1, this festival first appeared in the literature of the early Han Dynasty. According to the records in these documents, we can see the customs of this festival, its stipulated time and special customs, so we chose the name of this festival from ancient books according to the meaning. "Zhou Li" Zheng Xuan's Note: "When I was old, I was removed. This March is like water." According to records, Shangsi Festival was popular in the Spring and Autumn Period. Shangsi Festival is the most important festival in ancient times. "The Analects of Confucius": "People in late spring, achievements in spring clothes, five or six champions, and six or seven boys. After taking a bath for almost seven times, the wind is dancing and singing. " It's about the situation at that time. The third day of March in the Gregorian calendar is the last day. In ancient times, the first March of March in the summer calendar was called "Shangsi".
2. The story of Shangsi Festival
There are many stories and legends about this traditional festival. We can learn the specific meaning of this festival from these stories and legends. On the festival of thinking, you can remember Fu. Fuxi and his sister, Nu Wa, unearthed human beings to reproduce. Fuxi is honored as "the ancestor of mankind" in eastern Henan, and the third day of the third lunar month is the legendary day when the Queen Mother held a flat peach party. There is a poem in Zhi Zhu, Beijing, describing the grand occasion of the temple fair in the Flat Peach Palace: "Born in spring on the third day of March, the Flat Peach Palace burns incense; The wind rises slightly along the river and the red dust is everywhere. "