The significance of March 3 of Zhuang nationality in Guangxi

the significance of March 3rd in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region

The significance of March 3rd in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region

The significance of March 3rd in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region is that it is the first time for the local government in Guangxi to determine its own legal national traditional festivals, which are embodied in two aspects. First, as the autonomous main ethnic group in Guangxi, its major festivals include "March 3rd" and "July 14th". Secondly, it is possible for the people's government at the autonomous county level to introduce national traditional festivals covering the local area according to the traditional custom festivals of the autonomous main ethnic groups in this autonomous area.

The story of March 3rd

In the Tang Dynasty, a folk singer named Liu Sanjie appeared. She was born in an ordinary family in Yishan, Guangxi, and her family has been fishing for generations. Sanjie Liu loved to sing folk songs since she was a child. When she became an adult, she was beautiful in appearance and became a singer. There was a rich man nearby, Mo Huairen, who wanted to rob Liu Sanjie to marry him. Liu Sanjie vowed to die, and Mo Huairen had Liu Sanjie thrown into the river. Liu Sanjie drifted to Liuzhou along the river. Fortunately, she was rescued and lived at the foot of Yufeng Mountain. When the villagers heard the news, they rushed to learn songs. 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 Xiaolongtan at the foot of Yufeng Mountain. In the middle of the night, the moon star was scarce. When the villagers fished them up, there was a sudden breeze. I saw Sanjie Liu and the young hunter riding on the back of a fish, singing and flying away. Since then, people have said that Sanjie Liu has become an immortal, so they called Sanjie Liu a singing fairy. In order to commemorate the singer, later generations sang folk songs for three days and three nights on the third day of the third lunar month, the day when Liu Sanjie became immortal, and the song fair was formed.

activities of the 3rd March of the lunar calendar in Guangxi:

1. The whole autonomous region of Guangxi has a three-day holiday:

The 3rd March of the lunar calendar is a traditional festival in Guangxi, with Zhuang, Han, Yao, Miao, Dong, Mulao, Maonan, Hui, Jing, Shui, Yi and Ge. Guangxi attaches great importance to the traditional festivals of "March 3rd" in the lunar calendar ("March 3rd Song Festival" and "Zhuang March 3rd"), which is very real and not empty at all. First of all, during the "March 3" of the lunar calendar, the whole autonomous region of Guangxi has a three-day holiday to congratulate.

On December 11th, 213, the state revised the latest National Holiday and Remembrance Day Holidays, which stipulated: "For festivals that are used by ethnic minorities, the local people's governments in areas where ethnic minorities live in concentrated communities shall set the holiday dates according to the habits of each ethnic group." The government of Guangxi Autonomous Region regards "March 3rd of Zhuang Nationality" as a national customary festival in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region according to the newly revised National Holidays on National New Year's Day and Memorial Day, and gives it a three-day holiday. Therefore, since 214, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region will have a three-day holiday on "March 3rd of Zhuang Nationality" every year. This is a rare case in China. People in other provinces can have a three-day holiday on the third day of the third lunar month, which makes them envious.

2. Hold the "March 3rd Song Fair" in Guangxi:

During the "March 3rd" of the lunar calendar, that is, "March 3rd of the Zhuang people", Guangxi will hold the "March 3rd Song Fair" activity. Moreover, this is not to hold such a "March 3 Song Fair" activity in one city and one place, but to hold such a "March 3 Song Fair" activity throughout Guangxi. During the "March 3rd of Zhuang Nationality", many prefecture-level cities will hold "March 3rd Song Fair" activities, and many county towns will hold "March 3rd Song Fair" activities. Even many towns and villages will hold "March 3 Song Fair" activities, and many villages will also hold "March 3 Song Fair" activities. There has been a joke circulating in Guangxi for many years: I will ask for leave during March 3, otherwise, without me, I am afraid my village will lose the folk song competition this year.

3. Other activities of the "March 3rd of Zhuang Nationality" in Guangxi:

In addition to having a three-day holiday and singing folk songs, the "March 3rd of Zhuang Nationality" in Guangxi also includes throwing hydrangeas, touching eggs, grabbing fireworks, bullfighting, Touma, stepping on a church, making rice cakes and steaming five-color glutinous rice.

On March 3rd, people of all ethnic groups play

Zhuang people: eat five-color glutinous rice. Catch the song fair and set up a song shed. Sacrificing ancestors, sweeping graves, singing songs, touching eggs, throwing hydrangeas, and talking about love.

Han nationality: eating local vegetables and boiling eggs, offering sacrifices, meeting men and women, playing by the river and enjoying flowers. There are also activities such as cup-flowing, egg-flowing, jujube-flowing, begging and wearing willow circles, exploring spring, outing, eating refined rice and holding a song party. Mainly popular in Taiwan Province, Fujian and other places.

Dong people: Eating glutinous rice, grabbing fireworks, bullfighting, Touma, singing duets, stepping on the hall, etc., also known as the "Fireworks Festival".

Yao nationality: It is called "Ganba Festival", which is a festival of collective fishing and hunting, and distributes the caught wild fish by households, so that they can enjoy the harvest. Then gather in the square, sing and dance, and celebrate the festival.

she nationality: eat black rice. Sacrifice ancestors and gather to sing songs. Bonfire party, dance floor, torch dance, sword dance, bamboo dance, dragon dance, lion dance and fish dance. There are also folk competitions such as asking for stools, doing stone drills, belly sticks, holding bars, and driving wild boar.

Li nationality: It is called "Fu Nianfu", which is a festival to wish "Mountain Orchid" (dry valley in mountainous area) and harvest hunting, and also a day for young men and women to communicate freely. People call it "Love Talk Day".