关于龙抬头Dragon Head-Raising Day 的习俗，你了解多少呢

龙抬头（农历二月二），又被称为“春耕节”、“农事节”、“春龙节”，是中国民间传统节日。Dragon Head-up (February 2 of the lunar calendar)， also known as "Spring Farming Festival"， "Farming Festival"， "Spring Dragon Festival"， is a traditional Chinese folk festival。

在中国的传统文化中，龙被 信奉为万物之王、人类的始祖。In the tradition of Chinese culture, the dragon is believed to be the king of all creatures and the ancestor for human being.

在“二月二”的这几天呢，要讨好彩头，就要吃用龙身上的零件命名的食物。例如龙须、龙耳、还有龙鳞。通俗地说就是面条、饺子、饼 。Now,during this period,it is considered good luch to eat food named after parts of a dragon,such as,dragon's beard,dragon's ears,or dragon's scales,otherwise known as noodles，dumplings，pancakes.

节日传说‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍ The Legend of Longtaitou Festival

传说有一年天下大旱，饿死了许多人。一条青龙不愿意看到百姓受灾挨饿。未经玉帝允许，偷偷给人间降雨。为了惩罚青龙，玉帝把青龙压在一座大山下。并颁下圣旨，除非金豆开花,否则它永远别想出来。然而，聪明的人们发现大豆和玉米粒都是金色的，而且炒的时候会爆开花。于是人们在院子用炒开花的大豆和玉米祭奠玉帝，玉帝不能违背诺言，下令在农历二月二释放青龙。从此以后，民间便有了这个风俗，每年二月二这天，家家户户都要炒玉米花。有的还边炒边唱：“二月二，龙抬头，大仓满，小仓流。”

Legend has it that one year a drought struck the land and people were starving to death. A Blue Dragon,having compassion for people, gave them some rain without permission. To punish the Blue Dragon the Jade Emperor imprisoned it in a mountain and said he would never release it unless golden beans bloomed. However, clever people found that soybeans and corn kernels were golden and more importantly, they could bloom when roasted. So the clever people worshipped the Jade Emperor with bloomed soybeans and corn kernels on the yard. Not to break his promise, the Jade Emperor ordered to release the Blue Dragonon the second day of the second Chinese lunar month. From then on there was a custom on the earth that on the second day of the second lunar month, every family would roast popcorn. Some people sang while roasting:”The dragon lifts its head on the second day of the second lunar month. Large barns will be full and small ones will overflow.”

龙抬头节——The Introduction of Longtaitou Festival

其中最著名的习俗就是理发，据说理发可以去除霉运。相反，据说正月理发会带来霉运。The most notable tradition on the day is getting a haircut, which is said to get rid of bad luck. In contrast, getting a trim during the first lunar month is said to bring bad luck .

人们在龙抬头那天在理发店外排队剪头发，等待新年的第一一个发型 的景象已经成为了传统。It was a tradition for folks to lineup outside barbershops on Longtaitou Festival, waiting for their first haircut of the New Year.