What is the date of the She ethnic group's March 3rd?
The She ethnic group's March 3rd festival is a very important and commemorative festival for the She people. So how did the She ethnic group's March 3rd festival come about? What are the customs? Let’s take a look with the editor! An ancient poem says, "Fireworks are everywhere in Yangzhou in March." With the arrival of the third month of the lunar calendar, a riot of colour competes for beauty. For more details about the 2018 lunar calendar for March, please visit the Fortune Teller website for consultation!Brief Introduction to She Nationality's March 3rd FestivalThe She ethnic group's March 3rd festival is different from that of the Zhuang ethnic group. The She ethnic group's March 3rd festival is to commemorate the historical deeds of She ethnic group hero Lei Wanxing who resisted the Tang Dynasty and broke out of the siege on the third day of March. On this day, the She people will hold a grand singing party and worship their ancestors and the god of grain. Furthermore, they will eat black rice during the festival to remember their ancestors and entertain guests. Therefore, the She people's March 3rd is also called the "Black Rice Festival."The Origin of the She Nationality's March 3rd FestivalDuring the reign of Emperor Gaozong of Tang Dynasty, She ethnic hero Lei Wanxing led an army to rebel against the Tang Dynasty. They were besieged in the mountains by government troops, with no food or aid. What was even more desperate was that it was the dead of winter, and there were no edible plants in the mountains. There was only a wild plant called "Wunan". After Lei Wanxing ate it, he felt it was sweet and delicious, so he ordered his soldiers to collect this Wunian fruit everywhere. In this way, the food problem was solved, and Lei Wanxing led his army out of the siege on the third day of March and won the victory. The next year, when Lei Wanxing wanted to eat the black apple again, he asked the soldiers to pick it, but it had not yet borne fruit. The soldiers had no choice but to pick some leaves, add glutinous rice and steam them to make black rice. Later, in order to commemorate Lei Wanxing's victory, the She people went out to collect black millet leaves and steamed black rice on March 3rd every year. This tradition has been passed down from generation to generation and has now become a custom.She Nationality March 3rd Black Rice Festival ActivitiesFolk song singing: The She people are always accompanied by songs whether they are working in the fields or visiting relatives and friends. Even in weddings, funerals, ancestor worship and other customary activities, there will be songs to accompany them. She folk songs are numerous, have a long history, and are all-encompassing. They can be said to be an oral encyclopedia of the She ethnic group. Yajia competition is actually a competition in which a long silk belt is made into a ring and put around the neck. The belt is passed between the legs. The contestants get on all fours with their backs to each other and crawl forward in their own direction. The winner is the one who pulls the pendant placed between them across the deciding line on their side. This is to show different styles of She ethnic customs. |
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