Ladies and gentlemen, what is February crab? I only know that it is a festival, such as the solstice in winter, beginning of winter and beginning of spring. When does the crab arrive in February?
On February 2nd, the dragon looked up. Every year on the second day of the second lunar month, it is said that dragons look up. This day is called "Spring Festival". It is said that the dragon slept all winter on February 2, just before and after the fright in the 24 solar terms. From the day it was frightened, it began to wake up, roar and wag its tail, so it thundered in the sky.
What does a dragon look like? No one has seen it. According to the research results of archaeologists, it is believed that there is no such animal as dragon in the world. However, in folk myths and legends, dragons are described as living.
Flexible and magical animals: snake body, antlers, eagle claws, horse face, all shining with golden light, beards like ribbons. The image of dragon appeared as early as the late primitive society, when each clan had its own.
Totem is an animal image, such as cow, horse, tiger, deer and snake. Used as a symbol of the country. The totem of Xia nationality is snake, and the totem of Shang nationality is bird ... because conflicts often occur between clan communes.
And the totem representing clan symbols is constantly changing. The "snake" family annexed the "eagle" family, and the snake totem was given eagle claws. Later, the "deer" clan was annexed and the antlers were added to the totem ... Over time, a grotesque "dragon" was born.
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The shape of dragons has evolved several times in the long history of thousands of years, but the legendary dragons can be roughly divided into two categories: flying dragons and dormant dragons. The earliest record of Tianlong (in the Book of Meditation) said: "More than 4,000 years ago, the Yellow Emperor cast a tripod at the foot of Jingshan Mountain (now south of Ganxiang County, Henan Province), and the tripod reached its peak, and Lapras went to heaven." Later, it was passed down from generation to generation that the Dragon King Temple was built in the Tang and Song Dynasties, praying for the Dragon King to bless the good weather. This custom of begging the dragon king has continued. Is talking about. Dayu won the hearts of the people by controlling water, and was considered as a descendant of the dragon. Since then, the dragon has become a symbol of emperors, and emperors of all dynasties have called themselves "real dragons" and "sons of heaven". It was not until the flag of the Qing Dynasty was painted with the dragon as a symbol that the dragon became the representative of the highest authority.
There are many different customs before and after the Spring Festival. Women in Shaanxi and other places don't do needlework on this day, for fear that acupuncture will hurt the dragon's eyes and be retaliated by the dragon, which is not good for them. There are also dragons and snakes lying on the ground with ash or tanghua, from the well platform to the door of the house, and then from the door to the urn, which are called "lucky dragons" or "encircling dragons", implying that attracting dragons into the house can make money. In Shandong, Jiangsu and other places, circles of different sizes are drawn with plant ash on this day, one layer at a time, named "Cang Circle", which indicates a bumper harvest in agriculture. Some also piled up ladders with ash next to the "barn circle", indicating a bumper harvest and a mountain of grain.
February 2 is early spring, and all kinds of pests begin to sprout, endangering people and animals. Therefore, some places fry soybeans with sugar on this day, which is called "scorpion claw". In some places, noodles left over from the Lantern Festival are kneaded into the shape of lanterns and cooked. It is said that eating these things can avoid the five poisons. Some places in Jiangsu eat rice cakes left over from the year before last, commonly known as "supporting cakes". It is said that eating "supporting cakes" will not hurt your back, and you can do your job all year round. There is a poem devoted to this matter: "On February 2nd, spring passed, and we supported each other to make flowers and cakes. We support daily necessities to stay healthy, so we should not be afraid of working hard all the year round. " Some places eat spring cakes on this day, also called Longlin cakes; Some people make noodles called Longxu Noodles. In some places in Hunan, it is forbidden to let birds fly on this day. People use a sticky paste to stick to branches and fields, saying that they can stick to birds and prevent them from doing harm. In Fujian and other places, this day is an "outing festival", and people go for an outing in the suburbs together. These folk sayings and customs are often superstitious and lack scientific basis. With the popularization of culture and science, it is gradually forgotten by people. However, during the Spring Festival, the festival health activities such as making dragon lanterns and rowing dragon boats, which are popular all over the country, are enduring.