Why do you wear a dragon rope on February 2? An introduction to the folk customs of the dragon looking up
February 2 is the Dragon Head Festival when the dragon heads up.There is a folk custom of wearing a dragon rope, that is, wearing a braided rope on the hand, which means peace and auspiciousness, and the future will be better and better.In addition, there are folk customs of cutting hair, picking up daughters, frying scorpion beans, and offering sacrifices.
Folk activities and meanings of dragon head up on February 2
Cut hair
The folk proverb says "Shaving the dragon’s head on the second day of February will keep the head in spirit all year round." " said.Haircut on this day is called "shaving the dragon head" or "shaving the happy head".The elders hope to take advantage of the auspicious day of the second day of the second lunar month to bless their children’s healthy growth and success when they grow up; adults have a haircut, say goodbye to the old and welcome the new, hoping to bring good luck.In addition, the reason why you shave your head on the second day of February is because there is a saying that "if you don’t shave your head in the first month, your uncle will die if you shave your head." It is very uncomfortable not to have a haircut for a month, so people will come for a haircut in early February after the end of the first month.Because I don’t have a haircut, my head is too heavy to lift, so it can’t be called "dragon head up".That’s why we all go to "shave the faucet" on this day.However, this is a false rumor.The "dead uncle" in it is actually a homonym for "reminiscing about the old", which means people’s nostalgia for the past year.
Pick up auntie
On the second day of February, there is another important activity to pick up the "auntie", that is, the family of the family picks up the married daughter, so there is a "February 2nd pick up".baby" said.Because the old Beijingers have a lot of etiquette, among them, "aunts" cannot live in their parents’ home during the first month.After visiting their parents’ home for New Year’s greetings, they must rush back to their parents’ home on the same day, especially the "aunts" who are newly married.But on the second day of the second lunar month, the mother’s family will come to pick up her daughter, and she will stay there for a few days or half a month.First, in the first month of the month, you have been busy with work for a long time, and you are more tired, so you should take her back to her mother’s house and take a good rest.Second, it is a new year.At the beginning, I was busy again, so I had to reward her.Usually spring cakes, or crepes, are served as treats.In the days when she was brought back, in addition to eating and drinking, the "auntie" was hanging around to chat, relaxed and happy.
Fried scorpion beans
The more popular custom on this day is to fry scorpion beans.Weixian, Laizhou and other places are called Baojie, homophonic explosion sting, it is said that after eating fried scorpion beans, you will not be stung by scorpions for a year.Yuncheng and other places are called fried scorpion claws.The children sang while eating:After eating scorpion claws, scorpions do not need to be beaten.Scorpion beans are generally fried with soybeans.Some scorpion beans are also sticked with sugar noodles, some have been soaked in salt water, and they are crispy and delicious, and some are fried with noodles and scorpion beans.There are many patterns.Eating scorpion beans can not only ward off scorpions, but some people say that whoever eats Qijia’s scorpion claws can live a hundred years.Except for some areas in Jiaodong, this custom is popular on February 2 in other places.However, melon seeds and popcorn are added to the scorpion beans, which is a new development of the custom of fried scorpion beans.
Sacrifices
In the past, the Dragon Head Festival was a day to sacrifice to the Dragon God.On this day every year, people would go to the Dragon Temple or burn incense by the water to offer sacrifices to the Dragon God.Pray for the dragon god to revive the clouds and turn the rain into the rain, and bless the harvest in a year.However, in many areas, especially in the south, people also regard the second day of the second lunar month as "the birthday of the land public" and hold community sacrifices to worship the land god.The Dragon Head Festival is also the birthday of the Lord of the Earth.The ancients believed that all things are born from the earth, and the God of the Earth is one of the widely worshipped gods.It is believed that the Lord of the Land is in charge of the growth of the five grains and the safety of the place, and people in many places worship the God of the Earth on the second day of the second month.
Throwing ashes to prevent disasters
This custom has a long history and is still popular in many rural areas today.The ash used for spreading ashes is generally wood ash, but also lime or chaff.The specific methods vary from place to place, but are roughly as follows:scattering ashes in front of the door is called "blocking the door to prevent disasters"; scattering ashes in the corners of walls is meant to "repel all insects"; scattering ashes in the courtyard to prevent large and small and place some grains and miscellaneous grains symbolically, which are called "weicang" or "ash hoarding" to wish a prosperous year; scatter the ashes by the well and call it "leading the dragon to return", in order to bring good weather and good weather.The method of spraying varies from place to place.Generally, it starts from the well and spreads all the way, enters the kitchen, and surrounds the water tank.The gray lines meander continuously, which is very interesting.
Dailong Rope
February 2nd is a traditional Chinese festival.Many people eat "eating dragon scales", "supporting dragon beards" and "eating dragon sons" on this day.In addition to the sense of participation in the diet, there is also the matching of clothing.The so-called dragon rope is a ring-shaped ornament made of rope.It is generally composed of yellow silk thread and red silk thread.It is often worn by women and children.Auspicious meaning and yearning for a better life.
微信扫码关注
更新实时通知