First, the traditional festivals of the Han nationality and many ethnic minorities are on the third day of the third month of the lunar calendar, which 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.
Second, the customs of the Han nationality are:
There is a custom of eating ground vegetables and boiling eggs. On that day, there were activities such as cup-flowing, egg-flowing, jujube-flowing, begging and wearing willow rings, exploring spring, outing, eating refined rice and singing. On the third day of March, in addition to offering sacrifices, the Han people gradually developed into folk activities such as playing by the river, meeting men and women, and enjoying flowers. Du Fu, a great poet in the Tang Dynasty, wrote, "The weather is new on March 3, many beauties take the air by the Changan waterfront".
The poem. In Song Dynasty, Ouyang Xiu also wrote in a word: "The West Lake is beautiful on Qingming Festival, and it is full of prosperity. Who is fighting for the road? Green willows and bamboos go by cart. Tourists will go at dusk and wake up drunk. " All these show that the custom of March 3 was still prevalent in the Tang and Song Dynasties. At the same time, this festival is also a day for men and women to go out for an outing. It is also called Valentine's Day and Daughter's Day in China.
Customs on the third day of March:
1, eat shepherd's purse and boil eggs
On the third day of the third lunar month, there is a custom of eating shepherd's purse and boiled eggs. The old people say that eating it can relieve pain in the waist and legs and head for a year. Every year, the third day of the third lunar month is the day when Han people greet their ancestors' souls. They eat eggs to commemorate their ancestors and hope to get a touch of aura.
2. Fly a kite
Jiangnan people have the custom of flying kites in Qingming since ancient times. As the saying goes: "On February 2nd, rub hemp thread, and on March 3rd, fly a kite", another example is: "Yangliuqing, fly a kite." People also say that sending a kite into the sky, cutting the thread and letting it drift away will take away the pain and troubles of the year together.