● 第一章 從農事說源流
Chapter One Agriculture: Origin of the Festival
復合的二月二
A Melting-Pot of Festivals
節俗流變
A Change of Customs
二月二的流布
Geographical Variation
第二章 二月二的風俗
Chapter Two Customs of February 2nd
祈福納祥
Pray
節期飲食
Festival Foods
二月二,接寶貝兒
Coming Home
二月二,逛廟會
Visiting Temple Fairs
第三章 二月二的各地異俗
Chapter Three Customs on February 2nd
京西“酬龍節”
The Day of Rewarding the Dragons in the West of Beijing
冀南“龍牌會”
Dragon Tablet Club in the South of Hebei
魯北“娃娃會”
Clay-Made Baby Fair in Northern Shandong
魯南“嶧山會”
Temple Fair of Mount Yishan in Southern Shandong
粵南“賣身節”
Festival of Selling Oneself in Southern Guangdong Province
粵西南“梁鎮南將軍府炮會”
Cannon Ceremony in the Mansion of General Liang Zhennan in Southwest of Guangdong
餘論:漸行漸遠的二月二
When the Festival of February 2nd Is Fading away
後記
tscript
《中國節慶文化》叢書後記
The tscript of Chinese Festival Culture Series
二月二,漢族民間傳統節日。流行於全國各民族地區。此節風俗活動較多,又有花朝節、踏青節、挑萊節、春龍節、青龍節、龍抬頭日之稱。因時間在農歷二月初二日,故稱。當時及其後民間以刀尺、百谷、瓜果種籽、迎富貴果子等相問遺,並有挑菜、踏青、迎富等費著《歲華紀麗譜》:明以後,二月二又有關於龍抬頭的諸多習俗,諸如撒灰引龍、扶龍、熏蟲避蠍、剃龍頭、忌針刺龍眼等節俗,故稱龍抬頭日。
龍是中國古代文化中地位顯赫的神物,是祥瑞之物,更是和風化雨的主宰。俗雲“龍不抬頭天不雨”,龍抬頭意味著雲興雨作,而天地交泰、雲興雨作是萬物生育的條件。又古以為龍為鱗蟲之精,百蟲之長,龍出則百蟲伏藏。二月初正值春回大地、農事開始之時,又是百蟲出蜇、蠢蠢欲動之時,故民間有扶龍頭、引青龍、剃龍頭之舉,又有食龍皮、龍須、龍子、龍鱗餅之俗,還有停針、忌磨等禁忌。