Legend of the origin of Zhuang nationality in Guangxi on March 3

When it comes to the custom of March 3 of Zhuang nationality, many people only know how to talk about love with songs. In fact, there are many customs of the Zhuang people on March 3rd, such as grabbing fireworks, throwing hydrangeas, eating colorful sticky rice boards and so on, which are also very interesting holiday activities. The following is the custom of March 3 of Zhuang nationality that I collected. Welcome to read the reference!

The origin of March 3 of Zhuang nationality

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.

The Legend of March 3rd of Zhuang Nationality

March 3 can be pushed to the earliest record of Fu. Fuxi and his sister, Nu Wa, unearthed human beings to reproduce. In eastern Henan, Fuxi is honored as the "ancestor", and the ancient temple of Taihaoling was built in Huaiyang (the capital of Fuxi). From February 2nd to March 3rd of the lunar calendar, the Temple Fair of Taihaoling was held. Good men and women all gathered in the mausoleum area to worship their ancestors.

The third day of the third lunar month is also the day when the legendary Queen Mother holds a flat peach party. There is a seven-character poem in Dumen Zayong in the late Qing Dynasty, which describes the grand occasion of the temple fair in that year: "Born in spring on the third day of March, watch the Flat Peach Palace burn incense; The wind rises slightly along the river and the red dust is everywhere. " Legend has it that the Queen Mother of the West was originally the patron saint of a primitive tribe in western China. She has two magic weapons: one is to take the elixir of life, and the other is to eat peaches-flat peaches, which can prolong life. The legendary Chang 'e flew to the Moon Palace after stealing the elixir from her husband Hou Yi. Since then, in some strange novels, the Queen Mother of the West has been described as the god of longevity.

The third day of the third lunar month is also the birthday of the Taoist Zhenwu Emperor. Zhenwu Emperor's full name is "Beizhen Naive Takeda Xuan Emperor", also known as Tian Xuan God, Xuanwu, Zhenwu Zhenjun. Hua Li was born in the ancient Xuanyuan world on March 3, and is the orthodox god in charge of military affairs and wars in Taoism. Taoist temples all over the world will hold a grand ceremony on March 3, and Taoist believers will burn incense and pray in temples or recite scriptures at home on this day. The Monument to Zhenwushan Zhenwushan gives a concise and artistic explanation of the origin of Zhenwu, the main Zhenwu Dojo in China and the "benevolence" of Zhenwu's "saving the army". It explains the reason and significance of people commemorating Zhenwu Emperor on March 3rd.

In ancient times, the third day of March was regarded as "thinking", and the Han Dynasty was designated as a festival. "Today is the third day of the month, and the officials and the people are all on the east running water (clean). It is called "removing dirt (disease)" (Book of Rites). Later, water banquets and outings were added. In the evening, every household sets off firecrackers and blows ghosts in every room of the house. It is said that ghosts haunt everywhere on this day.