What should we eat during the Shangsi Festival on March 3rd?
The traditional food for different festivals is also different. So, let’s take a look at what to eat on the Shangsi Festival on March 3rd? The lunar calendar is different every day, and the auspiciousness or inauspiciousness of the day will also change with the lunar calendar. If you want to know more about the auspicious and inauspicious days in the third month of the lunar calendar in 2021, please pay attention to the special topic on the third month of the lunar calendar in 2021 on Shuimoxiansheng.com.What should we eat during the Shangsi Festival on March 3rd?1. The Zhuang people eat five-color glutinous rice during the Shangsi FestivalBefore the festival, every household prepares five-colored glutinous rice and colored eggs. People pick red orchid grass, yellow rice flower or yellow ji, maple leaves, and purple ivy, and soak glutinous rice in the juice of these plants to make five colors of glutinous rice: red, yellow, black, purple, and white. According to legend, this food was passed down after being highly appreciated by fairies; some also say it was used to worship the singing fairy Liu Sanjie. Eating this kind of food will make the family prosperous and the body healthy. 2. The Zhuang people eat colored eggs during the Shangsi Festival Easter eggs are boiled eggs dyed in different colors to express love. During the singing festival, a young man would hold a colored egg and try to touch the colored egg in the girl's hand; if the girl didn't want to, she would hold the egg and not let the boy touch it; if she was willing, she would let the boy touch it. After the egg cracked, the two people ate the Easter egg together, which sowed the seeds of love. Nowadays, touching the Easter eggs has the meaning of "touch, touch, touch for good luck". 3. The Yao people eat game during the Shangsi Festival Every year before March 3rd, Yao men go to Laolin a week in advance to hunt and kill wild animals, go to the river to catch fish and shrimps, and roast them and take them home to distribute them among households so that they can share the joy of the harvest. Women went up the mountain to pick indigo leaves and other natural dyes, boiled them in water and dyed them into glutinous rice in four colors: red, yellow, blue and purple, to offer to Pangu. 4. The She ethnic group eats black rice on the Shangsi Festival The She ethnic group regards March 3rd as the birthday of rice, and every family eats black rice. The legend goes that in the Tang Dynasty, Lei Wanxing, a hero of the She ethnic group, led an uprising army to fight against the encirclement and suppression by government troops. The army used black apples to satisfy their hunger and boosted their morale. They successfully broke through the encirclement on March 3 and won battle after battle. To commemorate this event, the She people eat black rice and sing songs at a gathering on March 3rd every year. Which ethnic group’s traditional festival is March 3rd?March 3rd is a traditional Chinese festival enjoyed by both the Han and ethnic minorities.March 3 is the Valentine's Day and Daughters' Day of the Han ethnic group Girls' Day Introduction: March 3rd is also known as the Girls' Day or the Peach Blossom Festival. It is an ancient coming-of-age ceremony for Han girls. The "Ji Ceremony" is usually held on this day. Daughters would "play in spring on the Shangsi Festival". They would walk along the water, pick orchids by the water, put on beautiful clothes, sing and dance to ward off evil spirits. And women love playing by the water in spring. Introduction to Valentine's Day This is China's Valentine's Day, recorded in the Book of Songs, 1,000 years earlier than the Western Valentine's Day. After the Pre-Qin period, March 3rd Valentine's Day was passed down from generation to generation. In the Tang Dynasty, Du Fu's line "The weather is fresh on the third day of March, and there are many beauties by the water in Chang'an" brought the swaying and beautiful style to a climax. Since the Song Dynasty, Neo-Confucianism has prevailed, etiquette has become increasingly strict, and the custom of March 3rd Valentine's Day has gradually declined in Chinese culture. The romantic love, beautiful visions and elegant fun of drinking wine while drinking on March 3rd have all disappeared. March 3 is a traditional festival of ethnic minorities The Zhuang people hold singing parties, eat five-color glutinous rice and other activities. The Han people celebrate the March 3rd Festival. In addition to sacrifices, they also include folk activities such as men and women meeting each other, planting willows and appreciating flowers. The Tujia people celebrate the Valentine's Day on March 3rd. On that day, brothers and sisters of the Tujia people will gather together, sing folk songs as a medium, and engage in marriage by stepping on each other's feet. "March 3rd" has not only been listed as an intangible cultural heritage, but also promoted the culture of the Guangxi Zhuang and other ethnic groups to the international stage. |
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