The traditional customs of the She nationality on March 3rd are rich and colorful. The basic contents mainly include eating black rice, offering sacrifices to dances, catching up with songs, and performing some traditional sports activities.

March 3rd is a traditional festival of the She nationality. Every year, a grand song party is held in this festival, and the ancestors worship the Valley God first, singing and dancing, which is very lively. In addition, we should eat black rice, remember our ancestors and entertain visitors, so "March 3" is also called "Ebony Festival".

Jingning is the only She Autonomous County in China and the only ethnic autonomous county in East China. For thousands of years, the She people have created a rich and splendid national culture in this beautiful land. The traditional culture of She nationality has a long history and distinctive national characteristics. Folk songs, dances, marriages and sacrifices are simple and profound, full of interest, rustic folk customs and simple and enthusiastic.

The "March 3rd" in Jingning, She Township, while maintaining the tradition, has been constantly excavating the connotation of the customs of She Township and constantly innovating the contents and forms of activities, and has become a major brand of Jingning, She Township.

Festivals

Every year, on the 3rd of March, all ethnic groups, men, women and children in Jingning Shexiang put on festive costumes, express their feelings with songs, make friends with songs, and various sacrificial activities, folk performances, folk songs duet and so on come and go. * * * Express yearning and love for a better life. Streets and alleys are decorated with lanterns and colorful flags, and they are jubilant for three days and three nights.

Since 21, the "She March 3rd" festival in Jingning has gradually stepped onto the road of regularization and grading, and has become a grand national event to "show the elegance of She nationality, show the culture of She nationality and enhance the image of Jingning".

In the folk songs of She nationality, the themes of politics, economy, history and natural knowledge can be expressed by narrative, chanting, lyricism and satire. Among the folk songs, there are long national origin narrative songs, novel story songs, and a large number of miscellaneous songs involving a wide range, which are composed into solo or chorus songs in the forms of scattered strips, long lines and short lines, with lively and diverse forms.

The above content reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-March 3rd of She Nationality.