When will the dragon look up and have a good haircut?

Looking up at the dragon is one of the traditional festivals in China, and it is also on the second day of the second lunar month. At this time, people will have a traditional haircut custom. So when should the dragon's head be cut off? What's so particular about dragons looking up?

When do you want to have your hair cut? Good morning.

There is no fixed time to cut your hair on the day when the dragon looks up, but it is generally believed that it is better to cut it in the morning. Beauty is a traditional custom of the Dragon Head Festival. Because there is a saying that people don't get a haircut in the first month, it has become part of people's competition for haircuts on February 2.

Dragons had better get up in the morning to have their hair cut. On the second day of the second lunar month, spring returns to the earth, which is the season of planting crops, and the earth is eager for rain. In China culture, the dragon is an auspicious thing that dominates the wind and rain. As the saying goes, it doesn't rain when the dragon looks up, so it symbolizes recovery and auspiciousness. In folk customs, people choose to shave their heads on this day in order to look forward to good luck.

On February 2 nd, the dragon looked up! This is a traditional folk festival in China, the Dragon Head Festival. As the saying goes, on February 2, the dragon looked up. On this day, folk foods are named after dragons. For example, eating jiaozi is called eating dragon ears, eating rice is called eating dragon seeds, and steamed cakes are also shaped like dragons on the surface, which is called Longlin cakes. Tianjin people have the custom of shaving their heads, eating pancakes and frying braised pork on this day. Because braised pork is lumpy and golden yellow after frying, eating braised pork is also called eating Long Lin.

What are the subtleties of the dragon head?

1, shaving tap

Shaving the tap on February 2nd is a year of good spirits. It is generally believed in China that shaving one's head on this day will bring good luck. On February 2, every barber shop was full of customers and the business was booming.

Step 2 eat dragon food

What is dragon food? The ancients were bold enough. They believe that Rowen will have a good time on February 2nd, so the diet on this day should be named after dragons. Eating spring cakes is called eating Long Lin, eating noodles is called eating Long Fu beard, eating rice is called eating dragon seeds, eating wonton is called eating longan, and eating jiaozi is called eating dragon ears.

3. Sacrifice to the Dragon God

In the past, in most parts of northern China, every family carried lanterns to fetch water from wells or rivers this morning. When they came home, they lit lamps, burned incense and offered offerings. In ancient times, people called this ceremony to attract dragons. Its purpose is to pray for rain, eliminate pests and harvest crops.

4, mining dragon gas

Shi Mao in the morning (between 5: 00 and 7: 00), this is Shi Mao in Uzuki. When you go out, take six deep breaths facing the east, and meditate that a mass of green gas falls from Baihui point on the top of your head to Dantian, full of viscera, and the whole mass of green gas wraps the whole body, and then walk 100 steps to the east. Xuanxuzi reminds you to smile when you meet pedestrians on the road, and you can make a fortune. This is the first good luck.

7. Sacrifice society

In the south, the custom of offering sacrifices to the society is still used on February 2. For example, in Zhejiang, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi and other regions, there is a new custom of February 2, which is similar to the custom of holding the dragon head, mainly based on the custom of offering sacrifices to the society. Because land embraces everything and accumulates wealth in land, land gods are generally worshipped in southern China, also known as society, society god, land god and fortune god. Hakka people call land "Bo Gong". On February 2nd, the social day is mainly about offering sacrifices to the land, gathering social parties and entertaining people by worshipping and entertaining God.