Today, the third day of March is still a grand and grand festival in some minority areas in southwest China. The "March 3rd" festival is still popular among ethnic minorities such as Zhuang, Dong, Buyi, Yao, Li, She and Tu.
The most typical one is Zhuang nationality, which has a two-day holiday in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on March 3rd every year. From the Songkran Festival held on March 3rd every year in Dali, Yunnan Province, we can vaguely see the shadow of the ancient custom of the festival.
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Festival custom
1, Han
Shangsi Festival is a festival for the Han people in China. Generally speaking, the pre-Han festival was on the fourth day of early March, and the post-Wei festival was fixed as the third day of March in the Han calendar (lunar calendar), which was not necessarily the fourth day.
2. Li nationality
It is called "Fu Nianfu" on March 3rd. On the festival day, the people of Li nationality gather together to wish "Mountain Orchid" (mountain upland rice) and hunting a double harvest. The old people brought the pickled mountain flavor and brewed glutinous rice wine to the most popular old people's home in the village, sat around on the floor and drank on banana leaves and papaya leaves. Other ethnic groups such as Shui, Miao, Mulao and Maonan have their own traditional festivals on March 3.
3. Zhuang nationality
More than on March 3rd, the song fair was held, a song shed was set up, and a song party was held. Young men and women sang songs, touched eggs, threw hydrangeas and fell in love. According to legend, it is also called the Song Fairy Festival, which was formed to commemorate the Song Fairy Liu Sanjie of Zhuang nationality. "March 3rd" is one of the major festivals of Zhuang nationality and the main expression of traditional Luoyue culture, which is collectively called "March 3rd" song fair.
Baidu Encyclopedia-March 3rd
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