the origin and customs of March 3rd. On the third day of the third lunar month (hereinafter referred to as "March 3rd"), spring returns and Chunyang sprout. In some parts of China, the Han nationality and some ethnic minorities celebrate this traditional festival in various forms. March 3rd originated from the "Shangsi Festival" in ancient China (in ancient times, the first day of the third month of the lunar calendar was called Shangsi Festival, also known as Xiuzhe Festival), which was a festival of blessing for Huaxia people in the Zhou Dynasty. The original meaning of Shangsi Festival was a custom activity of begging for marriage and seeking fertility based on witchcraft belief, and later evolved into an ancient song festival of men and women falling in love in China. In the Han Dynasty, March "Shangsi" was designated as a festival. After the Wei Dynasty, Shangsi was officially designated as the third day of March in the summer calendar, that is, the Spring Wedge, as an important festival in the middle of each year. By the time of Jin Dynasty, Shangsi Xiuzhi had evolved into an entertainment festival of spring outing and waterside banquet. During the Song and Yuan Dynasties, the spring outing of Shangsi Festival gradually gave way to Tomb-Sweeping Day, and the wedge game was not limited to March 3rd. March 3rd in Guangxi, also known as "March 3rd Song Festival" in some places, is a traditional song festival of Zhuang nationality. In some places, there are ancestral graves and traditional festivals to sweep graves and worship mountains, with different styles, origins and customs.
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There are several legends about the origin of the Zhuang people's "March 3rd" Song Fair (or Song Festival). First, it is said that singing can entertain the spirit, eliminate disasters and seek good weather, and later it developed into a regular March 3rd Song Fair. Second, a long time ago, there was a pair of young men and women who loved each other since childhood. They were very good at singing folk songs, and their love was expressed in folk songs. However, due to family opposition, they could not get married, so they both fell in love. In order to commemorate the faithful couple, young people gather to sing folk songs every year on the day of their double suicide, and gradually form the March 3 rd Song Fair. Third, in the Tang Dynasty, a fairy named Liu Sanjie sang folk songs to praise labor and love, and exposed the sins of the rich people. Therefore, 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, the day of Third Sister's death, and the song fair was formed. Four said that in ancient times, a family had three beautiful daughters, and people came to the door to propose marriage, but their parents didn't like it. Later, my father came up with an idea-let the offspring who proposed to marry me sing on the spot, and whoever sings best will marry the beautiful daughter. As a result, through singing, all three daughters found the right husband. Since then, singing has become a form of male courtship and has developed into a fair. Although these legends are not recorded in official history, they are in line with historical materialism.
In the traditional March 3rd Song Festival, different forms of song concerts were held in all parts of the world. Some held a song fair on the slope of the cave. Some set up a singing studio at the head of the village to pick up singers. Some hold song fairs along highways and villages. Around the Gexu field, vendors gather and folk trade is active. Thousands of men, women and children from dozens of miles in Fiona Fang came to participate in the larger song fair, with a sea of people, singing one after another and being very lively. According to preliminary statistics, among the 642 song fairs in the whole region, 96 (14%) took March 3rd as the song fair day. It is distributed in 22 places in Donglan, 2 places in Wuming County, 19 places in Du 'an, 7 places in Xincheng, 6 places in Mashan and Longzhou and 5 places in Bama. There are few in western Guangxi, only two in Jingxi County. The traditional famous song fairs on March 3rd include Wuming County, Nayang, Ningwu and Xiaolu, Sanka 'ao in Donglan, Yongzhou in Mashan, Panyang River in Bama, Huadong in Jingxi, Mianshan and Jifa in Du 'an, Rongshui Sanfang on March 3rd, Sanfeng in Xincheng, Xiajian in Yishan and Yufeng Mountain in Liuzhou. There are competition songs and appreciation songs on the traditional song fair; There are also young men and women who have friendship with songs, touch eggs, talk about love, give each other tokens, and make love with things. In addition, there are recreational activities such as throwing hydrangeas, touching eggs and performing Zhuang opera, which are spent by men, women and children in a lively and extraordinary festive atmosphere.
Some contemporary song fairs on March 3rd are held regularly by the government year after year. For example, Nanning International Folk Song Art Festival, Wuming, Bama, Long 'an, Huanjiang, Liujiang and other counties hold the Song Festival or the Zhuang March 3 Tourism Festival every year. For example, since 1985, Wuming County has held the "March 3rd" Zhuang Song Festival every year. The activities include performances and competitions of thousands of bamboo poles, the third Guangxi Song King Competition, national sports competitions, cultural performances in the square, tourism and food festivals, etc. Another example is Shanglin County, which has successfully held the 6th March 3rd "Shimen Dragon Mother Festival" since 26. In addition to government-run, more people spontaneously organize and carry out the March Third Mountain Song Festival. Such as Yashan Scenic Area in Liucheng County, Wudeng Village in Lipu County, Poxin Village in Paoli Township of Fengshan County, Balong Village in Baile Village of Changzhou Township, Square Village in Beijing Township of Dahua Yao Autonomous County, Shidou Village in Pingshan Town of Luzhai County, etc. The March 3rd Song Festival was held not only in Guangxi, but also in other places. Such as Beijing and Shanghai ... > >
what are the origins and customs of March 3rd? March 3rd is a traditional festival for many ethnic minorities in China, which falls on the third day of the third lunar month. In ancient times, it was called Shangsi Festival, which was a festival to commemorate the Yellow Emperor. According to legend, March 3 is the birthday of the Yellow Emperor. Since ancient times, China has had "February 2, the dragon looked up; On March 3, I was born in Xuanyuan. After Wei and Jin Dynasties, Shangsi Festival was changed to March 3rd, which was followed by later generations, thus becoming a festival for Han people to have a drink by the water and have a spring outing in the suburbs. The third day of the third lunar month is also the birthday of the Taoist immortal Zhenwu the Great. The full name of Zhenwu Emperor is "Beizhen Naive Wu Xuantian Emperor", also known as Xuantian God, Xuanwu, Zhenwu Zhenjun. Born in the world of ancient Xuanyuan, Huali was on March 3rd. Many experts have proposed to set up "Chinese Christmas" on March 3rd and Shangsi Festival, the birthday of Emperor Xuanyuan, in order to enhance national cohesion. [1]
March 3rd is also a traditional festival of the Zhuang people. The Zhuang people call it "Wobupo" or "Wopo", which originally meant to sing outside the country and in the fields, so it is also called "Gewei Festival", which is also called to commemorate Sanjie Liu, so it is also called "Gexian Festival".
"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. At present, six "March 3rd" Song Fair and Wuming Luoyue Cultural Tourism Festival have been held in Wuming County, Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Next to the Gewei, vendors gather and the folk trade is active. The people nearby provide accommodation and food for those who come to catch the Gewei, and they are warmly received whether they know each other or not. A large song fair, Fiona Fang dozens of young men and women came to participate in, a sea of people, singing one after another, really lively. Qiaoye in Tianyang County has always been a big song fair. People go to the song fair to compete and enjoy songs; Young men and women sing songs, and if they are congenial to each other, they give each other tokens as a token of their love. In addition, there are interesting activities such as throwing hydrangeas and touching eggs.
Zhuang people living in western Guangxi, on the third day of the third lunar month every year, every household cooks red, yellow, blue, purple and white rice with light green maple leaves and red bluegrass. People put a maple leaf on the lintel and around the house, set up a tent at the end of the village, and put colorful rice and other offerings on the hem of the tent. Men, women and children sing and catch up with songs around the tent.
There are several historical stories about the origin of the third day of March of the Zhuang nationality:
The myth of Zhuang nationality-digging graves (the original dragon mother culture in Daming Mountain)
It is said that in ancient times, there was an old woman who had no children and later saved a wounded snake. The little snake refused to leave after being injured, so the old woman said to the little snake, People and animals are different. We have no tail. If you want to be with me, you must abandon your tail. Later, the old woman cut off a small piece of the snake's tail, and the snake's tail became shorter, so people called the snake "Te Dig", which means male in Zhuang language, and "Dig" means short tail in Zhuang language, so people called the old woman "Mie Dig" and "Mie" was the mother of Zhuang language. From then on, Mie Dig raised Tee Dig as his son. At present, the Zhuang nationality still has a related custom, that is, plucking a few hairs from the tail of a newly bought chicken duckling, which means to remove the wildness of animals like this old woman and become a member of the human family. In fact, this custom and legend reflects the ancient memory of ancient humans taming animals from wild to home. No tail also reflects the evolution of human beings from primitive people to civilized people.
Later, the old woman died of old age. After the neighbors put the old woman in her grave, they said to the little snake, Special digging! She always treats you as her own, and when she's gone, let's see how you can be filial to her. Little snake seemed to understand people's words, blinked, and suddenly it was stormy, and a gust of wind swept the old woman's coffin and little snake together to the highest peak of Daming Mountain. At that time, it was around March 3, and then every March 3, extreme weather, storms or hail occurred in Daming Mountain area, and the local people thought it was a special excavation to visit his mother.
In order to celebrate the great quality of the excavation and filial piety, people dug a temple for this old woman. In order to show respect, people called it "Da Po Temple" in Zhuang language or "Lao Po Temple" (Luobo Temple), and in Chinese they collectively called it "Dragon Mother Temple". The local Zhuang people also began to worship snakes, and stayed away from them, taboo to kill and eat snakes. With the cultural spread and influence of Luoyue nationality, the ancestor of Zhuang nationality, the shape of snake was later integrated into the shape of Chinese totem dragon, so Tedig later became the incarnation of dragon, which was upgraded to the original dragon, so Tedig was also called Digging Tail Dragon. Daming Mountain has become a natural giant sacred grave, which has become the belief of Zhuang people's hearts in ancient times. It is believed that when people die, their souls will fly back to Daming Mountain. So, Daming ... > >
the origin and customs of March 3rd of Zhuang nationality; March 3rd and Gewei
ethnic traditional song festival. Also known as "March 3rd", "Gexu Festival" and "Gexu", Zhuang language is called "Wobupo" and "Shuanglong Dong". It means a song sung outside a field or cave. Divided into day song fairs and night song fairs. Japanese song fairs are in the wild, with relying on songs to choose matches as the main content; In the village, the night song fair mainly sings production songs, seasonal songs, dish songs and historical songs. In addition to the third day of the third lunar month, the Spring Festival, the eighth day of April, the Mid-Autumn Festival, the wedding, the full moon of children, housewarming and other seasons can form a song fair. Even when the song meets the opponent on the road, a temporary song fair can be formed. There are many legends about its origin. First, Liu Sanjie invented folk songs, and everyone rushed to sing them, which gradually evolved into a song fair; One is to entertain the gods, eliminate disasters and drive away epidemics; One said to commemorate a faithful couple. Before Gewei Festival, people should prepare colorful rice and eggs, and girls should also make hydrangeas. On Song Fair Day, boys and girls all wear festive costumes, men carry gifts and women carry hydrangeas, and they go in droves. Some carried the statue of Sanjie Liu around the song fair for a week before they began to sing. Some girls set up colorful embroidery sheds, and when the young man arrives, they will sing songs and judge each other's character and talent. Some men and women are paired, and the girl throws hydrangea to the right person. If the other person likes it, she ties a gift on the hydrangea and throws it back to the woman. Some song fairs have the custom of touching eggs: the young man touches the eggs in the girl's hand with his eggs. If the girl is willing to be friends with him, let him touch half the eggs, but if not, just hold them. In addition, Village A sends colored balls to Village B, and a folk song competition is held when the ball is returned. If Village B loses, the colored balls are not allowed to be returned, and the competition will continue next year until it wins. At present, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region has designated the third day of the third lunar month as the Zhuang Song Festival, which has gradually developed into the "March 3" culture and art festival. In 1989, the 3rd "March 3rd" Guangxi Culture and Art Festival was held in Guilin, which combined cultural and economic exchanges with tourism and achieved good results.
the origin of March 3rd in Guangxi? Legend of the origin of March 3rd of Zhuang nationality in Guangxi
When it comes to the custom of March 3rd of Zhuang nationality, many people only know how to talk about love with songs. In fact, there are many customs of March 3rd of Zhuang nationality, such as grabbing fireworks, throwing hydrangeas and eating colorful sticky rice boards are also interesting holiday activities. The following is the custom of March 3 of Zhuang nationality collected by Chinese fans. Welcome to read it for reference!
The reason of the third day of March of the Zhuang nationality
The third day of the third lunar month, commonly known as "March 3", is the day when the Zhuang people hold a song fair. Therefore, it is also called Gepo Festival (Song and Dance Festival).
"Gexu" is a Chinese name given to Zhuang people by foreigners, and it is called "Huanlongdong" in Zhuang language, which means a song to sing in the field. Some places are called "Huanwo Dare", which means a song sung outside the cave. Because in the past, the Zhuang people rarely built temples, and the gods were placed in caves. The cave is a sacred place, and it must be solemn. Only outside the cave can you sing freely.
The lyrics of the folk song "Now Guangxi has become a sea of songs, all of which were handed down by Third Sister" circulated in Guangxi, which shows that the origin of the Song Fair Festival of Zhuang nationality is closely related to the song fairy Liu Sanjie.
It is said that Sanjie Liu was born in a fisherman's home in Yishan, Guangxi. I love singing folk songs since I was a child, but I look beautiful when I grow up, and I export them into songs. There was a rich man nearby, Mo Huairen, who wanted to rob Liu Sanjie to marry him. Liu Sanjie vowed to die, and Mo Huairen had Liu Sanjie thrown into the river. Liu Sanjie drifted to Liuzhou along the river. Fortunately, she was rescued and lived at the foot of Yufeng Mountain. When the villagers heard the news, they rushed to learn songs. Later, she married a young hunter and has been preaching songs here. When Mo Huairen learned about it, he colluded with the government and threw Liu Sanjie and his wife into Xiaolongtan at the foot of Yufeng Mountain. In the middle of the night, the moon star was scarce. When the villagers fished them up, there was a sudden breeze. I saw Sanjie Liu and the young hunter riding on the back of a fish, singing and flying away. Since then, people have said that Sanjie Liu has become an immortal, so they called Sanjie Liu a singing fairy. In order to commemorate the singer, later generations sang folk songs for three days and three nights on the third day of the third lunar month, the day when Liu Sanjie became immortal, and the song fair was formed.
According to records, the Gewei Festival has a history of thousands of years. In the book "Taiping Huanyu Ji" written by Song people, it has been recorded that Zhuang people "men and women are dressed in costumes ... gathering to make songs". After the Song and Yuan Dynasties, the development of Zhuang folk songs was particularly prominent, and song festivals were very popular. In the Qing Dynasty, a large-scale "song market" with hundreds or even thousands of people gathered to sing was formed.
During every song fair, young men and women put on festive costumes, and gather in the wilderness on the hills or on the grassy slopes of bamboo forests for impromptu duets, answering each other's questions and singing one after another. In the song market, the industrious and intelligent Zhuang people created colorful folk songs, which made this traditional national festival full of charming rhyme.
The 3-word March 3rd, which was seen on March 3rd, was called Shangsi Festival in ancient times, and it was a festival to commemorate the Yellow Emperor. According to legend, March 3 is the birthday of the Yellow Emperor. Since ancient times, China has had "February 2, the dragon looked up; On March 3, I was born in Xuanyuan. After Wei and Jin Dynasties, Shangsi Festival was changed to March 3rd, which was followed by later generations, thus becoming a festival of drinking by the water and having a spring outing in the suburbs. The third day of the third lunar month is also the birthday of the Taoist immortal Zhenwu the Great. The full name of Zhenwu Emperor is "Beizhen Naive Wu Xuantian Emperor", also known as Xuantian God, Xuanwu, Zhenwu Zhenjun. Born in the ancient Xuanyuan era, on the third day of the third lunar month.
March 3rd is a traditional festival of the Zhuang people, and it is the oldest Valentine's Day of the Zhuang people. In ancient Zhuang villages (including all ethnic groups in the Zhuang area influenced by Zhuang culture), young girls rushed to the slopes and threw hydrangeas, saying that "folk songs convey love and hydrangeas convey love". Zhuang people are also called "Wobupo" or "Wopo", which originally meant to sing in the fields outside Dong, so it is also called "Gewei Festival", which is also called "Song Fairy Meeting" to commemorate Sanjie Liu.
March 3rd is a traditional festival of the Zhuang people. The Zhuang people call it "Wobupo" or "Wopo", which means to sing in the fields outside the country, so it is also called "Gewei Festival". There are also