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Chinese Lunar Calendar

2. The Second Month

Day Name Custom/Traditions
1 a. Tianzheng Festival
b. Zhonghe Festival
c. Birthday of the sun
a. Daoism
b. Giving seeds to friends for luck to have sons
c. Worship the sun, make and eat the sun cake
2 a. Taqing Festival
b. Day the dragon raises its head
c. Birthday of the local god of the land
a. Go for a walk in the country in spring when the grass has just turned green
b. Lead the dragon, eat dragon noodles, have hair cut (dragon head). Married women go back to parent's home
c. Worship the god None
8 Fangchun Festival Daoism
12 Flower Festival Worship the flower God, plant trees and flowers, have flower fair
15 a. Birthday of Laozi
b. Nirvana day
a. Worship Laozi
b. Buddhism
19 Birthday of Guanyin Worship Guanyin. Guanyin temple fair

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