èr yuè èr，lóng tái tóu
二月二，龙抬头
Dragon Heads-raising Day
Dragon Heads-raising Day (February 2nd of the lunar calendar) is a traditional Chinese folk festival. In Chinese farming culture, “dragon heads-raising” indicates that the sun is rising, the rate of rain is increasing, and everything is full of vitality. A lot of folk activities, related to this day, are carried out around the beautiful belief of the dragon god.
1. The customsRelative customs vary in different regions. And the most wide-spreading activities are dragon dance and “dragon shaving”.
“Dragon shaving” refers to cutting hair. On the same day as the dragon raises its head, children’s haircuts would help them grow up healthily and become excellent in the future. And adults cut their hair and welcome the new year in the hope of bringing good luck.
2. The phrases
Are you going to have hairdressing on Dragon Heads-raising Day? Let’s check out these useful phrases in Chinese!
tàng fà
烫发
to perm hair
rǎn fà
染发
to dye hair
duǎn fà
短发
short hair
cháng fà
长发
long hair
zhí fà
直发
straight hair
juǎn fà
卷发
curly hair
Tony lǎo shī
Tony老师
hairstyle designer
xǐ jiǎn chuī
洗剪吹
wash, cut and blow dry
Wǒ yào qù lǐfàdiàn lǐfà.
我要去理发店理发。I’m going to the hairdresser’s for a haircut.
Wǒ xiǎng bǎ tóufà rǎn chéng hóngsè.
我想把头发染成红色。
I want to dye my hair red.
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