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- 209. Spring Dragon
Unconsciously, the New Year celebrations have lasted for so long, and gradually, the first month has come. ¡¶¡·Íø.com
There are still occasional sounds of firecrackers in my ears. I remember that during the most prosperous stage, they could be heard all day long.
There is an advantage to celebrating the New Year. You have a lot of free time. You can meet people you haven¡¯t seen for a long time, receive guests, etc. It is very warm and lively. After the Lantern Festival, the beginning of spring has also passed. Officially, it¡¯s time to prepare for the four seasons, start planting, etc. The busy year is about to begin again.
It¡¯s finally the first month of the year. You can¡¯t buy shoes or shave your head during the first month.
??Buying shoes will bring evil spirits, and shaving your head will kill your uncle. Of course, Sun Gang is not advocating superstition here, but he just finds the values ????passed down by the old man quite interesting.
The second day of the second lunar month every year is the traditional Chinese festival "Spring Dragon Festival", which is commonly known as the "dragon raises its head" day.
Starting from this day, the vernal equinox arrives and the spring breeze brings warmth. At this time, the rain gradually increases. The grass and trees in the countryside have sprouted and turned green. Spring in the north has quietly arrived.
In fact, the so-called "dragon raises its head" means that around the time of the "Jingzhe" solar term, the land in the north begins to thaw, the weather gradually becomes warmer, the insects that have hibernated have begun to wake up, and farmers say goodbye to the slack farming and are busy farming in the fields.
In rural areas of the north, there is a widely circulated saying: "February 2, the dragon raises its head; big warehouses are full, small warehouses are full.", "February 2, the dragon raises its head; if the dragon does not raise its head, I will.", "February 2, the dragon raises its head; scorpions "On February 2, all centipedes are showing their heads", "On February 2, the dragon raises its head, repairs the iron plow, and calls the plowing ox" and other folk proverbs and sayings closely related to production and life.
There are historical records that the Chinese people have had the custom of "February 2" since the Tang Dynasty. This is directly related to ancient astronomy's understanding of the movement of stars and agricultural solar terms. Therefore, in ancient times, "February 2" was "Two" is also called "Shang Erri". Therefore, the "Spring Dragon Festival" popular among Chinese people was also called the "Spring Plowing Festival" in ancient times.
It is said that if the hibernating animals headed by dragons do not wake up on this day, the rumble of thunder will come to call them. ¡¶¡·Íø.com
Whenever the "Spring Dragon Festival" comes, people in the village will get up early, carry lanterns and go to the well or river to fetch water. When they return home, they will light lamps, burn incense and make offerings. In the old days, people called this ceremony "Yintianlong".
On this day, people in the village consciously abide by various customs left over thousands of years. Before getting up early in the morning, every household, adults and children, first recite "February 2, the dragon raises its head. If the dragon does not raise its head, I will."
After getting up, I turned on the light and looked at the beams of the house. While looking, I read: "If you shine on the beams on the second day of February, there will be nowhere for scorpions and centipedes to hide."
Then, the adults took out the stove ashes from the stove and sprinkled them in large circles in their own yards. The children followed behind and, according to the adults' instructions, placed an appropriate amount of grains in the middle of each circle, which is called "To hoard" or "to fill up the warehouse" is also referred to as "to hoard" or "to add to the warehouse".
The meaning is to wish that a good harvest is in sight, the grains will be abundant, and the warehouses will be full.
Food customs are more particular, and most of them are named after "dragon".
Eating dumplings is called eating "dragon ears"; eating spring cakes is called eating "dragon scales"; eating noodles is called eating "dragon whiskers"; eating rice is called eating "dragon seeds"; eating donkey rolling bean flour rolls is called "dragon turning around", and eating wontons Called "longan" and so on.
With good wishes in their hearts, people devoutly pray to the Dragon King for good weather and good harvests throughout the year.
On this day, no matter how diligent the women were, they would not sew or thread for fear of hurting the dragon's eyes; they would not wash their clothes for fear of hurting the dragon's skin.
The most important thing for rural people to celebrate February 2nd is of course eating pig head meat.
In ancient times, pig heads were said to be offerings to ancestors and to heaven. Therefore, pig heads should not be eaten casually in daily life.
It is generally believed that farmers have worked hard for a year and slaughter pigs and sheep at the twelfth lunar month. ("".com is updated 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, with pure txt hand-written novels.com)
From this day on, no matter how poor the family is, they must start to improve their food to relieve the fatigue of a year of hard work.
Therefore, from the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month to the first lunar month, families that kill New Year pigs will see the meat almost every day.
By the time the first lunar month is over, the pork is almost gone.
In the end, there was only one pig¡¯s head left, which can only be eaten on February 2nd.
Because in the minds of farmers, the Dragon King is in charge of rainfall, so farmers have to offer the best sacrifices to the Dragon King. Since then, the folk have left the habit of eating pig heads on February 2nd. This is used to offer sacrifices to the Dragon King, pray for good weather and rainfall, sow nectar and moisten the common people.
Nowadays, there is a refrigerator. In the past, in order to prevent the meat from drying out and losing its flavor, there was a folk saying that pig heads were "sealed with wax".
The method is to pour water on the pig¡¯s head four or five times.Pour a layer of water and leave it outside to freeze overnight, then keep watering until it is frozen so that no hair or flesh is exposed. This not only keeps the meat delicious, but also prevents rats and other animals from eating it.
After the pig heads are "sealed with wax", they are placed in the yard. Some are even placed in pits and buried with ice or snow. Some are simply poured with water and frozen outside the window. This can prevent livestock from being spoiled and has the function of preventing thieves. , the storage effect is much better than using the refrigerator now.
The custom of eating pig heads on the second day of the twelfth lunar month begins with the "New Year Pig Killing" on the 26th day of the twelfth lunar month. Killing a pig is a big event for farmers, and they have to invite relatives and friends in the village to have a meal together, because All the guests came, so pig heads, pig trotters, pig tails, etc. were not allowed to entertain guests. On the first and fifteenth day of the lunar month, they could not be served on the table, so they were eaten on the second day of the second lunar month, and eating pig heads coincides with " "On the second day of February, the dragon raises its head" coincides with each other and has been passed down to this day.
On February 2, not only do you eat pig heads, but you also eat pig trotters, and they must be the front hooves.
There is a saying in this, because the front hooves of the pig are pushed inward, with the action of picking and hugging, so eating the front hooves is to hope to catch more money in the new year, which has the meaning of praying for wealth; and the rear hooves of the pig are The hooves are used to kick, mainly to push outwards. If you eat them, you will kick away the wealth, so you must not eat the hind hooves on this day.
One or two days before February 2nd, people will take out the pig's head and defrost it, wash the skin, and cook it in a pot. Some villagers will also smoke the pig's head and make it taste more fragrant.
"On the day when the dragon raises its head, shaving the dragon's head is naturally a must.
For many years, there has been a taboo saying among the people: "If you don't shave your head during the first month, your uncle will die if you shave your head."
During the entire month of advocating filial piety and observing rules, everyone¡¯s hair has grown long and it¡¯s time to trim it.
Therefore, regardless of adults or children, all men must shave their heads on February 2nd, while girls must cut their bangs and braids.
A folk proverb says, "Shaving a dragon's head on February 2 will bring you good spirits throughout the year." Therefore, if you shave your head on this day, good luck will shine throughout the year and you will be blessed with good luck.
In addition, in ancient times, the dragon was believed to be a symbol of the emperor and an auspicious thing in people's minds.
Folks began to pursue various names with the word "dragon" as auspicious words or codes to show good luck or good luck.
For example: Chinese people collectively refer to the Chinese people as "descendants of Yan and Huang, descendants of the dragon." He loves to call his outstanding children "dragon sons and grandsons". Women give birth to children in pairs called "dragon and phoenix". People hope that their children will be successful when they grow up.
In the past, when parents named their children, they liked to choose the word "dragon" as the sound, such as "Jade Dragon, Tianlong, Chunlong, Jackie Chan, Dalong, Xiaolong", etc.
In ancient times, courtiers in the imperial palace greeted the emperor with the words "Dragon body is healthy". The emperor was delighted and called him "Long Yan's great joy". To call someone with backbone is "a dragon, not a bear." Educate your children to "live like a dragon, not like a worm" and so on.
It is said that "February 2" is the day when the stinging dragon ascends to heaven, and the Chinese people always regard the dragon as a totem. All these things reflect people's good wishes to pray for the blessing and protection of the dragon.
On "February 2", farmers still have the custom of wearing "colorful strings" and sewing them on children's bodies. The purpose is to eliminate disasters, solve problems, and imply good luck.
Every February 2nd, you will see some lively and cute children in the village. They are wearing beautiful clothes, and each of them has bright "colorful strings" floating on their shoulders. This is Parents of children pray for good luck for their children.
"Colorful strings", also called "dragon tails" by some, are currently a custom of farmers celebrating "February 2nd". They are 40 centimeters long and made of colored plastic pieces.
The traditional method is to cut red cloth, green cloth and other colorful fabrics into small pieces on the twenty-fifth day of the first lunar month, then cut wheat straw or reed poles (hollow in the middle) into small sections, and then thread them through Take a piece of floral cloth and thread it through a piece of wheat straw to form a long colorful string. Finally, attach a strip of cloth to the tail to make a "dragon tail". The parents sew it onto the child's shoulders and then throw it behind the back. The meaning is: Leave all disasters and misfortunes such as diseases behind, and bless your children with safety and happiness.
"Dragon tails" are usually made by the elders themselves. The older people pay more attention to this custom, some families will hang the "dragon tail" on the beams, which means "keeping the dragon at home".
On this day, every household will eat noodles, fried fried cakes, popcorn, and pig head meat, which are compared to "carrying a dragon head", "eating gentian", golden beans blooming, the dragon king ascending to the sky, clouds and rain, and a bumper harvest. auspicious.
I remember when I was very young, I heard adults say: "The dragon raises its head on February 2, and the dragon's head is shaved on February 2." February 2 should be related to "dragon", and the food must be matched with "dragon", but until now Nowadays, people don¡¯t know what it feels like to have a ¡°dragon¡± head. It can be seen that the dragon head is rare. However, killing a pig is simpleThere were too many, so everyone chose to eat pig heads.
When Sun Gang was a child, he felt that everything he thought made sense. He had been stubbornly believing that "dragon" meat was the most delicious thing in the world for a long time. Isn't there a saying: "dragon" meat in the sky, donkey meat on the ground. When can we eat "dragon" meat? Now it seems that this may be a big wish in the little man's heart a long time ago.
In short, on "February 2", let's talk about "dragons", pigs and stories through delicious food, and don't let our ancient folk customs slowly disappear in the near future - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
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