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A dragon raises its head and the barber picks up the clippers
epa03117576 A Chinese child gets hair cut for good luck on Dragon Head-Raising Day in a barbershop of Qingdao city, eastern China's Shandong province, 23 February 2012. Chinese Dragon Head-Raising Day, or called Spring Dragon Day is a traditional Chinese festival that falls on the second day of the second lunar month, whereby people gather to get a hair cut for good luck for the whole year. EPA/WU HONGWU HONG / EPA
By David R Arnott
These kids may not look all that enthused by a trip to the barber's, but they should be.
Dragon Head-Raising Day, also called Spring Dragon Day, is a traditional Chinese festival that falls on the second day of the second lunar month. According to custom, getting a haircut today can bring you good luck for the rest of the year.
epa03117576 A Chinese child gets hair cut for good luck on Dragon Head-Raising Day in a barbershop of Qingdao city, eastern China's Shandong province, 23 February 2012. Chinese Dragon Head-Raising Day, or called Spring Dragon Day is a traditional Chinese festival that falls on the second day of the second lunar month, whereby people gather to get a hair cut for good luck for the whole year. EPA/WU HONGWU HONG / EPA
ZAOZHUANG, CHINA - FEBRUARY 23: (CHINA OUT) A child gets a haircut at a barbershop during the traditional festival known as Dragon Head Raising Day on February 23, 2012 in Hefei, China. Dragon Raises Head Day is celebrated on the second day of the second lunar month in China during which the traditional custom of getting a haircut is believed to bring good luck. (Photo by ChinaFotoPress/ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images)ChinaFotoPress / Getty Images
