The traditional Chinese Longtaitou Festival, or Dragon-Head-Raising Festival, falls on the second day of the second lunar month (农历月) every year, and recognizes (意识到) the start of spring and1.
Ancient people believed that after this day, rainfall will2Because the rain-bringing Dragon King has awakened(苏醒) from his winter sleep. A well-known phrase"Er yue er, long tai tou." means"On the second day of the second month, the dragon3 his head."
The festival4ancient agrarian( 农业的) Chinese culture, and while some of traditional ways to celebrate it are no longer practiced. The most famous5 is getting a haircut. Some believe that going to the barber(理发店) on this day6bad luck, while others believe getting a haircut during the first month of the lunar calendar brings bad luck.
7saying warns that cutting your hair in the first month will cause your uncle to die.8today not many people pay attention to it, it is still a tradition to line up outside barber shops on the day of Longtaitou, 9haircuts for the previous month.
People eat tofu balls in Fujian province during the festival, and often make tofu and vegetable balls to10for family and business. The Fried beans is the traditional festival dish for people in parts of Shandong province. Meanwhile, other foods are named after dragon body parts to mark the day. For example, noodles are dragon's beard (long xu), dumplings are dragon's ears (long er), spring rolls are dragon's scales (long lin), and popcorn dragon seeds (long zi).
