Er yue er is the festival where the "dragon raises its head" according to Chinese people. The traditional
Dragon-Head-Raising Festival(fall) on the second day of the second lunar month annually, marking the start of spring and farming.
Ancient people had the beliefafter this day, rainfall increases because the rain-bringing Dragon King has awakened from his winter sleep.
The festival celebrates ancient agricultural Chinese culture, and while some traditional ways to celebrate it are no longer practiced, others(actual) exist.
The most famous tradition is getting a haircut. Some believe that going to the barber's on this day gets rid of bad luck, while others(convince) that getting a haircut during the first month of the lunar calendar brings bad luck. So on this day people are found(line) up outside barber shops, having avoided haircuts for the previous month.
In(celebrate) of this festival, Chinese people make some kinds of foods that contain special meaning. For example, basedlocal customs, fried beans are the traditional festival food for people in parts of Shandong Province. In East China's Fujian Province, tofu and vegetable balls are made(pray) for family and business. Eating chengyao cakes made with sticky rice ismust in Zhejiang during the festival. The practice seems to be(consistency) with the saying, "If you eat chengyao cakes on the Dragon-Head-Raising Festival, your waist won't hurt all year."
