What is the third day of March?

March 3 is a traditional festival for the Han nationality and many ethnic minorities, and it is the third day of the third month of the lunar calendar. It was called Shangsi Festival in ancient times.

The legend of the third day of March

1. 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 3, 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.

2. The third day of the third lunar month is also the day when the legendary Queen Mother opens a flat peach party.

The third day of the third lunar month is also the birthday of the Taoist Zhenwu Emperor.

4. In Taiwan Province Province and Fujian Province, March 3rd is the "March Festival", which means "picking rat grass and mixing rice noodles to bow down" (Fu Zhi of Taiwan Province Province by Tommy Tam, Gan Qing). Some people will choose Shangsi Festival on March 3rd to visit the grave, which means both going for an outing and removing the ominous.

5. She nationality takes March 3rd as Gu Mi's birthday, and every family eats black rice.

6. The Li people call March 3rd "the year of happiness", which is a festival to wish "Mountain Orchids" (dry valleys in mountainous areas) and harvest hunting, and also a day for young men and women to communicate freely. People call it love day.

7. March 3rd of Tujia nationality is the Valentine's Day of Tujia nationality.