Brief introduction of March 3 rd song festival

1 and March 3rd are traditional festivals of many ethnic minorities in China, which fall on the third day of the third month of the lunar calendar. In ancient times, it was called Shangsi Festival, which was a festival to commemorate the Yellow Emperor. According to legend, March 3rd is the birthday of the Yellow Emperor. China has had "On February 2nd, the dragon looked up; I was born in Xuanyuan on March 3rd. After Wei and Jin Dynasties, Shangsi Festival was changed to March 3rd, which was followed by later generations, thus becoming a festival for Han people to drink by the water and have a spring outing in the suburbs. The third day of the third lunar month is also the birthday of the Taoist immortal Zhenwu Emperor. Zhenwu Emperor's full name is "Beizhen Naive Takeda Xuan Emperor", also known as Tian Xuan God, Xuanwu, Zhenwu Zhenjun. Born in the ancient Xuanyuan world, Huali March 3rd. Many experts suggested that "China Christmas" should be held on March 3rd and the fourth day of Emperor Xuanyuan's birthday to enhance national cohesion.

March 3rd is also a traditional festival of Zhuang nationality. Zhuang people call it "Wobu Po" or "Wopo Po", which originally meant singing outside the countryside and in the fields, so it is also called "Gewei Festival" and "Gexian Club".

3. "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. At present, six "March 3rd" song concerts and Wuming Luoyue Cultural Tourism Festival have been held in Wuming County, Nanning City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Beside Ge Wei, vendors gather and folk trade is active. The people nearby provided accommodation for those who came to arrest Ge Wei, and they were warmly received whether they knew him or not. A large-scale song concert was attended by dozens of young men and women in Fiona Fang, with a sea of people and songs, which was really lively. Qiao Ye has always been a big song fair in Tianyang County. People go to song parties to compete and enjoy songs; Young men and women sing, and if they hit it off with each other, they give each other tokens as tokens of their love. In addition, there are interesting activities such as throwing hydrangeas and touching eggs.

4. Every year on the third day of the third lunar month, every family of Zhuang people living in western Guangxi is cooked with red, yellow, blue, purple and white rice, with light green maple leaves and red bluegrass. People put branches of maple leaves on the lintel and around the houses, set up a cloth shed at the end of the village, and put five-color rice and other offerings on the hem of the cloth shed. Men, women and children sang around the tent to catch the concert.