#LongTaiTou

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As the dragon rises, the wealth dragon rises first: in the Year of the Dragon, riches await, it's yours to claim! 🐲2️⃣💰

🔮 Zi Wei Dou Shu (紫微斗数), also known as Purple Star Astrology, is a traditional form of Chinese astrology that is based on the position of stars at the time of a person's birth. Learn more at https://ngocnga.net/read-your-chinese-astrology-zi-wei-dou-shu/?utm_source=tumblr&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=ziwei

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Happy year of the dragon y’all :D

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It’s the second day of the second month (Lunar Calendar) - time to celebrate Longtaitou Festival (Dragon rising its head).

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2024.03.11 ° Deng Wei Weibo Update for 二月二 (Longtaitou Festival)

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Nike Air Max Plus Longtaitou Festival FD4202-107

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Hi Producer (正好遇见你) Infodump

Disclaimer: I have no idea about the accuracy of the information shared in the drama, I'm merely transcribing for future reference purposes. Proceed with caution!

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Ep 16-17: Cuisine Cont. (Part 1)

Three things.

I came close to doubting my sanity because SO many food and I got ptsd flashbacks from the time I recapped 200+ dishes of Royal Feast lol. And Tumblr has a 10 pics limit per post and I don't feel like making these two eps more than two posts, so I resorted to cutting the food scenes into videos.

To my further frustration the HD video I downloaded of this ep had terrible hard subs and I ain't gonna redownload it so please turn a blind eye, I'll type the proper translation anyway and there's the Chinese subs.

Some of these have being showcased in Royal Feast and Delicacies Destiny too, I'll link them in Red.

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Eight Treasure Duck and Suzhou's Famous Delicacy, Umi Rice and Sugar Congee- an Intangible Cultural Heritage

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Sweet and Sour Mandarin Fish with its Bone-removing Cuts

Delicacies Destiny

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24 Solar Terms Food

The food is incorporated in the backstory of the son of Chenghua emperor (featured in ep 11), and his Empress. He was famous for being one of the two monogamous emperors of China.

Beginning of Spring (Lichun)- Spring Rolls

Other Traditions: Horse racing, wear Nao'e headdresses.

Spring Rolls originated in Eastern Jin. Thinly rolled wheat dough is served with vegetables to be wrapped in it. The emperors of Ming would award the officials with this spring platter to welcome the spring.

Delicacies Destiny

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Read more about Nao'e and Yuanxiao Festival below in this post by Tumblr user chinesehanfu.

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Shangyuan (lantern) Festival in Lichun - Yuanxiao

Make balls using crushed peanuts, black sesame, sugar, milk. Dampen and coat in glutinous rice flour and put in boiling water. The detailed process of making it is recorded in "Zhuozhongzhi" of Ming Dynasty. A Song dynasty verse says, "Culinary officer searched for new flavor.

Kitchen maid marvelled at the new technique.

Dark clouds glittered with stars.

White pearls dance in boiling water."

"A night of full moon without lanterns is dull. A full moon without lanterns isn't spring. When spring arrives, people are like pieces of jade. Above the glowing lanterns, the moon turns silver."

-Tang Bohu

"Emerald ladle and silver pot to relish the night stroll. Countless lanterns are lit with the moon above the building. Silky smooth amber flow into the spoon. Brilliant pearls sail on the soup. Delightful aroma in hand, warmth arises in the wine vessel. The old traditions of the capital remains exuded."

-Wang Qianqiu of Song dynasty

Royal Feast

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Longtaitou (Dragon Head Raising Festival), 2nd day of 2nd month (Yushui)- Xunchong pancake

Fry dough with date filling in oil, or flatten it to a pancake known as "xunchong"

Royal Feast

Qingming festival- Pufferfish and Reed Bud soup

Pufferfish and Reed bud soup to remove heat. Summer wine was heated up to pair with the preserved fish called "Peach Blossom Fish".

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28 day of Third Month (Jingzhe)- Ciba and Bamboo Shoot Roasted Duck

6th Century AD recipe for rice cake by pressing smoothly pounded cooked white rice. Ciba was created later inspired by this, by slicing, drying and deep frying it, then covering in sugar and crushed sesame seeds.

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Spring Equinox (Chunfen)- Cherries with Cheese, Bamboo Shoot Chicken, Cabbage Rice Wrap

4th Month is when cherries and other fruit are harvested.

Delicacies Destiny

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8th day of 4th month- Bulajia

3-4 Cun in length, 1 cun wide, flavor similar to zongzi

Double Fifth (Dragon Boat) Festival in Qingming- Zongzi

Different regions make it differently. Guangxi back sack zongzi is made with dates, tenderloin, red beans and chestnut. Noone knows the origin.

Royal Feast

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Beginning of Summer (Lixia)- Lotus seed Porridge

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Midautumn festival- Mooncakes and Crabs

Royal Feast, Royal Feast

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More Hi Producer posts

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Nike Releases the Air Max Plus for the Longtaitou Festival https://sneakerscartel.com/nike-releases-the-air-max-plus-for-the-longtaitou-festival/

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Sorry that I am one day late, but here I would like to share a traditional Chinese festival - #longtaitou - 1/2 in #lunnarcalendar, the day the #sleepingdragon is awaken from the #wintersleep; the day we pray for #goodhealth, #goodclimate and #goodharvest. #chineseculture #chinesetraditions #rainingseason (at Belgium Chinese Tea Arts Centre) https://www.instagram.com/p/B8_i7Q1HVnN/?igshid=86qffea9u7tz

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Chinese folk religion: Arrival of Spring

Today, March 14, 2021 (2nd day of the Second Month in the Lunar calendar), is the traditional Chinese festival called “Longtaitou” (龍擡頭). The name literally translates into “the day the dragon raises his head”.  This day is considered to be the first day of the warm spring season, and the first signs of green can be seen in nature. 

The dragon in question here refers to a deity on Chinese folk religion and folk Taoism called Chun’long (春龍), often translated into “the Dragon of Spring”. Also called Qing’long (青龍), he is one of the Gods of the cardinal directions in Chinese cosmology. He is the guardian of the East. He is also known as the God of Spring, “Chun’shen” (春神). His formal title is Gou’mang (勾芒). Also known by Mang’shen (芒神), and Mu’gong (木公), and is the God of trees, woodlands, forests, vegetation, and the bringer of springtime. He is often depicted as a man dressed in green, clad in emeralds and wreaths of green leaves, and wings of a sparrow. He either rides or is portrayed with the dragon known as Chun’long. The reason he takes so many forms is because originally the dragon of the East and the God of Spring are two different figures. They are now depicted and seen as one deity because: 

a) the East is associated with spring and the element of wood, and because of this those two became associated with each other and their names became interchangeable; b) Gou’mang was the original God of Spring and Forests from pre-Classical China before the emergence of organized Taoism and their subsequent attempts to organize the Chinese pantheon. They merged him with the guardian deity of the East due to their common association with springtime and the woods. 

An ancient pre-Classical era depiction of Gou’mang.

Apart from these forms, he is also depicted in Chinese folk religion as a youth or child, often with a willow branch in hand and leading an ox or water buffalo (a symbol of Shen’nong, the God of Harvests and Agriculture). He is known as Mang’tong （芒童) in this form. 

Tradtionally a clay or paper figure of the ox is often paraded down the main street of the village, with children whipping the ground with willow branches. Symbolizing the arrival of Gou’mang and the return of spring. 

Boys and men would get their hair cut on this day. Even if one doesn’t need a haircut, it’s customary to snip a couple strands of hair off. In addition, it’s taboo to sew or to spin wool on this day. 

A traditional food eaten on this day is a plain pancake called Chun’bing (春餅), meaning “spring cakes”. FYI, this is where spring rolls came from: left over spring cakes rolled up with some filling and fried. Other foods like noodles, and dumplings are also usually eaten on this day. As well as sweet roasted nuts are made on this day, not unlike honey roasted peanuts. 

It’s traditional for one to bring offerings of this pancake, along with an offering of pork, sweet cakes, and a bottle of good drink to the property line of one’s house, the edge of one’s field, or the edge of a forest. The offerings are to be placed on the earth along with candles and incense. Libations of liquor and water are to be poured onto the earth. My nanna says back in the old country, this is also done communally at the local town or village’s shrine to the local Tu’di Shen (土地神), the genius loci of a piece of land or place. Although the offerings are usually way more elaborate if it’s a communal event. For reasons unknown there was never really any temples or shrines dedicated to the God of Spring. I suspect it’s because apart from being the bringer of springtime, he is primarily the Lord of the Forests and Woodlands (as reflected in one of his title, Mu’gong, meaning Lord of the Woods). His worship and rites would usually take place at the edge of forests, or at the shrine of the local land deity. 

[fulang1]

Ma vie au temps du coronavirus

24/02/2020

Aujourd’hui est longtaitou 龙抬头 (le dragon hoche de la tête) dans le calendrier traditionnel chinois. C’est le  jour où il faut absolument se faire couper les cheveux pour être sûr de réussir l’année. Cette année c’est raté vu que presque tous les coiffeurs sont fermés et en plus les clients n’ont aucune envie d’avoir leur tête à dix centimètres de celle d'un coiffeur alors qu’on recommande de se tenir à au moins un mètre de son interlocuteur.

Depuis hier, un des deux ascenseurs de l’immeuble est à l’arrêt et il est bien précisé que trois personnes au maximum peuvent monter à la fois. Cela simplifie la tâche de l’équipe de désinfection. Heureusement que les habitants sont terrés chez eux sinon on aurait de l’attente devant les portes de l’ascenseur.

Il semble q’en Chine et particulièrement dans la région de Wuhan les choses se calment un peu. En revanche la situation en Iran est vraiment inquiétante. Cinquante morts tout d’un coup. L’Afghanistan et le Pakistan ont beau fermer leurs frontières, on voit mal comment le virus arrêterait sa marche létale. Et puis l’Italie, la Corée...

Hier soir, histoire de se remonter le moral, nous avons regardé ce documentaire britannique qui a été fait avec des montages d’images d’archives colorisées de la guerre de 14-18. En d’autres temps j’aurai aimé beaucoup voir ce film que le réalisateur a dédié à son grand-père qui s’est battu pendant quatre ans, comme mon propre grand-père paternel. Cela reste une réalisation extrêmement bien faite. Le plus intéressant a été de voir la réception de l’annonce de l’armistice par la troupe, exténuée, hébétée. Aucune joie, juste une interrogation, que sera notre avenir, nous qui avons passé quatre années de notre jeunesse à tuer, à se faire tuer. Autre réaction hélas trop humaine : le désintérêt des gens qui ne se sont pas battus pour écouter le récit des horreurs que rapportent les soldats. Cela m’a fait penser à une réaction identique en 1945 avec les rescapés de retour des camps de concentration. Personne ne voulait écouter le récit de leurs malheurs. Indicible

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Explainer: Why People Cut Their Hair on Longtaitou Festival https://ift.tt/2HPjGD9

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As the dragon rises, the wealth dragon rises first: in the Year of the Dragon, riches await, it's yours to claim! 🐲2️⃣💰

🔮 Zi Wei Dou Shu (紫微斗数), also known as Purple Star Astrology, is a traditional form of Chinese astrology that is based on the position of stars at the time of a person's birth. Learn more at https://ngocnga.net/read-your-chinese-astrology-zi-wei-dou-shu/?utm_source=tumblr&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=ziwei

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Longtaitou watched EastEnders: Frank S Naked! on Liveplay

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Happy early Longtaitou Festival! Here is cute Qsize mercendise available for pre-ordering: a [badge] and a [standee].  [source] 

the Longtaitou Festival ("Dragon raising its head") which is sometimes simply called "2 Month 2" (Er Yue Er, 二月二) -  a traditional Chinese festival held on the second day of the second month of the Chinese calendar (March 8th, 2019). [wikipedia]  [post about the Longtaitou Festival in 2018]

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