The moral of eating beans on February 2 nd

According to folklore, the custom of "eating peas on February 2" began in the Tang Dynasty. This day is the beginning of spring ploughing. The emperor will go to the fields to help plow the fields, and the queen will go to the fields to deliver meals to them, which is an example for the people. Folk fried corn beans have the meaning of divination, and the flowering size of corn beans indicates a bumper harvest in the new year, which is particularly auspicious.

On the second day of February of the following year, every household popped popcorn. As soon as the jade emperor saw that the golden beans in the yard of every household in the world were in full bloom, he would send a letter to the Dragon King to return to heaven and continue to give sex to the world. Since then, people have formed a habit. On February 2nd every year, people pop popcorn and some fried beans.

February 2 custom

1, Dragon Boat Festival

In the past, the Dragon Head-raising Festival was a day to worship the dragon god. On this day every year, people will go to the Dragon Temple or the riverside to burn incense and sacrifice to the dragon god, praying that the dragon god will turn clouds into rain and bless the harvest. However, in many areas, especially in the south, people still regard the second day of February as the "land public sacrifice day" and hold social sacrifices to worship the land god.

Step 2 sprinkle ash

Sprinkling ash in front of the door is called "blocking the door to prevent disasters"; Scattering ash in the corner is intended to "destroy the insects"; Scatter the ashes in the yard, make them into circles of different sizes, and symbolically put some whole grains, which are called "hoarding" or "smashing ash" to wish a bumper year; Sprinkle ash on the edge of the well and call it "Huilong" for good weather.