Shangsi Festival, commonly known as March 3, is a traditional festival of the Han nationality. It was designated as the fourth day of early March before the Han Dynasty and later fixed on the third day of March in the summer calendar. Shangsi Festival is the most important festival held in ancient times. People go to the water to bathe together, which is called "Zan Zan". Since then, sacrificial banquets, meandering water and outing in the countryside have been added.

In ancient times, the day was marked by "dry branches", and the first day in early March was called "Shangsi". The word "Shangsi" was first included in the literature of the early Han Dynasty. Zheng Xuan noted in "Zhou Li": "It was removed when I was old, but now it is like water in March." After the Wei and Jin Dynasties, the festival of Shangsi Festival was changed to the third day of the third month of the lunar calendar, so it was also called "Chongsan" or "March 3".

Origin of the festival

The third day of March in the lunar calendar is a traditional festival of many ethnic groups in China, among which the Zhuang nationality is a typical one. In ancient times, young men and women of Zhuang nationality gathered in the streets to sing songs and gather at the riverside for a banquet. According to Zhuang legend, March 3rd is the birthday of Buluotuo, the ancestor of Zhuang nationality, and Shangsi Festival is celebrated by Han nationality.

The third day of March is still a grand and grand festival in some minority areas in southwest China. In the central plains of northern China, there is also "February 2, the dragon looks up;" On March 3rd, XuanYuanSheng ".