Year of the Dragon festival customs, what are the festivals related to dragons

About the festival of dragons are:

1. The dragon raises its head (Zang Yue, February 2), also known as "Spring Ploughing Festival", "Agricultural Festival", "Spring Dragon Festival", is a traditional Chinese folk festival. Every year on the second day of the second lunar month, legend has it that it is the day when the dragon raises its head, and it is a traditional festival in China. Celebrate the "Dragon Head Festival" to show respect for the dragon and pray for rain, so that God will bless the harvest.

2. The Dragon Boat Festival is the fifth day of the fifth lunar month every year, and is one of the four traditional festivals in China. The customs of the Dragon Boat Festival mainly include eating zongzi and dragon boat racing. The custom of eating zongzi has been prevalent in China for thousands of years; Dragon boat racing is very popular in the southern coastal area of China, and after it is spread abroad, it is deeply loved by people from all over the world and has formed an international competition.

3. Dragon King temple fair, Turkish folk traditional festival. Every year on the second day of the second lunar month, it is held in front of the Dragon King Temple, so it is called the Dragon King Temple Fair. It is mainly popular in the Tu mountain township in the Dongying area of Qinghai Mutual Aid Tu Autonomous County.

4. Longtan Festival, Pumi agricultural sacrifice customs. It is popular in Lanping, Ninglang and other places in Yunnan. Lanping is in the first and second months of the lunar calendar; Ninglang in the lunar calendar.

Held in March and July. On the day of the festival, each family went to their own dragon pond in the deep mountains and old forests and rested for three days. Build a high platform with wooden sticks, etc., called "Dragon Tower" (Dragon Palace).

5. Look at the dragon field.

Traditional festivals of the Gong nationality in Xiangxi. Every year from the day of the rain in the third month of the lunar calendar, the first day of the day is the day of watching the dragon, it is customary to say"Look at the head dragon"；After twelve days, it was the turn of the sun, and I looked at it again, seconds"Look at the two dragons"；Count one by one, until you see the three dragons, every day to see the dragon, men, women and children have a day off, and actively participate in watching the dragon, if you do farm work on this day, it is a taboo.

The customs of the Spring Dragon Festival have cutting hair, starting the dragon boat, worshiping the dragon, burning cannons, frying oil cakes, eating dragon food, making ploughing cattle, opening the pen and writing, leading the field dragon, etc., in some places there are also the customs such as sacrificing the god of the stove, knocking on the dragon's head, surrounding the grain hoard, smoking insects, etc., the festival diet has material beans, noodles, pancakes, eggs.

The Spring Dragon Festival, also known as the Dragon Raising its Head, Spring Ploughing Festival, Agricultural Festival, etc., is the second day of February in the lunar calendar every year, originating from the worship of natural celestial phenomena, and is related to the understanding of the running of the stars and the farming culture of people in ancient times.

In the farming culture, the dragon raises its head to imply the growth of yang energy, the increase of rain, and the vitality of all things, spring ploughing begins here, since ancient times, people will make the spring dragon festival this day as a day to pray for good weather and drive away evil spirits.

In the Changxiang sub-region of Shandong in China, the Spring Dragon Festival has activities such as scattering ashes to attract dragons, playing ash hoarding, eating beans, spreading pancakes, dancing dragon lanterns, etc., in Beijing, the folk have eating spring cakes, eating donkeys and rolling, taking pictures of the house beams, repelling insects and other customs and activities.

The names of festivals about dragons include Spring Ploughing Festival, Agricultural Festival, and Spring Dragon Festival.

The second day of the second month of the lunar calendar every year is known as the day when the dragon raises its head, and it is also known as the Spring Ploughing Socks and Jujube Festival, the Agricultural Festival, and the Spring Dragon Festival, which is a traditional Chinese folk festival. In farming culture, the dragon raising its head marks the beginning of spring ploughing, when the sun is growing, the rain is increasing, and everything is full of life. Since ancient times, people have also regarded the day of the dragon's rise as a day to pray for good weather and good weather, ward off evil spirits, and auspicious transport.

In ancient times, in some areas of northern China, on the second day of February, there were customs such as encircling grain and lead hoarding, leading Tianlong, knocking on the beams of the house, getting haircuts, frying stewed seeds, eating pig's head meat, eating noodles, eating dumplings, eating jelly beans, eating pancakes, and avoiding needlework.

The customs of the dragon head festival include attracting money dragons, shaving dragon heads, painting warehouses, lighting house beams, and sacrificing to the god of the land.

1. Attract money dragons

In most parts of the north, there is a custom of attracting money dragons. Early in the morning on February 2, people brought water back from the wells and rivers. When the water tank is full, use a dustpan to hold the ashes of the stove and scatter them into the courtyard from outside the gate, until the water tank, and then sprinkle it around the water tank.

People have placed two wishes on this activity: one is to bring back the "money dragon", which symbolizes wealth and wealth, and this year the production is prosperous and the business is prosperous. The second is that they think that the dragon has been brought back, and the snakes and scorpions dare not go out.

At that time, due to poor medical conditions, "100 insects" were raging, and diseases were epidemic.

2. Shave the faucet

Folk have the custom of not shaving their heads in the first lunar month, but every day when the second dragon raises its head in February, no matter how old or young, they have to cut their hair, which is called "shaving the dragon's head".

Folk have the saying that the first month does not cut hair, from the New Year's shaved head, to February 2 is generally more than a month, the hair has grown again, it is the time to shave the head, people say that the shaving of the head is to shave the dragon's head, add a "dragon" word, in order to take auspiciousness. It is said that shaving your head on this day can make you healthy, and you will be able to soar freely in the air like a dragon, and you will be able to soar in the future.

3. Draw a warehouse

There is a proverb: "On the second day of February, the dragon raises its head, the big hoards are full, and the small hoards flow." On the day of the Dragon Head Festival, the custom of "painting warehouses" is popular in many places in northern China.

Early in the morning, families draw barns in the threshing floor or in the courtyard. The custom of painting the barn is to pray for a good harvest and a full barn of grain in the new year. In some places, they also use paper to cut chickens or cats, smoke them with pine trees, and stick them on the wall, so that chickens eat insects, cats and mice, so as to avoid insects and rats damaging food.

4. Shine on the beams of the house

As the saying goes, "On the second day of February, according to the beams of the house, scorpions and centipedes have nowhere to hide." On the second day of the second month of the lunar calendar, the weather is gradually getting warmer, and the folk traditional customs pay attention to cleaning the Senpi house on this day, cleaning and hygiene, and expelling pests, so there is a saying that "February 2, smoked insects".

On the second day of February, candles left over from the New Year's festival are lit and irradiated on the beams and walls of the finch house to expel scorpions, centipedes and other insects. The insects that are about to be revived will automatically fall off this meditation after being illuminated by the wax light, which can be expelled to achieve the purpose of eliminating disasters and preventing diseases and ensuring health.

5. Sacrifice to the god of the land

The second day of the second month of February is the birthday of the land god, and there is a custom of worshipping the land god in various places. In folklore, the image of the land god is often portrayed as an old-fashioned man with goosebumps, wearing earth-colored robes and holding a cane.