What is the Dragon Head Festival? The Dragon Head Festival is actually related to ancient astronomical phenomena.

What is the Dragon Head Festival? What does the dragon raising its head on February 2nd mean? Next, please see the detailed explanation about the Dragon Head Festival.

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Traditional Festivals

The Dragon Head Festival, also known as the Spring Dragon Festival, falls on the second day of the second month of the lunar calendar every year. Dragon Head Festival is one of China's traditional festivals and also a traditional festival in rural my country. Legend has it that it is the day when the dragon raises its head. On the day of the Dragon Head Festival, people from all over the country will hold a "Dragon Head Festival" celebration ceremony to show their respect to the dragon and pray for rain, asking God to bless a good harvest.

Ancient astronomical phenomena

“On the second day of the second month, the dragon raises its head” is an ancient proverb, and the Dragon Head Festival is also related to ancient astronomical phenomena. Every year on the second night of the second month of the lunar calendar, the constellation of the Azure Dragon begins to emerge from the east. The Jiao Su, representing the dragon's horns, begins to appear on the eastern horizon. About an hour later, the dragon's throat rises above the horizon. Near midnight, the dragon's claws also appear. This is the process of "Dragon Raising its Head". After that, the date of "Dragon Raising its Head" would be advanced a little every day, and after more than a month, the entire "dragon head" would be "raised". Later, this day was given multiple meanings and aspirations, and evolved into the "Dragon Head-Raising Festival" and the "Spring Dragon Festival".