Special haircuts celebrate Longtaitou festival(1/6)

People have their hair cut to celebrate Longtaitou Festival in Fuzhou, Fujian Province, March 4, 2022. (Photo: China News Service/Li Nanxuan)

Longtaitou is a traditional Chinese Festival held on the second day of the second month in the Chinese lunar calendar. Chinese people hold the belief that getting a haircut when the "dragon raises its head" means they will have a vigorous start in the new year.

People have their hair cut to celebrate Longtaitou Festival in Fuzhou, Fujian Province, March 4, 2022. (Photo: China News Service/Li Nanxuan)

A barber adds a special shape to a child's hair to celebrate the Longtaitou Festival, or Dragon-Head-Raising, in Changchun, Jilin Province, March 4, 2022. (Photo: China News Serivce/Zhang Yao)

A boy has his hair cut to celebrate Longtaitou Festival in Changchun, Jilin Province, March 4, 2022. (Photo: China News Serivce/Zhang Yao)

A boy has his hair cut to celebrate Longtaitou Festival in Changchun, Jilin Province, March 4, 2022. (Photo: China News Serivce/Zhang Yao)

People have their hair cut to celebrate Longtaitou Festival in Taiyuan, Shanxi Province, March 4, 2022. (Photo: China News Serivce/Wu Junjie)