February 2nd, also known as the "Dragon Head Raising Day," is a day filled with blessings and sacrificial activities. Many people hope to pay homage to the Tai Sui (the God of the Year) on this day to seek happiness, health, and good fortune. So, can you pay homage to the Tai Sui on February 2nd? This article will answer that question and introduce the five auspicious events of paying homage to the Tai Sui, helping you start the new year on a positive note!
I. Breath out in the Hour of Mao, attract wealth and prosperity
In the Hour of Mao (between 5:00 and 7:00 AM), face the east and exhale to attract wealth and auspicious energy. The effect is better if there is an eastern window or balcony. This is the best time to change your fortune, allowing you to have smooth luck in the new year.
II. Cut the Dragon's Head, welcome blessings and good fortune
Feb 2nd in the lunar calendar is the day when the sleeping dragon rises. Cutting your hair can bring you good fortune and good luck. You don't necessarily need to go to a beauty salon to cut your hair; you can do it at home. Even cutting just one hair is acceptable. This traditional custom can bring you good luck and auspiciousness.
III. Dragon Year Delicacies, Full of Good Fortune
On Feb 2nd, people hope everything is related to the "dragon," so you can eat some delicacies associated with the dragon, such as dragon's beard noodles, dragon eye dumplings, dragon ear dumplings, and dragon rice. By using the power of the dragon, it symbolizes good fortune and helps you start the new year well!
IV. Worship the Land God, attract wealth and prosperity
Feb 2nd is the day to worship the Land God. Worshiping the Land God can help you attract wealth and prosperity and protect your family's safety. You can offer incense at home or go to a temple to offer incense and pray for wishes. The Western Peak Goddess Temple houses the Land God, and offering incense there brings even more good fortune.
V. Avoid the Tai Sui, resolve misfortune of the year
Those born in the years of the Dragon, Dog, Rabbit, and Ox should take note, as they are in conflict with the Tai Sui this year. Avoiding the Tai Sui is a way to resolve conflicts with the Tai Sui and misfortune of the year, and can gain the protection of the Tai Sui.
Avoiding the Tai Sui is a traditional belief in Chinese folk culture, which holds that everyone will experience some misfortune or bad luck during their zodiac year (the year corresponding to their birth sign). To avoid these misfortunes, people tend to avoid doing unpropitious things or participate in beneficial activities during their zodiac year, hoping to resolve misfortune and pass through the year safely. Avoiding the Tai Sui may involve not participating in weddings, funerals, or major commercial transactions, or participating in religious or blessing activities related to their zodiac sign.
February 2nd is a traditional day for paying homage to the Tai Sui, which is widely practiced in folk customs. Although the effectiveness of paying homage to the Tai Sui has no scientific basis, people perform blessing and sacrificial activities on this day, hoping to obtain happiness, health, and good fortune. In addition to paying homage to the Tai Sui, the auspicious events on February 2nd include breathing out in the Hour of Mao to attract wealth, cutting the dragon's head, enjoying dragon-year delicacies, worshipping the Land God, and avoiding the Tai Sui. I hope these traditional customs bring you good luck and blessings in the new year!
