On March 3, the contents of the Zhuang handwritten newspaper

On March 3, the contents of the Zhuang handwritten newspaper are as follows:

The third day of the third month of the lunar calendar, commonly known as "March 3", is the day when the Zhuang people hold a song party. Therefore, it is also called Gepo Festival (Song and Dance Festival). "Xu Ge" is a Chinese name given to Zhuang by foreigners, and Zhuang language is called "Huanlongdong", which means a song sung in the field; Some places are called "Huanwo Dare", which is a song sung outside the cave. Because in the past, the Zhuang people rarely built temples, and the gods were placed in caves. The cave is a sacred place, and it must be solemn. Only outside the cave can you sing freely.

The lyrics of the folk song "Now Guangxi has become an ocean of songs, all handed down by Third Sister" circulating in Guangxi explain the origin of the Zhuang Song Fair Festival, which is closely related to the singer Liu Sanjie. It is said that Sanjie Liu was born in a fisherman's family in Yishan, Guangxi in the Tang Dynasty. I love to sing folk songs since I was a child. When I grow up, I look beautiful and export them into songs. There is a rich man named Mo Huairen nearby. He wants to rob Third Sister Liu to marry him. Third Sister Liu vowed to die, and Mo Huairen threw Third Sister Liu into the river.

Sanjie Liu drifted to Longzhou along the river. Fortunately, she was rescued and lived at the foot of Yufeng Mountain. The villagers rushed to learn songs when they heard the news. Later, she married a young hunter and has been preaching songs here. When Mo Huairen learned about it, he colluded with the government and threw Liu Sanjie and his wife into the Xiaolongtan at the foot of Yufeng Mountain.

At midnight, the moon and stars are scarce. When the villagers fished them out, there was a sudden breeze. I saw Sanjie Liu and the young hunter riding on the back of a fish, singing and flying away. From then on, people said that Sanjie Liu became an immortal, so they called Sanjie Liu a singer. In order to commemorate this singer, later generations sang folk songs for three days and three nights on the third day of the third lunar month. This day was the day when Liu Sanjie became immortal, and the song fair was thus formed.

According to records, Gewei Festival has a history of thousands of years. It is recorded in The Jade Ring of Taiping written by the Song people that Zhuang people "both men and women are dressed in costumes" ... gathering to make songs ". After the Song and Yuan Dynasties, the development of Zhuang folk songs was particularly prominent, and song festivals were very popular. In the Qing Dynasty, a large-scale "song market" was formed where hundreds or even thousands of people gathered to sing.

During each concert, young men and women put on festive costumes and gathered in Shan Ye or on bamboo forests and grassy slopes to improvise duets and answer questions from each other. In the song market, the industrious and intelligent Zhuang people created colorful folk songs, which made this traditional national festival full of charming charm.