In 2021, what month and day will the dragon rise? Origin and introduction to folk customs
The day when the dragon rises in 2021 will be March 14, 2021 in the Gregorian calendar, which is the second day of the second month of the lunar calendar.This is a very traditional ancient festival.People have the custom of worshiping ghosts and gods, cutting hair, eating dragon beard noodles, wearing dragon ropes, eating noodles, and visiting doors.
The time when the dragon looks up
"February 2" of the lunar calendar is not only the "Dragon Heads Up Festival", but also the "Social Day Festival", the birthday of the land god.Due to the overlapping of festivals, "February 2" in some southern regions has both dragon head festival and sacrificial customs.The first five days) are mainly to sacrifice to the shrine (the god of the land), and the sacrifice to the dragon is mostly in Duanyang, the "Dragon Feitian".Therefore, the Dragon Head Festival in 2021 will be on March 14, 2021 in the Gregorian calendar, which is the second day of the second month of the lunar calendar.
The origin of the dragon’s rise
"Dragon’s rise" originated from the worship of natural celestial phenomena, which is related to people’s understanding of the movement of stars and farming culture in ancient times.Although "Dragon Heads Up" has a long historical origin, it became a national festival and appeared in documents after the Yuan Dynasty.There are many activities related to "Dragon Heading Up", but no matter which method, they all revolve around the beautiful dragon god belief, which is an activity where people place their hope of survival.As far as the country is concerned, due to different regions, customs also vary from place to place.
The custom of raising the dragon’s head
1.South
In the southern coastal areas, community festivals are mainly held on the second day of the second lunar month to worship the god of the land.There are folk customs in our country, such as shaving the dragon’s head, offering sacrifices, honoring Wenchang God, eating noodles, fried oil cakes, popcorn, and eating pig’s heads.The custom of "shaving the dragon’s head" may originate from the worship of the dragon totem by the ancients, such as the custom of cutting off hair and tattooing to resemble the dragon child recorded in ancient books.On "February 2", many people have to cut their hair.The day when the dragon looks up is called "shaving the dragon’s head", which indicates a good start to the year.The custom of respecting the dragon when the dragon raises its head reflects the Chinese concept of "harmony between man and nature".
2.North
In ancient times, in some areas of northern my country, on February 2, there were grain storage, Tianlong, knocking on the beam, haircut, fried stew, eating pork head meat, eating noodles , The custom of eating dumplings, eating jelly beans, eating pancakes, and avoiding needlework.For the sake of Najib, on the second day of the second day of the second lunar month, the food eaten by the northerners of our country takes the name related to "dragon"."horn"; rice is called "dragon son"; pancakes are baked into dragon scales, called "dragon scale cake"; noodles and wontons are boiled together is called "longnazhu"; eating pig’s head is called "shilongtou"; "Tear the Dragon Skin".Everything takes the symbol and meaning related to the dragon.
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