March 3, 20 19 Time: Sunday, April 7, 20 19 (the third day of March in the Year of the Pig, before the last festival of the 20th19 lunar calendar 12 days).
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. According to Zhuang legend, March 3rd is the birthday of Buluotuo, the ancestor of Zhuang nationality. The Han nationality is the Shangsi Festival, and there is a saying that ancestors are sacrificed on March 3 and Xuanyuan is sacrificed on March 3.
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.
Now, as a legal traditional festival in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, all citizens in this autonomous region have a two-day holiday.
It is also a traditional festival of Zhuang, Han, Yao, Dong and Miao nationalities in Guangxi. Song Club is not only a grand event to promote national culture, but also a grand event for national economic exchanges.
According to records, the song club has a history of thousands of years. The development of Zhuang folk songs is particularly prominent, and the songs are well-known. In ancient times, young men and women gathered in the street or by the river to hold banquets and sing songs. In the Qing Dynasty, hundreds or even thousands of people gathered to sing a large-scale song concert. What are the traditional customs on March 3rd? March 3 custom: grab fireworks
On the third day of the third lunar month and after the autumn harvest, folk associations in some minority areas in Guangxi spontaneously organized fireworks grabbing activities.
Eight people from each team took part in the fireworks grab. Players rush into the opponent's battery by breaking through, blocking people, changing direction and sprinting. , and put the fireworks into the music. The rules are similar to western football, so it is called eastern football.
Traditional fireworks are iron rings about 5 cm in diameter, wrapped in red cloth or red silk. The competition venue is generally located on the river bank or hillside, and the number of people and teams is not limited. Every shot must be robbed, and the third shot is over.
March 3 custom: five-color glutinous rice.
Before the festival, every household prepared colorful glutinous rice and eggs. People collect red bluegrass, yellow rice flowers, maple leaves and wisteria, and soak glutinous rice with the juice of these plants to make red, yellow, black, purple and white glutinous rice.
According to legend, this kind of food was handed down after winning the appreciation of fairies; Some people say that this is a sacrifice to the Song fairy Liu Sanjie. After eating this kind of meal, people will be prosperous and healthy. Eggs are objects used by young men and women in Gewei to communicate and convey their feelings.
March 3 custom: talk about love with songs
The Song Festival on March 3rd is a good opportunity for young men and women to communicate. Every time, young men and women within dozens of miles of Fiona Fang will gather at the concert. The young man sang against the girl he liked under the guidance of the singer.
Usually, young men take the initiative to sing sightseeing songs first, observe and look for opponents, and when they meet the right person, they will sing and invite songs. If the woman is interested, she will agree. The young men sang inquiry songs again, and became friends with each other, singing love songs and making love songs. The lyrics are all improvised and blurted out.
If the girl thinks that the young talents and talents in front of her are satisfied, she will quietly give the hydrangea in her arms to the right person while others are not paying attention. He will return handkerchiefs and towels, and then the songs will be sweeter, so she will order Qin Jin's good songs. March 3 custom: hydrangea love.
Hydrangea in Xu Ge is a handicraft made by girls before the festival. Exquisite craftsmanship, all silk crafts: 12 petals are connected into a sphere, each petal represents a month of the year, embroidered with flowers of that month. Some hydrangeas are made into squares and polygons. Hydrangeas are filled with beans, millet or cottonseed. The balls are connected by ribbons, and the tassels and decorative beads symbolize pure love.
March 3 custom: carrying a pole
Picking a load is a traditional self-entertainment activity, and every Zhuang family member is an actor in the hall. Women's movements are graceful and graceful, men's movements are vigorous and powerful, and they entertain themselves in the hall, which places the Zhuang people's desire for a bumper harvest.
The dance forms of the pole are duet, four people wearing flowers, and many people wearing flowers. Dancers are mostly even. The performers hold the pole, around the bench or rice trough, beat the bench rhythmically, and sometimes beat each other's poles.
March 3 custom: playing bronze drums
Some ethnic minorities in Guangxi have always had the habit of beating bronze drums during festivals or sacrifices. This custom has continued to this day. At present, the Zhuang people in Donglan and Tian 'e celebrate the third day of March and the Spring Festival every year, and the Yao people in Du 'an, Bama and Dahua celebrate the holidays. Yao people in Nandan hold funeral sacrifices, while Miao people in Bao Zhong in Nandan celebrate or mourn with gongs and drums during the Spring Festival or holidays.
March 3 custom: touch eggs
Eggs are things that dye boiled eggs in various colors to convey feelings. The young man took an egg in the song fair to touch the egg in the girl's hand; If the girl doesn't want to, don't touch the egg. Let the boy touch it if she wants. After the egg cracked, they ate the egg, which sowed the seeds of love. Touching an egg now means touching good luck.