Today, March 3rd is still a grand festival in some minority areas in southwest China. The festival "March 3rd" is still very popular among Zhuang, Dong, Buyi, Yao, Li, She, Tu and other ethnic minorities.
The most typical one is Zhuang nationality, who has a two-day holiday in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on March 3rd every year. From the Songkran Festival held on March 3rd every year in Dali, Yunnan, we can vaguely see the shadow of the ancient custom of this festival.
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Festival custom
1, Han
Shangsi Festival is a festival for Han people in China. Generally speaking, the pre-Han solar terms are on the fourth day of March, and the post-Wei solar terms are fixed on the third day of March in the Han calendar (lunar calendar), not necessarily on the fourth day.
2. Li nationality
March 3rd is called "Fu Nian Fu". On this day, the Li people gather together to wish the "mountain orchid" (mountain upland rice) and hunting a double harvest. The old people took the pickled mountain flavor and brewed glutinous rice wine to the most popular nursing home in the village, sat on the floor and drank banana leaves and papaya leaves. Other ethnic groups such as Shui, Miao, Mulao and Maonan have their own traditional festivals on March 3rd.
3. Zhuang nationality
On or above March 3rd, a song fair will be held, a song shed will be set up, and a song meeting will be held. Young men and women sing, touch eggs, throw hydrangeas and fall in love. According to legend, it is also called the Song Fairy Festival, which was formed to commemorate Liu Sanjie, a singer of Zhuang nationality. "March 3rd" is one of the major festivals of Zhuang nationality and the main manifestation of traditional Yue culture, which is collectively called "March 3rd" song meeting.
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