What day is March 3 on the lunar calendar?

The third day of the third lunar month is a traditional festival for many ethnic groups in China.

1. Among the Han people, it is the Shangsi Festival. They worship their ancestors on March 3rd, worship Xuanyuan on March 3rd, and worship Chiyou on March 3rd.

2. It is a traditional outing and singing festival of the Zhuang ethnic group, of which the Miao and Yao ethnic groups are typical examples. In ancient times, young Zhuang men and women gathered in the streets to sing and drink and feast by the river. In Zhuang legends, March 3rd is the birthday of Buluotuo, the ancestor of the Zhuang people.

Now as a statutory traditional public holiday in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, all citizens in the autonomous region have a two-day holiday.

It is also a traditional festival of the Zhuang, Yao, Dong, Miao and other ethnic groups in Guangxi. The Song Festival is not only a grand event to promote national culture, but also a grand event for national economic exchanges. According to records, the song festival has a history of thousands of years. The development of Zhuang folk songs is particularly prominent, and singing gatherings are very popular. In ancient times, young men and women gathered on the streets or by the riverside to drink, feast, and sing. By the Qing Dynasty, large-scale "song fairs" where hundreds or even thousands of people gathered to sing were formed.

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Social effects:

Guangxi, Zhejiang, Fujian, Hainan and other places have held a series of new forms, high intentions and high public participation. The high level of activities attracts the attention of tourists from all over the country. From a traditional ethnic festival to a cultural tourism festival, and finally transformed into a local cultural tourism brand, the development of "March 3rd" has provided useful reference and inspiration for the innovative development of traditional ethnic festivals.

March 3rd is listed as a cultural heritage:

In 2006, among the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage lists announced by the State Council, the "Li Nationality March 3rd Festival" declared by Hainan Province "It's on the list.

In 2008, the State Council announced the second batch of national intangible cultural heritage lists, and the "She Nationality March 3" declared by Jingning She Autonomous County in Zhejiang Province was included in it.

In 2011, the "March 3" festival of the Buyi people in Zhenfeng and Wangmo counties in Guizhou Province was selected into the third batch of national intangible cultural heritage lists.

In 2014, among the fourth batch of national intangible cultural heritage representative project lists and expanded project lists announced by the State Council, the "March 3" in Zhenyuan County, Guizhou Province and the Wuming Festival in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region The county's "March 3rd" of the Zhuang people is among them.

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