Longtaitou Festival

 Longtaitou Festival is a traditional Chinese festival held on the second day of the second month of the Chinese lunar calendar. It is also called "2 month 2" (Er Yue Er in Chinese). In the tradition of Chinese culture, the dragon was regarded as the deity in charge of rain, an important factor in ancient agriculture. Long Tai Tou means dragon rising its head. It is am important worship ritual of wishing for good harvest in the coming month.

 

Today, Longtaitou Festival is celebrated in various ways, most of which are still identical to those practiced in the ancient times, including eating Chinese pancakes and noodles. Perfume bags filled with the powder of ground fragrant herbs are made to be carried by women and children for good fortune, though they are no longer used as insect repellent as in ancient times. Another practice is to have your hair cut this day, which means get rid of old stuff, and bring good luck for the coming year.

But there were ancient traditions of celebrating Longtaitou Festival that are no longer practiced,such as women should not practice sewing because needles could puncture the eyes of dragon

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