Introduction: The third day of the third month of the lunar calendar is also called the Shangsi Festival. This festival has been popular since the Spring and Autumn Period. So, how many days will Guangxi have holidays on March 3, 2022? How many days will Guangxi have holidays on March 3rd in 2022? Below is the content I carefully prepared. I hope it will be helpful to everyone!
How many days of holiday will Guangxi have on March 3, 2022?
There will be a 2-day holiday, but the March 3 holiday in 2022 will be connected with the 3-day holiday of Qingming Festival, so it is equivalent to 5 days of holiday. days holiday. During the Zhuang Nationality Day, March 3rd, all citizens in Guangxi have a two-day holiday. The Qingming Festival holiday in 2022 will be from April 3rd to 5th. The third day of the third month of the lunar calendar falls on April 3 (Sunday), which overlaps with the Tomb-Sweeping Day holiday. In order to create a good festive atmosphere for the "Zhuang Nationality March 3rd" in our region, there will be a holiday on April 2 (Saturday) and 6th (Wednesday) in this autonomous region, that is, the "Zhuang Nationality March 3rd" and Qingming Festival holidays will be on April 2 to April 6th.
The third day of the third lunar month is not only a traditional outing and singing festival for the Zhuang people, but also an important day for the Zhuang people to worship their ancestors, Pangu and Buluotuo. It is now a legal and traditional public holiday in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, and all citizens in the autonomous region have a two-day holiday.
Customs on March 3rd:
1. Singing and sitting girls
The song fair welcomes guests and thousands of people dance on bamboo poles. "March 3" is the most important national festival of the Zhuang people. Every March 3rd, Zhuang men and women gather on the hillside to sing folk songs, and carry out a series of cultural and sports activities with ethnic characteristics such as grabbing fireworks, playing bronze drums, and throwing hydrangeas. Grab "firecrackers" to show the charm of the nation, and "walk and sing and sit with girls" write romance.
2. Eat boiled eggs
"On March 3, shepherd's purse boils eggs." Spring is the season for eating shepherd's purse. Eating shepherd's purse in spring is also a long-standing traditional custom in our country. The Han people have the custom of eating local vegetables and boiled eggs on this day. It is said that it can dispel rheumatism, clear fire, relieve waist and leg pain, and can also prevent spring plague.
3. Kill pigs
During festivals, pigs are killed to offer sacrifices to the gods of society and mountains, and yellow glutinous rice is eaten. Each village does not interact with each other within three or four leaps. The Yao people regard Sansan as the "Qianba Festival", which is a festival for collective fishing and hunting. They distribute the caught wild animals and fish according to households, enjoy the joy of harvest, and then gather in the square to sing and dance to celebrate the festival.
4. Five-color glutinous rice
On March 3, the Zhuang people use glutinous rice and plant dyes to make five-color glutinous rice and dye colored eggs to celebrate the festival. Worship ancestors, worship Pangu and the ancestor god Buluotuo.
5. Hydrangeas convey love
The hydrangeas in Gewei are handicrafts made by girls before the festival. The production techniques are very exquisite, and all of them are silk handicrafts: Twelve Petals Joined to form a spherical shape, each petal represents a certain month of the year, with the flowers of that month embroidered on it. Some hydrangeas are made into square, polygonal shapes, etc. Hydrangeas are filled with beans or cotton seeds.
Customs of March 3rd
Tujia people
Tujia people’s March 3rd is their “Valentine’s Day”, also called “Girl’s Day”. On the day of the festival, young men and women dressed in brand new clothes gathered from all directions. The clothing of a woman who wants to choose a good son-in-law is very distinctive. She wears a long coat with short wide sleeves on the left side and multiple laces. She wears a long pleated skirt with long inside and short outside and multiple layers. She pretends to go to the market to sell local products and wait for her lover. The unmarried men who want to choose a good wife carry empty baskets and pretend to shop. If a man likes a woman, he will go to "shopping". If a woman likes a "shopping" man, she will sell local products at a low price to show that she is willing to commit herself to her, and then withdraw from the busy city and choose a quiet place. Exchange feelings.
Tu Nationality
Tu Nationality Traditional Festival Egg Festival. The festival takes place on March 3rd, March 8th or March 18th of the lunar calendar every year, depending on the place. At that time, animal sacrifices will be held in the temple, and the masters will be asked to chant sutras and perform dances to honor the gods, so as to ward off disasters and ensure a good harvest and prosperity for both humans and animals. Participants also carried many cooked eggs with them, either for eating themselves or for beating each other for fun.
Miao Nationality
The "March 3rd" Miao Love Song Festival is a traditional festival of the local Miao compatriots. During the event, villagers working outside and married women and dozens of neighboring villages Young men and women from all over the country will gather here to celebrate, so the "March 3" Love Song Festival is not only a festival for villagers to reunite with their ancestors and reminisce with relatives and friends, but also a beautiful day for young people in the village to fall in love.