What does it mean when the dragon raises its head on February 2? What are the customs? Attached is the best time to get a haircut!

The second day of the second lunar month every year is the day when the dragon raises its head. Do you know what it means? What are the customs? The best time to get your hair cut on February 2, Dragon Raising its Head, is as follows:

1. What does the Dragon Raising its Head on February 2nd mean?

Dragon Raising its Head (the second day of the second lunar month), also known as the Spring Ploughing Festival, Agricultural Festival, Green Dragon Festival, Spring Dragon Festival, etc., is a traditional Chinese folk festival. "Dragon" refers to the seventh star of the Eastern Azure Dragon among the twenty-eight constellations. At the beginning of the first month of mid-spring every year, the "Dragon Horn Star" rises from the eastern horizon, so it is called "Dragon Raising its Head". The day when the dragon raises its head is at the end of February, and the lunar month of February is Mao. Mao is one of the twelve Earthly Branches, belongs to the element of wood, and the hexagram is Zhen. Nine two is in the mutual Zhen of Lin hexagram, and Zhen represents the dragon, which means that the dragon has left its latent state and has appeared on the surface, showing its head, which is a sign of growth. In farming culture, it indicates that Yang energy is coming out from the ground, the rainfall increases, all things come to life, and spring ploughing begins. Since ancient times, people have regarded the Dragon Raising its Head Day as a day to pray for blessings, good fortune, and to ward off evil and disasters.

2. What are the customs of the Dragon Raising its Head on February 2?

1. Worship the community gods

February 2 is both the Dragon Raising Head Festival and the birthday of the God of Land. The "Birthday of the God of Land" is also called the "Community Day Festival." The community day is divided into Spring Community Day and Autumn Community Day. In ancient times, the Spring Community Day was the fifth day of the Wu period after the Beginning of Spring, and the Autumn Community Day was the fifth day of the Wu period after the Beginning of Autumn (Wu, belongs to the earth element in the five elements). The ancients believed that the earth gave birth to all things, and the land god was one of the most widely worshipped gods.

2. Eat dragon food

There are certain dietary requirements on February 2nd because people believe in the "power of dragons", so most of the food on this day is named after dragons. Eating spring pancakes is called "eating dragon scales", eating noodles is called "eating dragon whiskers", eating wontons is called "eating dragon eyes", eating dumplings is called "eating dragon ears", cooking noodles and wontons together is called "dragon pearls", and eating scallion pancakes is called "tearing dragon skin".

3. Collecting Dragon Qi

In the morning at Mao time (between 5 and 7 o'clock), on the first Mao day of Mao month, go out, face east and take a deep breath, this is auspicious.

4. Shaving dragon head

It refers to haircutting on the second day of the second lunar month. For children, haircut is called "shaving a happy head". It takes advantage of the auspicious time of the dragon raising its head to bless the children to grow up healthily and become successful when they grow up. For adults, haircut is to bid farewell to the old and welcome the new, hoping to bring good luck and smooth sailing in the new year.

5. Dragon Boat Rally

In ancient times, the Dragon Head-raising Festival was a day for worshiping the Dragon God. On this day every year, people would go to the Dragon God Temple or the waterside to burn incense and offer sacrifices to the Dragon God, praying for the Dragon God to create clouds and rain and bless a good harvest for the year. During the Dragon Raising Season, some parts of my country will have the activity of "launching the dragon boat" to invite the dragon out of the water and pray for everything to go well.

6. Use oxen to plow

"Dragon Raising its Head" is also an agricultural festival in rural areas. An agricultural proverb says: "On the second day of the second month, the dragon raises its head, and households of all kinds use oxen to plow." Spring rain in the farming season is as precious as oil. If there is abundant spring rain, it indicates a good harvest in the year.

3. Schedule for haircuts on the Dragon’s Head Raising Day in February 2020

7:00-9:00 AM Haircut: Ryuko boards the plane and ascends the throne;

10:00am - 12:00pm Haircut: Successful in the imperial examination, outstanding talent;

13:00-14:00 noon haircut: the sun is shining, great things will come naturally;

Getting a haircut between 15:00 and 16:00 in the afternoon will bring in a lot of money.

Note: You can actually cut your hair at any time on this day, but it has better meaning if you cut it at a specific time.