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What are the traditional customs on the third day of the third lunar month? What do you eat on March

The third of March is a traditional festival of many nationalities in China. It is on the third day of the third month of the lunar calendar. Shangsi Festival is a festival in memory of the Yellow Emperor. Today is March 3 of the lunar calendar. What are the traditional customs of March 3?

According to legend, March 3 is the birthday of the Yellow Emperor. Since ancient times, there has been a saying in China that "on February 2, the Dragon rises; on March 3, Xuanyuan is born.". After the Wei and Jin Dynasties, Shangsi festival was changed to March 3, which was followed by later generations, and became a festival of drinking and feasting by water and spring outing in the suburbs. March 3 of the lunar calendar is also the birthday of the Taoist immortal Zhenwu emperor. The full name of Zhenwu emperor is' Beizhen naive Wu Xuantian Emperor ', also known as Xuantian God, Xuanwu, Zhenwu and Zhenjun. He was born on the third day of the third lunar month. Many experts have suggested that the Chinese Christmas be set up on the 3rd of March, the birthday of emperor Xuanyuan, and the Shangsi Festival, so as to enhance the national cohesion.

March 3 is also a traditional festival of the Zhuang people. The Zhuang people call it "wobupo" or "WOPO", which originally means to sing outside the Dong and in the fields. Therefore, it is also called "Song fair Festival". It is also called in memory of Liu Sanjie, so it is also called "Song fairy club". March 3 has become a legal holiday in Guangxi.

Customs of March 3 of Zhuang Nationality

1. Five color glutinous rice board

Before the festival, every family prepares five color glutinous rice board and colored eggs. Red orchid grass, yellow rice flower, maple leaf and purple Fanteng are collected and soaked in the juice of these plants to make red, yellow, black, purple and white glutinous rice. According to legend, this kind of food was passed down after being praised by the fairies, and some people said that it was offered to the singer Liu Sanjie. After eating this kind of food, people are prosperous and healthy. Colored eggs are used by young men and women to communicate and convey their emotions.

Zhuang family love five color rice, as a symbol of happiness and auspiciousness. In addition to the third day of the third month of the lunar calendar, people also cook five color glutinous rice on the commune day, the Chinese New Year's day, and even the Chinese New Year. On happy days such as the children's full moon and the completion of their new home, they also cook colorful meals and send them to their neighbors. The Zhuang people also love maple leaves, and think that maple leaves can 'remove evil spirits' and bring good luck and peace to people. Therefore, on the third day of the third month of the lunar calendar, when making five color rice, a carefully selected maple leaf is planted at the door of every household. Even the dye dregs used to make five color rice should be scattered under the walls outside the house in order to exorcise evil spirits and ensure safety.

2. Grab fireworks

After the third of the third month of the lunar calendar and the autumn harvest, folk associations in some minority areas of Guangxi spontaneously organized firecracker snatching movements. Men, women, young and old will wear festival costumes and rush to the activity place at dawn. The person who grabs fireworks is considered to be the most blessed and favored by girls in the coming year.

There are 8 people in each team who participate in the firecracker snatching. The team members rush into the other side's fort by breaking through, blocking people, changing direction, and rushing quickly, and then put the firecracker into the counter to count the score. The rules are similar to Western rugby, so they are called 'Oriental Rugby'. The traditional 'fireworks' is an iron ring, about 5cm in diameter, wrapped with red cloth or silk. The competition field is usually set on the river bank or hillside. There is no limit to the number of people or teams. Every gun must be snatched and three guns will end.

3. Hydrangea

The hydrangeas of the song fair are handicrafts made by girls before the festival. They are all made of exquisite silk. Twelve petals are connected into a ball shape, and each petal represents a month of the year. The flowers of that month are embroidered on them. Some hydrangeas are square and polygonal. The hydrangea contains bean millet or cottonseed. The ball is connected with a ribbon, falling silk Tassels and decorative beads, symbolizing pure love.

It is said that in Jiuzhou ancient town of Jingxi County, ADI, the son of a poor family, fell in love with a Xiu, a girl from a neighboring village. A Xiu was once caught up in the polder by a villain in the town. He wanted to marry a Xiu. A Xiu threatened him with death and vowed not to follow him. He bribed the government, sentenced ADI to death and put him in the dungeon, waiting for his execution after autumn. After ah Xiu cried blind, she began to sew hydrangeas for her brother. The needle pierced his hand and blood flowed on the hydrangea. After ninety-nine and eighty-one days, the hydrangea was finished.

Ah Xiu bribes the jailer with the money from selling off the ornaments and the savings of his family. He meets the skinny brother who has been tortured. Ah Xiu takes out the embroidered ball from his body and puts it on his neck. At this time, a miracle appeared. With a flash of light, ah Xiu, ah Di and his family disappeared. When they woke up, they were lying at the foot of a beautiful and rich mountain far away from the devil. Later, ah Xiu and his brother got married, gave birth to a son and a daughter, and lived a happy life with their industrious hands. This is the origin of hydrangea.

4. Carrying pole

Carrying pole is a traditional self entertainment activity. Every Zhuang family member is an actor in the hall. Women's movements are light and graceful, while men's movements are vigorous and powerful. The "playing hall" for self entertainment expresses the Zhuang people's desire for a good harvest.

The dance forms of carrying pole include duet, four people wearing flowers, many people wearing flowers and so on. Most of the dancers are even. The performers, holding shoulder poles in their hands, surround the benches or rice chutes, beating the benches and hitting the shoulder poles with each other rhythmically. When the shoulder pole is used freely in the hand, it can be knocked on the front, the back or the side. The sound is crisp or heavy, and the sound is different, forming a rhythm with bright rhythm and ups and downs. In the shoulder pole hit each other, the performer kept wearing flowers rotation, more dazzling. All kinds of skillful movements can be easily completed in the sound of carrying pole impact.

5. Talk about love with songs

March 3 song fair is a good time for young men and women to communicate. Every time there is a song fair, young men and women within tens of miles gather at the point. Under the guidance of the singer, the young man sings with the girl he likes.

Usually, young men take the initiative to sing "tour songs" first, observe and find their rivals, and when they meet the right people, they sing "meet" songs and "invite" songs. If she wants to, she agrees. The young men sang the song of inquiry again, and they became friendly with each other, singing songs of love and friendship. The lyrics are improvised and blurted out. If the girl is satisfied with the young man and song talent in front of her, she stealthily gives the embroidered ball in her arms to her lover while others don't pay attention to it. "He" returns it with handkerchief, towel and other things, and then the song is sweeter, so she orders Qin Jinzhi to be good.

Before the duel, the statue of Liu Sanjie was carried by people for a week. People prayed for her to give song talent and bless everyone at the March 3 song fair to sing happily. After the respect, people vied with each other to open their voices and sing to each other. Men and women, young and old, spend sleepless nights in this fair.

6. Playing bronze drum

Some ethnic minorities in Guangxi have always been in the habit of beating the bronze drum in festivals or sacrifices. This custom has been followed up to now. Now the Zhuang people in Donglan and Tian'e celebrate the third of March and the Spring Festival every year. The Yao people in Du'an, Bama and Dahua celebrate the festival. The Yao people in Nandan hold funerals and sacrifices. The Miao people in Zhongbao of Nandan have to beat the bronze drum when they celebrate the Spring Festival The expression expresses the feeling of celebration or mourning.

The bronze drum is the most representative cultural relic of the Zhuang nationality. It is not only a symbol of power and status, but also a tool used to convey the signal of war, accompany the funeral and worship ancestors to exorcise evil spirits. Zhuang people have the habit of playing bronze drums and singing folk songs every time they get married, move to a new house or have a grand festival. Bronze drum culture has become an important part of Zhuang people's life.

At present, in the performance of bronze drum dance, which is popular in the Zhuang nationality area, four bronze drums are usually hung on the banyan tree in front of the village and are played by four young men as accompaniment. In front of the drum is a big leather drum, which is played by an old drummer with a stick in both hands. He is the main performer of the dance. While beating the drum, he dances, including frontal beating, leg raising beating, turning beating, turning beating and other drum beating movements. The rhythm changes from slow to fast, and the dancing posture is flexible and agile. Another two guys, one carrying a bamboo tube on his left shoulder and holding a bamboo stick on his right hand, are dancing while knocking on the bamboo tube. The other takes a rain hat to fan the drummer and dance while fanning. The three of them are dancing with each other, coordinating with nature. The scene is warm and the mood is exuberant.

7. Touch the egg

Colored eggs are things that dye cooked eggs in color to convey affection. The young man holds the egg in his hand to touch the girl's egg in the song fair. If the girl doesn't want to hold the egg, she won't let him touch it. If she wants to, she will let the young man touch it. After the eggs cracked, they ate the colored eggs together, which sowed the seeds of love. Nowadays, the idea of "touch, touch, get good luck" comes into being.

What do you eat on March 3?

She nationality black rice

She nationality, every family makes black rice, the whole family meals, gifts to relatives and friends, celebrate the 'black rice Festival'. It is said that Lei Wanxing, a hero of the She nationality in the Tang Dynasty, led the uprising army to fight against the encirclement and suppression of the government forces. He filled his hunger with Wu Renguo and gained great military power. On March 3, he successfully broke through the encirclement and won successive battles. To commemorate this event, she people eat black rice and hold a duel on March 3 every year. On the third day of the third lunar month, Wuzhou also has the custom of eating black rice.

Black rice is good for dispelling evil spirits and strengthening health, warming the stomach, with unique Maple flavor, black and shiny color, together with fried and mashed peanuts, sausage and other ingredients. It tastes delicious. It is a traditional food favored by the public.

Zhuang Zong

Ningming Zhuang Zong is a kind of big zongba made of glutinous rice and pork. It is a special traditional food of Zhuang nationality on March 3.

Zhuang zongzi originated in the Song Dynasty, called 'Fengmo'. It is a kind of extra large rice dumpling cake. On New Year's Eve, the girls took the cooked 'Fengmo' out of the iron pot for the first month. On the fifteenth day of the first month, married girls go back to their mother's home to eat Fengmo rice. Their parents open Fengmo and give it to the whole family. The children should eat up the wind to show filial piety to their parents and pray for their parents' longevity.

Jishiteng cake

Eating Jishiteng on the third day of the third lunar month is a traditional custom of Beihai natives in Guangxi. We grind the leaves and rice into powder, and then make pieces of Jishiteng noodles. The Jishiteng soup made from this kind of noodles tastes sweet and fragrant. It is a favorite snack of local people. It is said that the third day of the third month of the third lunar month is the birthday of Xuanyuan Yellow Emperor, the founder of the Chinese nation. Beihai people commemorate this great man.

On the third day of the third lunar month, every household in Jiangmen, the hometown of overseas Chinese, has the custom of eating 'jiyateng' cake. First, wash the leaves, grind them together with glutinous rice, mix them with boiling sugar water, rub them into dough, and press them into cakes. Some of them will be printed with auspicious characters such as' Fu, Lu and Shou '. The cake made from jiyateng leaves is sweet, cool and delicious with unique flavor. It can clear heat and detoxify after eating.

Colored sticky rice

Black, red, yellow, white and purple - five color glutinous rice is a traditional food of Zhuang nationality. It is also called "WuFan" because of its various colors. The Zhuang family regards the five color glutinous rice as a symbol of good luck and abundant grain.

It is said that in ancient times, there was a young man named tenon in Zhuang village. He always brought glutinous rice when he went out to work. The monkeys on the mountain always snatch the glutinous rice. Once, tenon pulled the maple leaf to drive away the monkey, but found that his hand was dyed black. He had an idea. When he got home, he soaked maple leaves in glutinous rice and cooked it to make black glutinous rice. The monkey saw a mass of black things, thought it was poison, did not dare to touch. After eating black glutinous rice, tenon was not dry or tired, but felt strong all over. Later, the Zhuang family learned to make black glutinous rice with tenon, and then gradually made yellow, red and purple glutinous rice with Yellow Gardenia and red bluegrass.

Fish tea

Fish tea is not a kind of tea in the ordinary sense, but a kind of pickled food, whose fragrance can be compared with that of tea