"March 3rd" is a traditional festival of Li and Miao people, also known as "love plot". The following is what I have compiled about the origin of March 3 of the Li nationality. Welcome to refer to!
What is the legend of the Li nationality on March 3?
1. It is said that on the third day of March one year, several young men chased several beautiful girls, hoping to see their faces in order to choose their own Mr Right. The girls were shy and ran back to their mother's cave. The young man rushed to the mouth of the cave. There was a loud noise and a big stone fell, separating the girl from the young people. The young man shouted outside the cave and waited hard until the sun went down, and he left in frustration. After the young man left, the girls were all uneasy. They walked out of their mother's cave, but they couldn't find the young man. They are in a hurry. Suddenly the boys jumped out of the grass one by one, and the girls bowed their heads shyly. To show their sincere friendship, the boys collected "Buren" branches and gave them to their sweethearts. Excited and shy, the girls quietly covered half their faces with "Buren" branches and snuggled happily in their lover's arms. Since then, people have designated March 3 as the day when young men and women fall in love and get engaged.
Second, according to legend, there were only two brothers and sisters, Tian Fei and Guanyin, left in the world after the ancient floods. They drifted in the flood with gourds and melons, and were stuck by a banyan tree on the bank of Changhua River in Hainan Island. After the flood receded, only two people were left to live alone. The two brothers and sisters decided to look for their relatives separately. Before leaving, they made an appointment to return to Yanwoling on March 3rd every year. Brother and sister have traveled all over the world, but no one has seen them. Seeing that we are getting old, mankind will be extinct. My sister made up her mind and tattooed her face so that my brother couldn't recognize herself. So on March 3rd, one year, they got married at the base of Yanwoling, where they spun and weaved, gave birth to children, cultivated land, dug ponds and raised fish, and produced offspring for the Li nationality. Many years later, Tian Fei and Guanyin slept in a cave and became a pair of stones. In order to commemorate the achievements of the two brothers and sisters, the descendants of the Li nationality named this cave Mother Cave. On March 3rd every year, Li people, men, women and children, bring glutinous rice, cakes, zongzi and rice wine from all directions to commemorate their ancestors, and pray for the prosperity and happiness of their nation by singing and dancing. Later, on March 3, the Li family, men, women and children, with food and sugar, rushed to the mother cave from all directions to sing, dance and shoot arrows to commemorate it. On this day every year, men, women and children outside the village will come here from all directions with glutinous rice wine, zongzi and bamboo rice. During the day, the young man went to the stream to catch fish, and the girl next to him grilled fish and put the grilled fish and zongzi together at the mouth of the cave to worship; At night, by the burning bonfire, the young man is singing and dancing, and the girl is watching and listening quietly. She didn't like it, so she replied with folk songs. If you like that young man, you will quietly come out of the dark and play the flute affectionately by the stream. Teenagers are eager to try the flute, which is meaningful. He came to the girl and sang love songs with him until dawn. Just like the love song they sang, "On Wuzhishan, vines bite vines, vines bite vines and take root. My brother loves my sister to bite vines, and my sister loves my brother to take root."
Third, it is said that a long time ago, Qizhiling area suffered a rare drought, and people lived like years. One morning, a young man named Yayin told everyone that he dreamed of a lark. In order to get rid of this disaster, he had to climb to the top of Wuzhishan and blow his nose to trap him. Yayin volunteered to climb to the top of Wuzhishan, where she played her beloved nose flute. It blew for three days and nights until a lark flew out of the valley. ADB is scrambling to catch up. He chased a hill. Finally, ADB saw that the lark had become a very beautiful Li girl. The girl promised to go to earth with ADB to save the disaster. After the drought was lifted, I didn't expect it, but I angered the Lord. He sent a servant to catch Miss Lark. At this time, ADB came, and they hid in a cave. The owner of the cave ordered his servants to use the Yamakaji. When burning the cave, suddenly dark clouds rolled, thunder roared, rocks cracked and landslides occurred, killing the evil servant and his servant. ADB and Miss Bailing became a pair of birds and flew into the sky. The villagers heard the news, looked at them, sang and danced excitedly, and wished them happiness. This day is the third day of the third lunar month, and has since become a traditional festival of the Li family.
Fourth, "Tundekuo" records that on the third day of March, brother and sister became husband and wife. Men plow and women weave, have children, care for each other and work hard, which gradually makes the Li nationality multiply and develop. Later generations regard them as ancestors and solemnly commemorate them on March 3 every year.
A long time ago, there was a huge stone boat-shaped house (a typical living mode of Li nationality) in Yanwoling at the junction of Changjiang County and Dongfang County. A beautiful Li woman named Mobil was enshrined in the Guanyin statue at home. On March 3rd of the following year, a couple got caught in the rain while hiking. When they were sheltering from the rain in the stone house, the door of the stone house closed with the thunder, and Guanyin Bodhisattva took them in. Later generations celebrated "March 3rd" as a festival to let their children grow up beautifully and live a good life under the protection of Guanyin. In festivals, men, women and children are dressed up and eating cakes and zongzi. Boys fish, girls cook and fish, and then sacrifice Tianfei and Guanyin fossils to the cave mouth. After the sacrifice, young people came to the activity venue to play sports games such as archery, pole climbing, wrestling, tug-of-war and swinging. As night fell, a bonfire was lit on the shore, the boys spread their flower umbrellas, and the girls' silver ornaments and shell ornaments flashed in the firelight. Love songs are euphemistic, and the dance gradually rises, from gentle lyricism to unrestrained joy. Sometimes couples leave the bonfire quietly. The young man hung the ear bell on the girl's ear, inserted the hairpin made of deer bone into the girl's bun, and the girl tied her carefully woven colorful belt around her lover's waist. The two sides vowed to meet on March 3 next year. Because March 3 is related to marriage and love in origin and main content, it is also called love plot.
6. One morning, a young man named Yayin told everyone that he dreamed of a lark. In order to get rid of this disaster, he had to climb to the top of Wuzhishan and blow his nose to trap him. Yayin volunteered to climb to the top of Wuzhishan, where she played her beloved nose flute. It blew for three days and nights until a lark flew out of the valley. ADB is scrambling to catch up. He chased a hill. Finally, ADB saw that the lark had become a very beautiful Li girl. The girl promised to go to earth with ADB to save the disaster. After the drought was lifted, I didn't expect it, but I angered the Lord. He sent a servant to catch Miss Lark. At this time, ADB came, and they hid in a cave. When the Lord ordered the servant to burn to the cave, suddenly the dark clouds rolled, the thunder was loud, the stone cracked, and the landslide killed the evil servant and his servant. ADB and Miss Bailing became a pair of birds and flew into the sky. The villagers heard the news, looked at them, sang and danced excitedly, and wished them happiness. This day is the third day of the third lunar month, and has since become a traditional festival of the Li family.
Hainan Miao people also have their own celebrations. On this day, the owner of Miao family got up, killed chickens and fish, prepared pillow incense, and began to cook five-color rice (red, yellow, black, white and blue, but it was difficult to find blue and white dyed plants, so he changed to red, yellow and black rice), inserted three or five branches (with green leaves and no roots) in front of the holy table, and then the whole family shared three-color rice. In the village, men, women and children dressed in festive costumes are also happy to dance with silver bells, knives, singing folk songs and shooting crossbows with powder guns. People express their joy to the fullest.
The origin of the traditional festival "March 3" of Li and Miao nationalities in Hainan
This is a traditional festival for Li and Miao people to mourn their ancestors, celebrate their new life, praise life, and praise heroes and love. It is called "March 3" because it is celebrated on the third day of the third month of the lunar calendar.
Regarding the origin of the "March 3rd" of the Li nationality, it is said that ancient humans suffered from a flood, and a man and a woman hid in a gourd melon and drifted with the flood to the uninhabited Hainan Island. In order to breed human beings, on March 3rd, they expressed their love to Song and got married, thus breeding descendants of Li nationality. On March 3, the descendants of the Li nationality commemorated their ancestors' happy marriage and their achievements in breeding the Li nationality in various ways.
"March 3rd" is also a traditional festival for Miao people to commemorate their ancestors. According to the legend of Miao ancient songs, in ancient times, five ancestors of Miao nationality (surnamed Deng, surnamed Pan, surnamed Li, surnamed Zhao and surnamed Jiang) crossed the ocean to Hainan Island. On their way across the sea, they agreed that when they reached the shore, they would go their separate ways and make their own living, but they would meet once a year on the third day of the third lunar month. Later, according to the instructions of our ancestors, on March 3 every year, Miao people gather in groups of three to five to commemorate their ancestors.
On the third day of March every year, when the mountain flowers are blooming, the red cotton is in full bloom and the betel nut is fragrant, Li Men and the women will put on their costumes and come to the venue from all directions to worship their ancestors with Shan Lan rice wine, bamboo rice and zongzi. Whenever night falls and the mountain breeze is cool, elderly people get together to drink and catch up, while young men and women meet in groups to sing and express their love. At dawn, I will say goodbye and see you on March 3 next year. On this day, Miao people will kill chickens and catch fish, steam tricolor rice and offer sacrifices to their ancestors.
1984, with the approval of Guangdong Provincial People's Congress and Provincial People's Government, the People's Government of Hainan Li and Miao Autonomous Prefecture designated "March 3rd" as a festival. After the revocation of the autonomous prefecture, the cities and counties under the jurisdiction of the former autonomous prefectures such as Qiongzhong and Baoting still retain this traditional festival.
Extended content: the origin and origin of March 3 in Guangxi
The origin of March 3 in Guangxi
Statement 1: According to ancient legends, singing can entertain the spirit, eliminate disasters and difficulties, and achieve good weather. Later, it developed into a regular song meeting on March 3.
Statement 2: A long time ago, there was a young man and a young woman who loved each other since childhood. They are very good at singing folk songs, and their love is expressed by folk songs. However, due to family opposition, the two could not get married, so they both fell in love. In order to commemorate this loyal couple, young people focus on singing folk songs every year on the day of their double suicide, and gradually formed the March 3 rd Song Festival.
Statement 3: In the Tang Dynasty, there was a fairy named Liu Sanjie who sang folk songs praising labor and love and exposed the sins of the rich. As a result, the rich people held a grudge, and when she went up the mountain to cut firewood, she sent someone to cut off the vines, causing Third Sister to fall to the mountain and die. In order to commemorate this fairy, later generations sang folk songs for three days and three nights on the third day of the third lunar month, that is, the day when Third Sister died, and the song meeting was formed.
Statement 4: In ancient times, a family had three beautiful daughters, and people came to propose marriage in an endless stream, but their parents didn't like it. Later, my father thought of an idea-let the descendants who proposed to me sing on the spot, and whoever sings best will marry a beautiful daughter. As a result, all three daughters found suitable husbands through singing. Since then, singing has become a form of male courtship and has developed into a market.
The origin of March 3
March 3rd can be postponed until Fu Ji. Fuxi and his sister, Nu Wa, unearthed human beings to reproduce. In eastern Henan, Fuxi is honored as the "ancestor", and the ancient temple of Taihaoling was built in Huaiyang (the capital of Fuxi). From February 2nd to March 3rd of the lunar calendar, the Temple Fair of Taihaoling was held. Good men and women all gathered in the mausoleum area to worship their ancestors.
The third day of the third lunar month is also the day when the legendary Queen Mother opens a flat peach party. There is a seven-character poem in Dumen Zayong in the late Qing Dynasty, which describes the grand occasion of the temple fair in that year: "Born in spring on the third day of March, watch the Flat Peach Palace burn incense; The wind rises slightly along the river and the red dust is everywhere. " Legend has it that the Queen Mother of the West was originally the patron saint of a primitive tribe in western China. She has two magic weapons: one is to take the elixir of life, and the other is to eat peaches-flat peaches, which can prolong life. The legendary Chang 'e flew to the Moon Palace after stealing the elixir from her husband Hou Yi. Since then, in some strange novels, the Queen Mother of the West has been described as the god of longevity.
The third day of the third lunar month is also the birthday of the Taoist Zhenwu Emperor. Zhenwu Emperor's full name is "Beizhen Naive Takeda Xuan Emperor", also known as Tian Xuan God, Xuanwu, Zhenwu Zhenjun. Hua Li was born in the ancient Xuanyuan world on March 3, and is the orthodox god in charge of military affairs and wars in Taoism. Taoist temples in various places (such as Wudang Mountain in Hubei, Longhu Mountain in Jiangxi, Yun Qi in Anhui and Qingcheng Mountain in Sichuan) will hold a grand ceremony on March 3, and Taoist believers will also burn incense and pray in temples or recite scriptures at home. The Monument to Zhenwushan Zhenwushan gives a concise and artistic explanation of the origin of Zhenwu, the main Zhenwu Dojo in China and the "benevolence" of Zhenwu's "saving the army". It explains the reason and significance of people commemorating Zhenwu Emperor on March 3rd.
In ancient times, the third day of March was regarded as "thinking", and the Han Dynasty was designated as a festival. "Today is the third day of the month, and the officials and the people are all on the east running water (clean). It is called "removing dirt (disease)" (Book of Rites). Later, water banquets and outings were added. In the evening, every household sets off firecrackers and blows ghosts in every room of the house. It is said that ghosts haunt everywhere on this day.
The third day of the third month of the lunar calendar is also a day for spiritual people, such as witches and gods, to entertain ghosts and gods. On this day, psychics often get together to celebrate and hold banquets for ghosts and gods to thank them for their magical power.
March 3rd is a traditional festival of which ethnic group: Han nationality and several ethnic minorities.
"March 3rd" is a traditional festival of Zhuang, Dong, Buyi and Miao nationalities, and a large-scale "March 3rd" song concert is held every year. Among them, Zhuang nationality is typical.
1. During the festival, there are traditional dragon and lion performances, Lusheng stepping on the hall, Dong folk songs, colorful tunes, Guangxi opera, Dong township movies, Dong opera, traditional storytelling, bonfire parties and many other performances. In addition, there are thousands of people drinking tea, fighting cocks, fighting birds and other performances, as well as strange stone exhibitions, national costume exhibitions, commodity fairs, Dong Xiangyou tea and other food exhibitions.
2. On March 3rd, Yao compatriots in Gaolin Village, Yaozhai, Fangcheng District, Guangxi held a grand event on March 3rd every year. Enthusiastic Yao people are singing and welcoming tourists from all over the world with fragrant rice wine and special Yao dishes. Therefore, March 3 is also a festival celebrated by people of all ethnic groups in Guangxi.
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