What are the traditional activities on the third of March?

According to legend, the third of March is the birth of the Yellow Emperor, China since ancient times, "February 2, dragon head; March 3, birth of Xuanyuan" said. It is also said that the third of March can be pushed to memorial Fuxi. Fuxi and his sister Nuwa Tuan soil to create people, reproduction of offspring, Yu East area honored Fuxi as "human ancestor", in Huaiyang (Fuxi built the capital) built up Tai Hao mausoleum ancient temple, by the lunar calendar February 2 to March 3 for the Tai Hao mausoleum temple fair, the good men and women, the south boat north horse, all gathered in the mausoleum area, pilgrimage to worship the human ancestor. March 3 of the lunar calendar, or the day of the legendary Queen Mother opened Peach Fair. In the late Qing Dynasty, there is a poem in seven lines in the "Miscellaneous Rhymes of the Door" which describes the grandeur of the temple fair in that year: "Spring is growing on the third day of the third month of the lunar calendar, the Peach Palace to see the burning of incense; along the river, the wind is slightly rising, ten feet of red dust turns to raise the ground." Legend has it that the Queen Mother of the West was originally the protector of a primitive tribe in the west of China. She had two magic treasures: one was the elixir of immortality that could be eaten, and the other was the peach of immortality, the Peach, that could prolong life. The mythical Chang'e flew to the Moon Palace after eating the elixir of Xiwangmu, which her husband Hou Yi had gotten. Since then, in some novels, the Queen Mother of the West is said to be the god of longevity. In ancient times, the first six days in March for the "on the six", the Han Dynasty as a holiday. "is the month on the Si, the officials and people are Jie (clean) in the East Stream on the water, said washing and cleansing, to go to the past dirt (disease), for the big Jie" ("After the Han Book - rituals on the Chi"). Later, the content of banqueting guests and trekking on the water was added. At night, every family in their own homes in each room firecrackers to blow up the ghosts, the legend of this day ghosts everywhere. After the Wei and Jin Dynasties, on the Si Festival was changed to March 3, followed by future generations, and then became the Han Chinese waterfront banquets, countryside tour of the spring festival. March 3 folk Han people have to eat the ground (chestnut) the custom of boiled eggs. The folk have flow cup, flow egg, flow date, begging son and wear willow circle, visit spring, trekking, eat Qingjing rice and songs and other activities. Han Chinese March 3, in addition to sacrifices, the later stages of the development of the river play, men and women will meet, willow and flowers and other folk activities. Du Fu, a great poet of the Tang Dynasty, wrote the poem "The weather is new on March 3, and there are many beautiful people by the water in Chang'an". Song Dynasty Ouyang Xiu also wrote in a word: "Qingming on the West Lake good, full of prosperity. Competition Road, who's home. Green willow Zhu wheel go tin car. Tourists will go at sunset, wake up drunken clamor." These all show that the custom of March 3, the Tang and Song dynasties are still prevalent. At the same time, this festival is also a day for men and women to go out for a walk, also known as China's Valentine's Day, Daughter's Day. In Taiwan and Fujian, March 3 is the "March Festival", "picking rat koji (Qu) grass, combined with rice flour for kuey teow to worship their ancestors" (Qing Qianlong Emperor, "Taiwan Fu Zhi"), and some people will choose to sweep the graves on the third day of the first three months of the month, both trekking, to get rid of the ominous meanings. Zhongxian County, Sichuan and other places have "March will", held in commemoration of the anti-enemy general Barmanzi grand event, is the day, the masses carry Barmanzi's idol parade around the city, followed by social fire team, play dragon lanterns, lion dance, family lanterns, firecrackers, bustling. Zhuang, more than in March 3 to catch the song Wei, set up a song shed, held a song, young men and women sing, touch the egg, throw the embroidered ball, talk about love. Legend has it that in honor of the Zhuang song fairy Liu Sanjie and the formation of the festival, it is also known as the Song Fairy Festival (see below "March Song Wei Festival"). The Zhuang people come to sweep the graves on March 3, usually steaming five-color glutinous rice on March 3, the festival is also known as the Song Immortal Festival (see "March Song Wei Festival" below). The Dong ethnic group holds activities such as snatching firecrackers, bullfighting, horsefighting, singing songs, and stepping on the hall during the festival, which is also known as the "Firecracker Festival". The Buyi, in the festival to kill pigs to sacrifice the god of the community, the god of the mountain, eat yellow glutinous rice, the cottage within three or four days do not interact with each other. Yao people to March 3 for the "Ganba Festival", is a collective fishing and hunting festivals, and will catch the wildlife fish distributed by household, *** enjoy the joy of harvest, and then gathered in the square, singing and dancing, celebrating the festival. The She people take March 3 as the birthday of grain rice, and every family eats umi rice. Legend has it that Lei Wanxing, a hero of the She people in the Tang Dynasty, led an insurgent army to fight against the siege of the government troops, and the army's prestige was greatly boosted by the hunger of the Wu Nim fruit, and succeeded in breaking through the siege on the third of March, winning successive battles in a row. In order to commemorate this, the She people eat rice and sing songs on March 3 every year. Among the She people, March 3 is a major festival comparable to the Spring Festival. On this day, families slaughter livestock and worship their ancestors. Many families often choose this day to organize weddings. Umi rice is eaten during the festival. At nightfall, bonfires are held and songs are sung. She people are good at singing and often invite She singers from all over the province to perform on stage, which is a very enthusiastic scene. During the festival, the She people also hold dances, including torch dances, wooden beat dances, bamboo pole dances, dragon dances, lion dances, and fish lantern dances. At the same time, there are also She folk competitions, such as asking stools, playing stone plinths, abdominal top sticks, playing kongs, and driving wild boars. The "March 3" festival is a microcosm of the humanistic history of the She people, with distinctive ethnic characteristics and a strong local flavor, and has an irreplaceable and important value in the construction of new countryside and the strengthening of national unity. As the She ethnic group lives in the less developed areas along the southeast coast in a scattered and small gathering, with the modernization process and the change of the living environment of the She ethnic group, the language, costumes, songs and dances of the She ethnic group are gradually being Sinicized, and the traditional festivals and activities of the March 3 tend to shrink, which are in urgent need of better protection. The Li people call the third of March "Fu Nian Fu", for wishing "Shan Lan" (mountain dry valley) and hunting harvest festival, but also young men and women are free to interact with the day, people call it the day of love. About its origin, there is a beautiful legend (see below "Li" Fu Nianfu "legend"). Tujia March 3, is the Tujia Valentine's Day. On the day of March 3, the Tujia people's brother and sister get together, with mountain songs as a matchmaker, to step on the foot to betrothal. "March 3, Treading on the Beach" is a folk custom in Shipu Township, Xiangshan. There are several stories about its origin. One of them is related to production and labor: around the third day of the third month of the local lunar calendar, the ground and water temperatures begin to rise, and the shallow sea snails scramble to climb up the beach to reproduce. Local people then go to the beach to pick up snails during this season, which gives rise to the labor scene of "March 3, Treading on the Beach". Nowadays, although the resources of the beach are gradually depleted, the local old people still can't resist taking their younger generation to the beach on this day to relive the scene of snail picking in the past. The labor scene of "March 3, Treading on the Beach" has gradually formed a new folk cultural activity. Nowadays, "March 3, Treading on the Beach" has been characterized by folklore activities as the main part of the event, accompanied by sports, fishery competitions, and songs, dances, and acrobatic performances invited from abroad. There are various kinds of cultural performances, including horse lanterns, dragon lantern dances, colorful pavilion parades, etc., as well as Yueju Opera performances based on folk stories such as "The Hot Snail Girl Recruiting Marriage" and entertainment activities such as "The Hot Snail Girl Throwing Colorful Balls" recruiting marriages among the spectators. These activities are characterized by folklore, mass, participation and entertainment.