Dragon Head-Raising Day 

龙抬头

     Dragon Head-Raising Day is a. traditional Chinese festival.  It falls on the second day of the second lunar month. In the year 2011, it's on March 6. On the day in old times, people put ashes into kitchens and around water vats This was to “take the dragan into the house”. On this day people eat noodles, dumplings and deep fried pancakes. All the day's foods are named after dragons. For example, people eat “dragon whisker noodles” and dumplings called “dragon 

teeth”. In some old Chinese stories, dragons have power over the wind and rain. They often bring rain to the world on the second day of the second lunar month. It is said that after that day there will be more and more rain. This is why the 

day is often called “Spring Dragon Day”. It was hoped that with the help of the dragon, farming would be easier and the autumn would bring a good harvest It is also said that a haircut during the first lunar month brought bad luck to the 

uncles in a family. That is why you still see many people getting their hair cut on Dragon Head-Raising Day.

    龙抬头日是一个传统的中国节日。这个节日是在农历的二月初二。在2011年，龙抬头日是3月6日。旧时的这一天，人们将灰弄进厨房洒在水缸边。这是为了“将龙请进家”。在这一天，人们会吃面，饺子和煎饼。在这一天吃的所有食物都是根据龙来命名的。比如说，人们吃的“龙须面”和被称为“龙牙”的饺子。在一些古老的中国故事里，龙是有驾驭风雨的能力的。它们经常在农历的二月初二带来雨水。据说在这天之后，会下越来越多的雨。这就是这一天也通常被称为“春龙日”的原因。人们希望在龙的帮助下，农耕会更顺利，到了秋天也能有个好收成。还有一个说法是在正月时剪头发会给家庭里的叔叔和舅舅们带来霉运。这就是为什么你常见人们在龙抬头日剪头发了。