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Many of you might buy new clothes and books for the new school year. But why didn' t you have your cut? It may have something to do with the Dragon Heads-Raising Day (龙抬头).
Dragon Heads-Raising Day is a Chinese festival. It is on the second day of the lunar (阴历的) month. This year, it' s on March 11th. It from a myth (神话) thousands of years ago. After the day, the Dragon King will wake up from his winter sleep and bring rain than before. So that day is the start of and farming.
People believe that a haircut during the first lunar month is not a good idea. It may bring things to their uncles. So people can only cut it on or after Dragon Heads-Raising Day. Although it' s not true, many people do it.
There are also other ways to this festival. For example, people eat food with dragon names. People noodles " Dragon' s Beard" . Dumplings are dragon' s ears and spring rolls are dragon' s scales.
People also do dragon dances and make dragon . They stand for people' s best wishes and good luck.
