The origin and customs of March 3
The origin and customs of March 3, the lunar calendar March 3 is the traditional festival of many nationalities in our country, of which the Zhuang's is the most typical, they have a lot of customs in this day, very rich, this day is also the legal holiday of the Zhuang people in Guangxi, a holiday of 2 days, the following let's take a look at the origins of the March 3 and the customs of it.
March 3 of the origin and customs 1Origin:
March 3 can be pushed to memorial Fuxi. Fuxi and his sister Nuwa Tuan soil to create people, reproduction of offspring, Yuandong - the belt honored Fuxi as "human ancestor", in Huaiyang (Fuxi built the capital place) built 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 neodymium, the south boat north horse, are gathered in the mausoleum area, pilgrimage to worship the human ancestor.
Customs:
1, eat chestnut boiled eggs
On the third day of the third month of the lunar calendar, there is a custom to eat chestnut boiled eggs, the old people say, eat can be a year in the waist and legs do not ache, headache. Every year on the third day of the third month of the lunar calendar, the Han Chinese people welcome the souls of their ancestors, and eat eggs in honor of their ancestors, and hope to dip a little spirit.
2, flying kites
The people of Jiangnan since ancient times, the custom of flying kites. Shanghai proverbs: "February 2, rubbing hemp line, March 3, kite flying" and: "Yang Liuqing, kite flying." Folk also said that the kite will be sent to the sky, the line will be cut, let it drift away, will be a year of illness and worry away.
The third day of the third month of the lunar calendar is not only a simple traditional Zhuang green song festival, but also an important day for the Zhuang people to worship their ancestors, Pangu and the founder of the Bulodu.
1, the Han Chinese festival
The third day of the third month of the lunar calendar, also known as the "Festival". The Spring and Autumn period has been in vogue. In ancient times, the first three months of the first six days for the "on the six". More than six days on the third day of March, after the Wei and Jin Dynasties, the Festival is March 3, followed by future generations. "On the Si" in the Han Dynasty as a holiday.
2, the Zhuang March 3
The Zhuang March 3 is Guangxi to create a show of national culture and charm, promote economic development, promote national unity, cohesion and development momentum of the event. Every year, more than 1,000 celebrations are held in the region during the "March of the Zhuang" period.
The origin of March 3 and customs2The origin of March 3
March 3 can be pushed back to memorial Fuxi. Fuxi and his sister Nuwa Tuan soil to create people, reproduction of offspring, the Yuandong area honored Fuxi as "human ancestor", in Huaiyang (Fuxi built the capital place) built 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 legendary Queen Mother opened the Peach Fair days. In the late Qing Dynasty, there is a poem that describes the temple fair in this way: "Spring is growing on the third day of the third month, the Peach Palace to see the burning incense; along the river, the wind is slightly rising, ten feet of red dust turns to the ground."
March 3 of the lunar calendar, is also the birthday of the Taoist Zhenwu Da Di. Zhenwu Da Di full name "North Zhentian Zhenwu Xuan Tian Da Di", also known as Xuan Tian God, Xuanwu, Zhenwu Zhenjun. Born in the ancient Regulus, the Chinese calendar, March 3, is in charge of military and war in Taoism.
The Taoist palaces and temples around the world (such as: Wudang Mountain in Hubei, Longhu Mountain in Jiangxi, Qiyun Mountain in Anhui, Qingcheng Mountain in Sichuan) will hold a grand puja on this day of the third of March, and Taoist believers will also go to the palaces and temples to burn incense for blessings, or to chant prayers at home on this day.
"Zhenwu Mountain Taishang Zhenwu Tablet" on the origin of Zhenwu Da Di and the main domestic Zhenwu Daoyuan, as well as Zhenwu "save the military disaster" of the "benevolence of the heart" have made a concise and artistic interpretation. The book explains how people commemorate Zhenwu on March 3rd. Explained the people in March 3 to commemorate the origin and significance of Zhenwu Da Di.
March 3rd. Customs
1, the Zhuang
Most of the 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. The Zhuang more in March 3 to sweep the tomb, usually in March 3 when the steamed five-color glutinous rice.
2, Dong
Most of the festival held in the snatch firecrackers, bullfighting, horsefighting, singing, stepping on the Church and other activities, also known as the "Firecracker Festival".
3, the Buyi
In the festival pig sacrifice to the God of the community, the God of the mountains, eat yellow glutinous rice, the cottage within three or four days of each other. Yao people to March 3 for the "Ganba Festival", is the collective fishing and hunting festival, and will catch the wildlife fish distributed by household, *** enjoy the joy of harvest, after the clouds gathered in the square, singing and dancing, celebrating the festival.
4, Li
said March 3 for the "Fu Nianfu", for the wish "Shanlan" (mountain dry valley) and hunting harvest festival, but also young men and women are free to interact with each other, people call it the day of love. It is also a day for young men and women to have free relationships, and people call it the Day of Love. About its origin, there is a beautiful legend.
Li "March 3" is the traditional festival of the Li people, people call it love day, the same as the Miao festival in Hainan. Legend has it that during the ancient flood, two siblings survived by hiding in a pumpkin. In order to start a family, they decided to split up to look for others, and agreed to meet on the third day of the third month of the next lunar calendar. As a result, a few years passed and the two returned without any success.
Seeing that she could not find anyone else, the sister endured the pain of using a bamboo stick to prick her face with a pattern, and dyed it with plants to prevent her brother from recognizing her, in order to tie the knot, thus perpetuating the race. This is also the legend of the "March 3rd" festival and the origin of the tattooed face of the Li people.
To this day, in Dongfang City, Dongfang Township, Zhongfang, every year on the third day of the third month of the lunar calendar, Li young men and women from all over the world to gather together to participate in the "March 3" event, singing and dancing, talk about love.
5, Tujia
Tujia March 3, is the Tujia Valentine's Day. On the day of March 3, the Tujia people get together to matchmaking with mountain songs and betrothal by stepping on feet.
The origin and customs of March 3 3Origin
March 3 can be pushed back to memorial Fuxi. Fuxi and his sister Nuwa Tuan [tuán] earth to create people, reproduction of offspring, the Yuandong area honored Fuxi as "human ancestor", in Huaiyang (Fuxi built the capital of the place) built Taihao mausoleum ancient temple, by the lunar February 2 to March 3 for the Taihao mausoleum temple fair, the good men and women, the south boat, the north horse, all gathered in the mausoleum area, pilgrimage to worship the human ancestor.
Holiday Customs
Han Chinese
In Anhui Anqing City, Su Song County, the back of the mountain
There is Miss Chen Xing Yuan is the third of March to go to the legend and the fan, the third of March to eat artemisinin poi is for Miss Xing Yuan pray for peace.
(a) Ingredients: wild artemisia, rice noodles, bacon, garlic, etc.
(2) Method:
1, the fresh artemisia rubbed into a ball with your hands, and then use a wooden stick to knock the juice of the artemisia exhausted;
2, cut the bacon into small squares, the first frying in the pot, bacon out of the oil, the rice noodles, chopped artemisia, pesto, etc., into the pot and mix, add the appropriate amount of cool water stew for a while. appropriate amount of cool water stew for a while sheng up;
3, will sheng up the noodles into a poop-like, to be thin and thick, well into the pot with a lid, low-fire kang, about 15 minutes or so can be.
Artemisia annua, crispy texture, fresh taste and color, for Shucheng, Huoshan unique, legend has it that every year on the third day of the third lunar month, eat artemisia annua can be "Ba Soul".
Taiwan, Fujian region on March 3 for the "March Festival", "picking rat koji (Qu) grass, combined with rice flour for kuey teow to sacrifice its first" (Qing Qianlong Emperor, "Taiwan Province of the Zhi"), part of the people will be selected on the third of March, the Festival of the graveside, both trekking, remove the It also means to remove the ominous meanings.
Chongqing Zhongxian and other places in the "March meeting", held in memory of the anti-enemy general Barmanzi grand event, is the day, the masses carry Barmanzi's idol parade around the city, followed by the social fire team, play dragon lanterns, lion dance, home lanterns, firecrackers, bustling.
In Yinghong Town, Yingde City, the Chinese settlement area, women will be on the third of March to collect the leaves of mugwort, ramie, roadside green and other plants, and rice flour made into kuey teow to eat, said to be able to get rid of a hundred diseases.
March 3 of the Zhuang People
March 3 is one of the major festivals of the Zhuang people, and is the main manifestation of the traditional Luo and Yue cultures, collectively known as the "March 3" Song Wei. Currently, six "March 3" Song Wei and Wuming Luo Yue Cultural Tourism Festival have been held in Wuming County, Nanning City, Guangxi Zhuang Township.
Next to the song dike, vendors gathered, active civil trade, the nearby masses to catch the song dike people to provide housing and food, whether they know each other or not, are warmly received. A larger song dike, dozens of miles around the young men and women have come to participate in the sea of people, singing one after another, is very lively. Tianyang County's Qiaoye are historically larger song dike.
People to the song dike on the race song, song; male and female youth through the song, if the two sides of the love of the heart, they give each other tokens, thought love. In addition, there are interesting activities such as throwing embroidered balls and touching colored eggs.
The Zhuang people living in the western part of Gui, every year on the third day of the third month of the lunar calendar, every family with tender green maple leaves, red orchid grass, etc. boiled red, yellow, blue, purple and white rice, people in the lintel and around the house inserted a branch of maple leaves, in the village at the end of the village to set up a cloth shed, in the cloth under the shed on the five-color rice and other tributes
Men, women and children singing around the cloth shed to catch up with the song Wei, the old people also put cooked eggs dyed with color, the old people also put the cooked eggs dyed with color. Older people also dyed hard-boiled eggs in a small net pocket, hanging in the chest of the children, men and women in the song when the young, but also "touch the egg".