March 3, the third day of the third lunar month, is a traditional festival for the Han nationality and many ethnic minorities. Different regions have different definitions of "March 3", and the names and customs of festivals are naturally quite different. March 3rd is also called Shangsi Festival. It is also a festival to commemorate the Yellow Emperor. 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.
Shangsi Festival was a very lively festival in ancient times. In the Zhou Dynasty, on the first fourth day of the third month of the lunar calendar, people would go to the water's edge to offer sacrifices and bathe with aromatherapy. They thought that at this time, the seasons were changing, the yin qi had not completely faded, and people were prone to illness. Going to the water's edge to bathe could dispel the illness and disaster and pray for happiness.