second day of the second lunar month, there will be more rainy weather, and a spring rain will make the temperature warmer!

In fact, around the Lantern Festival every year, although it is rainy and solar terms, the increase in temperature or rainy weather may not be obvious immediately. At this time, the whole country will enter the spring from south to north. Because this is a gradual process, the farther north you may be, the later you will feel the spring blossoms and the arrival of the rainy season. With the end of rainy solar terms and the beginning of shocking solar terms, it will be mid-spring, and people's feelings about the rise of temperature and the change of rainy weather will become more and more obvious! When people feel that the local rainfall is increasing, they will especially sigh, "It seems that the dragon really looked up and finally it rained heavily!"

On February 2, the dragon looked up and it rained. On February 2, the dragon looked up, and the spring rain was as expensive as oil.

On February 2, it rained, which is a rare good thing.

Although this spring rain can't solve the fundamental problem, it is at least a psychological comfort and a timely rain.

Another year of good weather and good harvest in four seasons.

In ancient times, people regarded the dragon as the god in charge of human rain, and the amount of rain directly affected farmers' annual harvest. Therefore, every year on February 2nd, a sacrificial ceremony is held to pray for good weather and good harvests. If you don't worship the dragon, I'm afraid there won't be enough rain this year!

The rural proverb "It rains only when the dragon looks up" means an auspicious dragon that hibernates in winter. If it doesn't fly in the sky on the second day of the second lunar month, it is still hibernating and lying down. It may be that Jixianglong caught a cold, was seriously ill, or was infected, and he could not afford to get sick. Maybe he will be a sick auspicious dragon in the future, so it is not so convenient to send clouds and rain to people.

Is it better to rain or not to rain? February 2 is the day when the dragon heads up to ascend to heaven. It rains on February 2nd, which means good weather and good harvest. As the agricultural proverb says, "On February 2nd, the dragon looks up, the big warehouse is full, and the small warehouse flows." The ancient poem "Good rain knows the season, when spring comes. Sneak into the night with the wind, moisten things silently. This is the continuous spring rain that people hope to wait for!

As the old saying goes, "there is rain in the dragon, and there is wind in the wind", "the dragon doesn't look up, and it doesn't rain". When the black dragon looks up, the natural rain follows, saying that "spring rain is as expensive as oil". The rainfall in spring directly affects the annual harvest. When the rain comes in time, the harvest will be good, and everyone's expectations for the harvest are pinned. May the "dragon" bless us, and the weather will be good and the grain will be abundant in a year.

Related news On February 2nd, the dragon looked up. Which dragon is looking up?

It's the "Oriental Black Dragon".

As early as ancient times, our ancestors had determined the time and position by observing the astronomical phenomena.

Astronomical phenomena, that is, the trajectories and positions of the sun, moon and stars, are also called astrology. The ancients divided 28 groups of astrology near the ecliptic (also known as the Twenty-eight Nights) into four groups according to the four directions of east, west, north and south, forming "four elephants", including the black dragon in the east, the white tiger in the west, Suzaku in the south and Xuanwu in the north.