Hainan's March 3rd festival customs are: 1. Miao three-color rice. Three-color rice is a special snack of the Miao people in the central mountainous area of ??Hainan. It is generally made and eaten during the "March 3rd" period of the lunar calendar. It is used by the Miao people to entertain guests and

Traditional festival food used to worship ancestors.

2. Roast whole beef. The Li people use cattle and gongs as symbols of wealth. The more they own, the higher their social status.

Therefore, "roasted whole cattle" generally only appears in major sacrificial activities. If you are lucky enough to encounter it, be sure not to miss this golden opportunity.

3. Bamboo tube rice Bamboo tube rice is a traditional delicacy of the Li people in Hainan. It is usually made when the Li family goes on a long trip, goes hunting in the mountains, or entertains guests. "One family is cooked with fragrant rice, and hundreds of households smell the fragrance of bamboo" is the most appropriate description of the Li family's bamboo tube rice.

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On March 3, this important festival, bamboo tube rice is indispensable.

The origin of the legend of March 3 in Hainan: It is said that a long time ago, there was a crow spirit in a cave that did many evil things, which made it difficult for the people of Li to live and work in peace and contentment.

One day, the crow spirit captured Er Niang, a beautiful Li girl. On March 3rd of that year, Er Niang's sweetheart, Agui, went up the mountain with a sharp knife, bow and arrow to save Er Niang, but was killed by the crow spirit.

Er Niang was extremely sad after hearing the news, and finally killed the crow while it was sleeping, avenging Agui and eliminating great harm to the Li people.

Er Niang never married. Every year on the third day of the third lunar month, she would go to Er Xiandong to sing the love songs of her and Agui's love.

Later, in order to commemorate her, the Li people named the cave Erniang Cave (Changjiang).