Today was an half cloudy and half sunny day. Finally the sun showed his smile, and we could enjoy a warm spring in the rest of this week.


Today was also a special day which was named as Dragon Heads-raising Day. It was said that as the day approached, the land begun to awaken while the "Yang" air started to rise. Dragons were auspicious omens in Chinese folk legends and they dominated wind and rain. So people would hold a memorial ceremony for dragon through various ways, hitting the barbers' chair was one of these ways.

Then did you know why we cannot get haircut until February 2nd? Because it was said that getting a haircut during the first lunar month was inauspicious and that if people did so their uncle may die.


生词难词：

1.Dragon Heads-raising Day: 二月二，龙抬头

2.folk legends:民间传说

3.Barber:理发店 hit the barbers' chair/get haircut:剪头发

4.auspicious omens:吉祥的兆头，祥瑞

5.dominate：控制支配

6. memorial ceremony:纪念仪式

7. lunar:阴历的 solar：阳历的


二月二，龙抬头的传说：

传说龙王有个女儿生于农历二月初二，一天溜出龙宫，看到人间大旱，没有得到父王的允许就向人间播洒雨露。龙王得知后非常愤怒，将龙女逐出龙宫。龙后思念女儿，每年二月初二都要浮出水面痛哭一场，泪水化作甘霖滋润万物，于是有了“二月二，龙抬头”的说法。