March 3, also known as Gewei Festival, is a traditional festival for the Zhuang people to worship their ancestors and choose songs. It is a traditional festival with Zhuang characteristics gradually formed by the Zhuang people and their ancestors under specific historical conditions and living environment. The third day of March of Zhuang nationality is mainly spread in Luobo, Liangjiang, Luwo and Wharf in the east of Wuming District, and Xugong and Maling in the west of Wuming District.
On June 5438+ 10/0, 2008, the "March 3rd" Song Fair declared by Wuming District Cultural Center was approved by the People's Government of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region to be included in the second batch of intangible cultural heritage at the autonomous region level. June 65438+1October 13 On March 3rd, Zhuang was approved by the People's Government of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region to become a legal holiday in Guangxi (all citizens in the autonomous region have a holiday).
The custom of March 3
One of the customs on March 3 is to eat five-color glutinous rice. Five-color glutinous rice is composed of white, yellow, red, purple and black, which is not only beautiful, but also has medicinal value. Red bluegrass has the function of generating blood, gardenia has the function of cooling, relieving fever and cooling blood, and black rice is maple leaf. Zhuang people like to dye five-color glutinous rice into red, yellow, red, purple and black, which means good luck and good harvest.
One of the customs on March 3 is to bump eggs. On this day, people will dye eggs for love. In particular, "touching eggs" is a fun project for all ages. During the "Zhuang March 3rd" festival, every household will choose eggs, cook them and color them with various pigments, most of which are mainly red. Because red represents a good sign of prosperity.
Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-March 3 (March 3 of Zhuang nationality)