About the story of the dragon rising on February 2, about 400 words.
People in China think that dragons are auspicious things and masters of wind and rain. "Dragon heads up" means ending hibernation, and everything is full of vitality, with head held high and head held high. Therefore, since ancient times, people have held ceremonies of offering sacrifices to the dragon gods and praying for rain to release them, in order to have an auspicious harvest in a year, and regard the season when the dragon heads up as an auspicious day of transshipment.
In our country, there is a saying that "on February 2, we worship the village community;" The dragon looked up and prayed for a bumper harvest; August 2, village hall; The dragon is over. Send it back. In terms of solar terms, the first day of February in the lunar calendar is between "rain", "fright" and "vernal equinox", and many places in southern China have begun to enter the rainy season. As the saying goes, "it doesn't rain if the dragon doesn't look up." "
In the genealogy of ancient gods, the dragon is the god in charge of rainfall, and the amount of rainfall is directly related to the abundance of crops in a year. Therefore, in order to make the dragon god make clouds and rain, the dragon should be sacrificed in front of the dragon temple at the end of the season, and a grand sacrifice ceremony should be held, while singing and entertaining the god; Worship dragons and pray for rain, and let them go for a good harvest in a year; There are also some places where there are "dragon boat rowing" activities on the Dragon Head Festival.