[The origin of the dragon raising its head on the second day of February] According to folklore, on the second day of the second month of the lunar calendar, it is the day when the dragon king who is in charge of clouds and rain in the sky raises his head; from then on, the rain will gradually increase. Therefore, this day is called "Spring Dragon Festival". The folk proverb "On February 2, the dragon raises its head; when the big warehouse is full, the small warehouse flows." is widely spread in northern my country.
Whenever the Spring Dragon Festival comes, most households in northern my country carry lanterns to fetch water from wells or rivers on this morning, and when they return home, they light lamps, burn incense and make offerings. In the old days, people called this ceremony "Yintianlong". On this day, every family also eats noodles, fried oil cakes, and popcorn, which are compared to "picking the dragon's head", "eating gentian", "golden beans bloom, the dragon king ascends to heaven, the clouds spread rain, and the five grains are plentiful" to show auspiciousness. .
