What does it mean when the dragon raises its head on February 2? What are the taboos when the dragon raises its head on February 2?
According to Chinese folk tradition, on the second day of the second month of the lunar calendar every year, the Dragon King, who is in charge of clouds and rain in the sky, will raise his head. Therefore, in order to pray for good weather and good harvests in the coming year, the Dragon Head Festival on February 2 was created. For more details about the lunar calendar for February 2018, please visit the Fortune Teller website for consultation!What does it mean when the dragon raises its head on February 2?Dragon Raising its Head is the name given to the solar term by ancient people. Dragon Raising its Head represents the arrival of spring, the revival of all things, and indicates that a year's farming activities are about to begin. In the north, February 2 is also called the Dragon Raising its Head Day, or the Spring Dragon Festival. In the south, the Dragon Raising its Head Festival is also called the Outing Festival.There is a saying among the Chinese people on the second day of the second month of the lunar calendar: "On the second day of the second month, the dragon raises its head." It means that spring is coming, all things revive, and hibernating dragons begin to move, foreshadowing that a year's farming activities are about to begin. In the north, February 2 is also called the Dragon Raising its Head Day, or the Spring Dragon Festival. In the south it is called the Outing Festival, and in ancient times it was called the Picking Vegetables Festival. The Chinese have had the custom of "February 2" since the Tang Dynasty. According to historical records, the origin of this sentence is related to ancient astronomy's understanding of the movement of stars and agricultural solar terms. "On the second day of the second month, the dragon raises its head" is probably the most popular saying about "on the second day of the second month". What does "Dragon raises its head" mean? If we trace the earliest origin of this sentence, it should be related to the ancient people's understanding of the movement of stars. In ancient times, people used the twenty-eight constellations to indicate the positions of the sun, moon and stars in the sky to determine the seasons and remind farmers of the farming time. There are a lot of records about this in the Book of Rites: Monthly Ordinances. Among the twenty-eight constellations, seven of them, namely Jiao, Kang, Di, Fang, Xin, Wei and Ji, form a complete dragon-shaped constellation, among which Jiao is like the two horns of a dragon. On the night of the second day of the second lunar month, the two "horns" of the "dragon" (i.e. Spica I and Spica II) slowly rise from the eastern horizon. At this time, the entire body of the "celestial dragon" is still hidden below the horizon, so it is called "the dragon raising its head." What are the taboos when the dragon raises its head on February 2?(1) After a woman gets married, she should avoid spending the second day of the second lunar month at her parents’ home.(2) Avoid using mulberry wood when building houses (“桑” sounds like “丧”, which means funeral). Sophora japonica wood ("Sophora japonica" is homophonic to "bad"). (3) When a woman gets married, she should avoid choosing a pregnant woman as the bridesmaid or the bridegroom. "Looking back" and widows. (4) The pot must not be empty from the Spring Festival to the second day of the second lunar month. (5) Visiting relatives and friends. It is taboo to visit a patient on the first day of the new year. 15. No visiting of patients in the afternoon. (6) Fishermen and boatmen avoid saying “turn over” and instead say “slide over”. (7) Women are not allowed to give birth in their parents’ home. (8) Shops avoid saying “closed”. Closing the shop at night is called “close the door”. (9) When congratulating someone, avoid wearing white shoes, white leg bands or white belts. After the death of parents, no congratulations can be given within one month. (10) Avoid saying “jealous”; instead, use taboos. |
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