This festival can be traced back to the end of the Spring and Autumn Period. It is the most important festival in ancient times. People go to the water to bathe together, which is called "Zan Zan". Since then, it has added sacrificial feasts and meandering water.
In ancient times, the first third day in early March was marked by "dry branches", which was called "Shangsi". After Wei and Jin Dynasties, the festival was changed to the third day of March, so it was also called Chongsan or March 3. Later generations followed it, and it became a festival of drinking by the water and having a spring outing in the suburbs. The traditional Shangsi Festival is also a baby day, that is, "Spring Bath Day", also known as Daughter's Day. After the Song Dynasty, Shangsi Festival, like Huachao Festival, was gradually forgotten by people.
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Shangsi Festival
Shangsi Festival originated from the witchcraft activity of orchid soup to ward off evil spirits. In this activity, bluegrass was used as a spiritual object. Bluegrass has the characteristics of aroma, and the ancients had to fast in advance before holding a major sacrifice ceremony, including adopting the best bathing method at that time-blue soup bathing, which was vividly described in Chu Ci. Sacrifice to the gods requires fasting, fasting requires bathing, and bathing with blue soup. The only difference is that bathing with blue soup is a personal act, mostly indoors, and can be implemented at any time, while bathing is a collective activity, which must be held on the riverside and regularly.