Gelao nationality has a long history. The 'Baipu' from the Shang and Zhou Dynasties to the Western Han Dynasty, and the 'Pu' and 'Liao' from the Eastern Han Dynasty to the southern and Northern Dynasties are all related to their ancestors. Today's Gelao people are mainly concentrated in Guizhou Province. As a minority, Gelao people also have many traditional festivals. Let's take a look at it with expectation: the tree Festival on March 3. Why do Gelao people celebrate such a festival? What kind of story will the legend related to the tree Festival on March 3 tell us? Please come in together: the beautiful legend of Gelao's tree sacrifice on March 3.
The beautiful legend of Gelao's tree sacrifice on March 3
It is said that in the early years, the Gelao ancestors with few people and single potential were regarded as "wild Liao" and "Liao man" by the Han people, and were often chased and stabbed by innocent people. In addition, they were arbitrarily driven away by the big ethnic groups (Tu and Miao) living in the same place and were forced to hide everywhere. When hiding, he had to hide in the sparsely populated mountains and forests and climb some shady trees. On the one hand, it was not easy to be found, and on the other hand, he could pick the fruit from the trees to satisfy his hunger, which was deeply favored by the life-saving benefits of the trees.
Later, Gelao's children and grandchildren did not forget the kindness of big trees in the mountains and regarded them as' sacred trees' to protect their ancestors. Therefore, on the third day of March, when flowers bloom in spring and trees reveal new buds, this is regarded as a day to worship the 'sacred tree', and this custom is passed down from generation to generation.
It turned out that a big tree saved the source of Gelao nationality. Any national sacrifice or celebration is a gratitude to the people or things who have helped their nation.
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