On February 2nd, the dragon looked up. What dragon raised its head?

In fact, it refers to the black dragon in the eastern sky. On February 2nd every year, the rhinoceros horn in the Black Dragon Seven Hotel first appeared in the East. The horn beam is the dragon head among the dragon stars, so it is called the dragon head. The reason why February 2 is so valued is that after February 2, the rainfall in the northern region will increase and it will officially enter spring. On the other hand, people also think that the Dragon King woke up on the second day of February and brought precipitation to the earth. This statement can be traced back to the Yuan Dynasty's "Analysis of Tianjin Record", which is the first historical material to record the rise of the dragon.

February 2nd is the day when everything comes back to life. People in ancient times said that they lived according to the solar terms, and the climate had a great influence on the living conditions of the ancients. The most basic agricultural cultivation needs to rely on these seasonal solar terms. February 2nd is an important day because after a long winter, spring is coming, and spring ploughing is the season of spring ploughing, which has an important influence on a country's agriculture, population, taxation and so on. So the ancients attached great importance to this time.

February 2nd is also an important observation in ancient astronomy. The ancients studied the stars in the sky and linked them with the climate, which actually combined astronomical knowledge with actual agriculture and was an important progress in ancient astronomy.

Because spring is coming, people will go out for an outing on February 2 to worship the dragon god. The ancients always associated some festivals with specific customs and turned them into fascinating activities. On February 2, many people went out to enjoy the spring scenery, and some people went to the temple to worship. Thanks to the rain of the Dragon King, they also shaved their heads and lit lamps. In addition, people give food names related to dragons. For example, rice noodles are called Zi Long, spaghetti is called Longxu Noodles, and jiaozi is called Dragon. People celebrate the arrival of February 2 through various activities.

Generally speaking, the dragon looks up on February 2, which means that the horn of the oriental black dragon reappears in the east.