The culture and traditions of China's Longtaitou Festival

chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2023-02-21 08:42
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A Chinese boy has his hair cut to celebrate Longtaitou Festival, also known as the Dragon-Head-Raising Festival, in Zaozhuang city, East China's Shandong province, March 8, 2019. [Photo/Xinhua]

The festival celebrates ancient agrarian Chinese culture, and while some of traditional ways to celebrate it are no longer practiced, others persist.

The most famous tradition is getting a haircut. Some believe that going to the barber on this day gets rid of bad luck, while others believe getting a haircut during the first month of the lunar calendar brings bad luck.

Another saying warns that cutting your hair in the first month will cause your uncle to die. Although today few pay attention to it, it was once tradition to line up outside barber shops on the day of Longtaitou, having avoided haircuts for the preceding month.

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