China has many traditional festivals, and March 3rd is one of them. The difference is that March 3rd is called differently in different ethnic groups. In the third month of the lunar calendar, light footsteps pass through the soft raindrops, and in the bright smile, the willow branches turn green and the grass becomes green. The Fortune Teller website takes you to understand the third month of the lunar calendar in 2018!HanMarch 3rd, known as Shangsi Festival in ancient times, is a festival to commemorate Emperor Huangdi. According to legend, March 3rd is the birthday of Emperor Huangdi. There is a saying in ancient China that "On February 2nd, the dragon raises its head; on March 3rd, Xuanyuan is born." After the Wei and Jin Dynasties, the Shangsi Festival was changed to March 3rd, and it was inherited by later generations, thus becoming a festival for the Han people to feast by the water and outing in the suburbs in spring.Li NationalityMarch 3rd is the traditional picnic festival of the Li ethnic group. According to legend, during the flood period, Tianfei and her sister Guanyin wandered in the Wuzhi Mountain area and survived. In order to continue the family line, the sister tattooed patterns on her face so that her brother could not be recognized. They became a couple, had children, and worked hard to make Wuzhi Mountain prosperous. Since then, every March 3rd, Li youths bring bamboo tubes of fragrant rice and colorful umbrellas to the Wuzhi Mountain to welcome the spring.On the third day of the third lunar month, the Li people from various villages gather in the wilderness, carrying Shanlan rice wine and bamboo tube rice, and hold activities with rich folk customs and practices, such as powder gun shooting and archery competitions, and singing duets and bamboo pole dances by middle-aged and elderly Li men and women. At that time, you can also see young men and women in pairs engaging in "mountain love", a unique way of love. She NationalityMarch 3rd is considered the birthday of rice, and every family eats black rice. It is said that among the She people, March 3rd is an important festival that can be compared with the Spring Festival. On this day, every family slaughters animals and offers sacrifices to their ancestors. Many families often choose this day to hold their wedding. Eat black rice during festivals. When night falls, a bonfire party is held and people compete in singing.Yao"March 3rd" is also known as the "Ganba Festival". Before "March 3rd" every year, Yao men go to the old forest a week in advance to hunt and kill wild animals, go to the river to catch fish and shrimps, and roast them into dry food to take home. Women went up the mountain to pick indigo leaves and other natural dyes, boiled them in water and dyed them into glutinous rice in four colors: red, yellow, blue and purple. This tradition was passed down year after year to this day.DongAccording to the Dong legend, in ancient times, the original territory of the Dong people always regarded the rice planting festival as the time when the tung trees bloomed. But one year the tung trees did not bloom, and as a result the farming season was missed, the people had to flee to Baojing area. In order to learn from the past lessons, every March 3rd day people play the reed pipe and sing, visit relatives and friends, and remind each other to busy themselves with farming. The Dong people often hold activities such as grabbing fireworks, bullfighting, horse fighting, singing, and stepping on the hall during festivals, which is also called the "Fireworks and Firecrackers Festival."ZhuangThe third day of the third lunar month is a grand festival for the Zhuang people. It is said to be a festival to commemorate the Zhuang singing fairy Liu Sanjie, so it is also called the Singing Fairy Festival. On March 3rd, people go to singing fairs, set up singing tents and hold singing parties, where young men and women sing songs, tap eggs, throw embroidered balls and talk about love. The Zhuang ethnic group often visits graves on March 3rd and usually steams five-color glutinous rice on that day. |
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