What festival is the third day of the third lunar month, and what is it to commemorate?

March 3rd, called Shangsi Festival in ancient times, is a festival to commemorate the Yellow Emperor.

According to legend, March 3rd is the birthday of the Yellow Emperor. Since ancient times, the Central Plains has had "On February 2nd, the dragon looked up; I was born in Xuanyuan on March 3rd. After the Wei and Jin Dynasties, Shangsi Festival was changed to March 3, which was followed by later generations, thus becoming a festival for drinking and spring outing at the water's edge in the suburbs.

The traditional Shangsi Festival is on the fourth day of the third lunar month, which is also a day of infancy, that is, spring bath day. Shangsi Festival is also called Daughter's Day. Shangsi Festival, like Flower Festival, is gradually being forgotten by people.

The third day of the third lunar month is a traditional festival for many ethnic groups in China, and the Zhuang nationality is a typical example. In ancient times, young men and women of Zhuang nationality gathered in the street to sing and held banquets by the river. There is a saying in the Central Plains that ancestors are worshipped on March 3rd and Xuanyuan is worshipped on March 3rd. In the legends of Pangu and Buluotuo in Zhuang nationality, this day is also Pangu's birthday.

The third day of the third lunar month is not only a simple traditional song festival for Zhuang people, but also an important day for Zhuang people to worship their ancestors and ancestors of Pangu and Buluotuo.