二月二龍?zhí)ь^

二月二，漢族民間傳統(tǒng)節(jié)日。流行于全國各民族地區(qū)。此節(jié)風(fēng)俗活動(dòng)較多，又有花朝節(jié)、踏青節(jié)、挑萊節(jié)、春龍節(jié)、青龍節(jié)、龍?zhí)ь^日之稱。因時(shí)間在農(nóng)歷二月初二日，故稱。當(dāng)時(shí)及其后民間以刀尺、百谷、瓜果種籽、迎富貴果子等相問遺，并有挑菜、踏青、迎富等活動(dòng)。元費(fèi)著《歲華紀(jì)麗譜》：明以后，二月二又有關(guān)于龍?zhí)ь^的諸多習(xí)俗，諸如撒灰引龍、扶龍、熏蟲避蝎、剃龍頭、忌針刺龍眼等節(jié)俗，故稱龍?zhí)ь^日。

Dragon heads-raising day falls on the second day of the second lunar month， which is a traditional festival. In “imperial capital accounts about seasons”， pan rongbi in qing dynasty wrote the following： the second day is the dragon heads-raising day. On the day， farmers and villagers made an ash path into the houses and kitchens， then wind around the water vats from the outside. This is called leading the dragons back to houses. People in the capital city fry broomcorn millet flour， cakes made of wheat flour and dates， husked wheat rice， and other things as their food. They call this “fumigating insects”.

Dragons are auspicious omen， for which chinese people have an admiration that bordered on worship. Dragons dominate wind and rain. So in ancient days， every time when there was a drought， people would make a straw dragon with sorghum stalks about one zhang （3.33 meters）. Then in front of the straw dragon， four men carried the dragon kings memorial tablet on a tablet tray and in front of it， people perform acrobatics， singing and dancing， as walking on stilts， doing yangge dance， gongs， drums and flags leading the way. Everywhere contingent of parade passed， every family offered sacrifices， burned incenses and candles to worship the dragon king. When the straw dragon passed by， people would carry buckets and sprinkle water over the straw dragon and the dragon dancers. They believe that the dragon king would feel grateful and then make plentiful rain for the mankind.