The third day of March in the lunar calendar 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. March 3 can be pushed to remember Fu Xishi. Fuxi and his sister, Nu Wa, made people out of the earth to reproduce. In the eastern part of Henan Province, Fuxi was honored as the "grandfather of ancestors", and the ancient temple of Taihaoling was built in Huaiyang (the capital of Fuxi). From February 2 to March 3 of the lunar calendar, the temple fair of Taihaoling was held. Good men believed in women, and all of them gathered in the mausoleum area to worship ancestors.
Different places have different festivals on the third day of March:
March 3, a traditional festival of the Han nationality and many ethnic minorities, falls on the third day of the third lunar month. It was called Shangsi Festival in ancient times. 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 day when the legendary Queen Mother opens a flat peach party.
The third day of the third lunar month is also the birthday of the Taoist Zhenwu Emperor.
In Taiwan Province and Fujian, March 3rd is the "March Festival", and "gathering rat's grass and rice noodles is the first thing to worship" (Qing Gan Long Di's "Taiwan Province Fu Zhi"). Some people will choose the Shangsi Festival on the third day of March to sweep their graves, which has both the meaning of hiking and removing ominous.
She nationality takes March 3rd as Gu Mi's birthday, and every family eats black rice.
Li people call March 3rd "Fu Nianfu", which is a festival to wish "Mountain Orchid" (dry valley in mountainous area) and harvest hunting, and also a day for young men and women to communicate freely. People call it Love Day.
March 3rd of Tujia nationality is the Valentine's Day of Tujia nationality.