March 3rd of Zhuang nationality is not only an important traditional festival of Zhuang nationality in Guangxi, but also an important traditional festival of Han, Yao, Miao, Dong, Mulao and Maonan nationalities. Every year near the third day of the third lunar month, there is a custom of cooking five-color glutinous rice in most parts of Guangxi. There is a saying that there is no rice, and five-color glutinous rice is also an intangible cultural heritage of Guangxi.
According to the staff of the Propaganda Department of Longsheng County, five-color glutinous rice, also known as polished rice or flowered rice, is generally in five colors: black, red, yellow, purple and white. Besides the third day of the third lunar month, Tomb-Sweeping Day, Dragon Boat Festival and other traditional festivals will make five-color glutinous rice locally, which not only expresses the meaning of good weather and abundant crops, but also symbolizes unity and friendship.
origin
Legend has it that Wei Dagui, a strong man with superior intelligence, was a minister under the local emperor. One year of drought, in order to relieve the sufferings of the people, he invited the local emperor to visit Zhuangxiang personally, and used a trick to save the emperor from the imperial grain. The local tyrant later found out that he had been taken in, regarded Da Gui as a thorn in his side and ordered him to be arrested and brought to justice. The people of Zhuang Township heard about it and sent it to Guangxi to hide in the mountains overnight.
When the imperial soldiers could not catch them, they let Yamakaji go. It was the third day of the third lunar month. After the imperial soldiers left, the villagers found Da Gui's body in a big maple tree hole and buried him beside the maple tree with tears in their eyes. After that, on March 3rd every year, Zhuang people dyed glutinous rice in red, yellow, purple, black and other colors with plant juice such as maple leaves, steamed it and took it to the mountain to offer sacrifices to Dagui.