What is the most taboo in Longtou Festival? Here are all the taboos on February 2nd.

The Longtou Festival on the second day of the second lunar month in 2017 is coming soon. The Longtou Festival is the first lunar festival of the new year. It is said that there are many customs and taboos on the day of the Longtou Festival. Next, let’s take a look at it together.

What is the most taboo in Dragon Head Festival?

Food

1. Avoid drinking porridge on Longtou Festival. You cannot drink porridge or dumpling soup on the second day of the second lunar month, for fear that the longan will be stuck and hail will fall from the sky.

2. Avoid eating noodles on Longtou Festival. You cannot eat noodles on the second day of the second lunar month because noodles are long and thin, like dragon whiskers. It is said that eating noodles is like eating dragon whiskers, which will offend the Dragon King and cause floods that year.

3. Avoid eating long foods during Dragon Head Festival. If there is a family member who is a dragon or a snake (people born in the year of the snake are called "little dragons"), you must not eat long foods on February 2, such as noodles (including instant noodles), vermicelli, cold skin, rice noodles, etc. Otherwise, your tendons will be pulled out. As for people of other zodiac signs, it is best not to eat it.

Characters

On the second day of February, hawkers carrying goods on their shoulders are forbidden to move their shoulder poles (because “迈” is a homophone for “卖”).
2. After a woman gets married, it is taboo to spend the second day of the second lunar month at her parents’ home.
3. On the second day of the second lunar month, when returning a borrowed bucket of water to the owner, you must not carry the empty bucket into the house. You should carry the empty bucket in one hand and a shoulder pole in the other, or carry the water on your shoulders.
4. On the second day of the second month, fishermen or boatmen avoid saying "turn over" and say "slide over" instead.

5. On the morning of February 2, women are not allowed to comb their hair indoors. If you comb your hair indoors, a poisonous insect - the centipede - will fall into the room.

Life

1. Avoid using sharp objects on the dragon head section. You must be extra careful on the second day of the second lunar month. You cannot use knives, scissors, or needles and thread, otherwise you will injure or poke the "dragon's eyes".
2. Avoid pushing the grindstone on the dragon head joint. On the second day of the second month, you should avoid pushing the millstone to avoid pressing the faucet.
3. Avoid carrying water in the morning on Dragon Head Festival. It is best not to carry water on February 2nd, because if the bucket hits the well board, it will damage the faucet, which is a big taboo. In Shanxi and Hebei, people are afraid that they will carry the dragon eggs back home when they carry water in the morning.
4. Avoid spinning flowers during the Dragon Head Festival. Because "Spinning cotton on the second day of the second month will stain the dragon's hair and claws", which means that if you spin cotton on the second day of the second month, you may be punished by the God of Thunder and the Goddess of Lightning.
5. Avoid washing clothes during the Dragon Head Festival. In some places, women are not allowed to wash clothes on the second day of the second lunar month for fear of polluting the water and damaging the dragon's skin.
6. It is taboo to go out before sunrise on Dragon Head Festival. In Wucheng area, it is taboo to go out before the sun rises. It is said that doing so will "kick the top of the granary", which means destroying the hope of a good harvest for the year.