二月二龙抬头：龙抬头的来历及习俗
<p><span word="Longtaitou">Longtaitou</span> <span word="Festival">Festival</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="festival">festival</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="calendar">calendar</span>.</p><p>每年农历的二月初二是中国的传统节日——龙抬头。</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="literally">literally</span> <span word="translates">translates</span> <span word="to">to</span> "<span word="Dragon">Dragon</span> <span word="Raises">Raises</span> <span word="Head">Head</span> <span word="Day">Day</span>". <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tradition">tradition</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="culture">culture</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dragon">dragon</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="believed">believed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="king">king</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="creatures">creatures</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ancestor">ancestor</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="being">being</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="regarded">regarded</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="deity">deity</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="charge">charge</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="rain">rain</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="factor">factor</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="agriculture">agriculture</span>.</p><p>龙抬头如果按照字面意思直译成英语就是"<span word="Dragon">Dragon</span> <span word="Raises">Raises</span> <span word="Head">Head</span> <span word="Day">Day</span>"。在中国的传统文化中，龙被信奉为万物之王、人类的始祖。另外龙也被认作是古代农业文化的重要元素之一——掌管降雨之神。</p><p><span word="Today">Today</span>, <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="agriculturally">agriculturally</span>-<span word="inclined">inclined</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ways">ways</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="celebrate">celebrate</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="style">style</span> <span word="include">include</span> <span word="eating">eating</span> <span word="pancakes">pancakes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="noodles">noodles</span>, <span word="and">and</span>, <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="not">not</span>, <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="haircut">haircut</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="entirely">entirely</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="hairstyle">hairstyle</span>.</p><p>如今，龙抬头不再像过去那样和农业息息相关。现在流行的庆祝方式包括吃春饼、吃面条；另外，信不信由你，还可以去理个发或是换个新发型。</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="times">times</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="burned">burned</span> <span word="incense">incense</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="chase">chase</span> <span word="odors">odors</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="home">home</span>, <span word="ensuring">ensuring</span> <span word="spring">spring</span> <span word="arrived">arrived</span> <span word="fragrant">fragrant</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fresh">fresh</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="fortune">fortune</span>. <span word="Sewing">Sewing</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="forbidden">forbidden</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="needles">needles</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="luck">luck</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="piercing">piercing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dragon">dragon</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="eye">eye</span>. <span word="Spreading">Spreading</span> <span word="plant">plant</span> <span word="ashes">ashes</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="jugs">jugs</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="common">common</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="urge">urge</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dragon">dragon</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fill">fill</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="rainwater">rainwater</span>.</p>
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