The Longtaitou Festival, or Eryueer Festival, which means "dragon raises head" in Chinese, is a traditional Chinese festival held on the second day of the second month in the Chinese lunar calendar. The festival falls on Feb 21 this year.

A child has a simulated hair cut at a kindergarten in Guangping county, Handan city, North China's Hebei province, on Feb 21, 2023. (Photo by Cheng Xuehu/Provided to chinadaily.com.cn)

Ancient people believed that after the second day of the second month on the Chinese lunar calendar, the rain will increase because the rain-bringing Dragon King has awakened from his winter sleep.

The festival is a reflection of the ancient agrarian Chinese culture, and although some of the old ways to celebrate the festival are no longer in practice, some still carry on.