Today is the third day of the third month of the lunar calendar.
In ancient times, the third of March was also called the Shangwei Festival,
It's a very important holiday.
Up to the emperor and nobles, down to the people of Li,
Celebrations are held.
Now this festival has gradually faded out of everyone's vision,
Only some ethnic minorities retain their traditions.
What kind of festival is this?
What kind of story is there?
Today, let's walk into the first three days of March,
Look at a pool of spring river plumbing, a song and a song of wine flowing,
I hope that I will be accompanied by romance.
The legacy of March 3
To say the origin of "March 3", it can be pushed to the remembrance of the Fuxi clan. Fu Xi and his sister Nuwa created people from the soil and multiplied offspring, and the area around eastern Henan honored Fu Xi as "the grandfather of the people", and built the ancient temple of TaiHao Ling in Huaiyang (Fu Xi Jiandu), from the second of February to the third of March of the lunar calendar for the Tai Hao Ling Temple Fair, good men and women, south ships and north horses, all gathered in the mausoleum area, worshiping the ancestors.
Xuanyuan Yellow Emperor's birthday
According to legend, March 3 is the birthday of the Yellow Emperor, and since ancient Times, China has said that "on February 2, the dragon rises; on March 3, the dragon rises". The Yellow Emperor of Xuanyuan is revered as the ancestor of Chinese humanities and the common ancestor of the descendants of China. According to historical records, Xinzheng City in Henan Province was called xiongguo during the Yellow Emperor period, and there are more than 20 cultural relics of the Yellow Emperor, which is the place where the Yellow Emperor was born, started a business, and built the capital. In this area, the Yellow Emperor of Xuanyuan ruled the world by Cultivating Zhenbing, Fu Wanmin, Du Sifang, and Emperor Rongyan.
In order to commemorate the merits of the Yellow Emperor, various ancestral worship activities were held in the hometown of the Yellow Emperor every year on the third day of the first three days of March, especially in the Spring and Autumn Period, Zheng Guoming Xiangzi property further carried forward this folk activity, and the three days of March ascended to Mount Zhici (located in Xinzheng City, which is the relics of the Yellow Emperor's activities) to worship the Yellow Emperor, and formed a folk custom to continue.
After the Wei and Jin Dynasties, the Shangwei Festival was changed to the third of March, and the descendants followed it, and it became a festival of drinking and feasting by the water and traveling in the countryside.
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The March 3 Shang Mi Festival corresponds to the 9th Yang Festival in September.
As Liu Xin of the Han Dynasty's "Miscellaneous Records of Xijing" said: "March is on the sun, September is heavy on the sun, making women's games, and thus ascending to the top." ”
One in the late spring, one in the late autumn, and the two festivals entered prosperity.
The Shangwei Festival has a long history: in ancient times, the first day of March was "Shangwei", and the Han Dynasty was designated as a festival. "It is the moon that rises, and the officials and the people are all on the east flowing water, washing and removing, removing the dirt and the disease, and making a big recoil." Later, the content of the water banquet and the green walk was added.
Festival of water: If the Chongyang Festival can be called a festival on the top of the mountain, then the Festival of Shangwei can be called a festival on the water's edge. This festival is held on the third day of the third month of the lunar calendar, and the main content is to bathe in the water to get rid of ominousness. When the spring is late, the wind and the sun are warm, the officials and the people, etc., gather at the water's edge, pluck the water in the body, step on the green in the wilderness, and have a different life feeling.
The Analects records that Confucius and several of his students wore spring clothes and bathed in The Yi Water in the late spring, which is a trace of this festive custom. The earliest record of this festival is in the early Western Han Dynasty documents, Zheng Xuan's "Zhou Li" note: "When the age was removed, now in March, it is on the water." "Embellished by cultural celebrities, the festival has an elegant atmosphere.
The legend of Qushui Liuyuan: "Shangwei Festival" is also associated with Chinese calligraphy - in 353 AD, "Shangwei Festival", Wang Xizhi and 41 literary friends gathered in Shaoxing Lanting and wrote the "Orchid Pavilion Preface", after which "literati gathered elegantly, Qushui Liuxiang" became a good story throughout the ages.
Shangmi Diet Customs: The ancients had the custom of floating eggs and begging. At the picnic, the boiled eggs, duck eggs, etc. are thrown into the river, so that they go down the river, and those who are waiting downstream take it from the water and eat it, which is called "Qushui Floating Vegetarian Egg"; some people throw red dates into the rapids, called "Qushui Floating Jujube". Freshly cooked hot eggs are hard to peel, so it's a fun idea to float in clean water for a while and then eat them. Eggs are a symbol of fertility in any culture. Zhuang, Dong and other ethnic groups, march 3 also have the custom of eating Easter eggs. During the Tang Dynasty, March 3 was still an important national holiday. On this festival, the emperor would feast on his courtiers at the Qu river, the so-called "Qushui Liuxiang", which gradually disappeared many traditions of the Shangwei Festival since the Song Dynasty.
The so-called "curved water flowing" is exactly the Wei and Jin dynasties,
The custom of royal nobles, ministers of state, and literati and scholars to feast and drink near the water.
The crowd sat on the edge of the ringing water,
Put the wine on top of the flowing water, and let it drift down,
Stop in front of whom, and whoever will drink the wine from the cup,
And give a poem, otherwise three glasses of wine will be punished.
Emperor Ming of Wei once built a special cup pavilion,
The Eastern Jin Dynasty Haixi Gong is also in Jiankang Zhongshan Liliu Cup Qushui.
Developed to the Tang Dynasty, March 3 has become one of the three major festivals of the year,
In addition to the repair, the content is mainly spring travel, water feasting.
After the Song Dynasty, the custom of March Shangwei gradually disappeared.
During the Yuan Dynasty, it was changed back to the day of the first month of March. Usually, the beautiful women who are raised in the deep boudoir go out on this day and enjoy the beauty of spring light.
At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang took a spring trip with his ministers on march three to highlight the prosperity of the Taiping Dynasty.
During the Republic of China period, there were still customs in various parts of China to eliminate disasters and eliminate evil in March.
To this day, March 3 in some ethnic minority areas in southwest China,
It is still a grand and grand festival.
But in much of China, few people know about it.
March 3: Valentine's Day in China
Now many young couples take the first seven days of July as China's Valentine's Day.
In fact, back to the original era, China's Valentine's Day is the first three days of March,
Recorded in the Book of Poetry, it predates The Western Valentine's Day by 1,000 years.
Qin and Huan, Fang Zhuo. Soldier and woman, Fang Bingrui. Female "Guan Hu? "Shi Yue" is both. "And look!" Beyond the water, it is fun. Wei Shi and the female, Yi Qi, sneered at each other and gave them a spoonful of medicine.
- "Poetry Classic, Zheng Feng, Qin Huan"
In this classic love poem,
Green mountains and clear water, red peach willow green,
Bright sunshine, smiling face like a flower,
Thrilling mood, playful chasing figure,
And the peony flower of affection,
In the first and most beautiful nature, there is no so-called ritual constraint,
Boldly speak out the love in your heart and flow through the mountains and rivers.
So moving and intoxicating.
The sentence of Du Fu's "Li Ren Xing"
"On the third of March, the weather is new, and the people on the water's edge of Chang'an are beautiful",
Bake the swaying beauty to the top.
Since the Song Dynasty, the science of science has prevailed, and the etiquette has gradually become more and more stringent,
The custom of Three Valentine's Day in March is gradually declining in Chinese culture.
March 3: China's Daughter's Day
March 3 is also called Daughter's Day,
It is a kind of coming-of-age ceremony of an ancient maiden,
The rite of passage is usually held on this day.
The daughters "go to the spring to play" by the water,
Play Celan by the water, put on beautiful clothes,
Sing and dance to drive away evil spirits.
Customs of March 3
祓禊: Refers to the ritual of going to the plague, the ancient witch to give the obscure, the Tang and Song dynasties popular to soak in the hot spring, bathe at the water's edge, wash the body with orchid, and nod the head with willow branches dipped in the petals of the water, for the meaning of blessings to go to the disaster.
Bathing/bathing in hot springs: Washing dirt with spring water, believing that this will remove the diseases that have accumulated throughout the winter, and clean up the immunity in the new year.
Xiu Zen: Swimming by the water's edge is an ancient blessing ceremony for disaster relief, which later evolved into the classic paradigm of the ancient Chinese poet Yaju.
Reciprocal gifts of vanilla: The ancients believed that vanilla had the function of exorcising evil spirits and was of great benefit to the body.
Spring in the countryside: Not only is it a festival to dispel evil and seek good fortune, but also a free and happy spring tour, where young men and women go to the wild to walk in the green, splash water and play with each other, and choose a mate freely. Valentine's Day in the true sense of China, with peony medicine to make love.
Linshui Drinking Feast: Also known as Qushui Feast. When flowing, there are barriers at the water's edge, tea sets and flowers, feasts and drinks, and chants and poems. It is very elegant and has become an entertainment activity for literati and scholars. This wind was especially strong in the Tang Dynasty, and gradually became unknown after the Song Dynasty.
Peach blossom viewing: The peach blossoms on the third day of the third month of the lunar calendar are the most luxuriant, so enjoy the beauty of peach blossoms after stepping on the spring.
Kite flying: The so-called "it's The third of March of the year again, kites fly all over the sky".
March 3 of the peoples
Zhuang · Song Festival
On the third of March, the Zhuang people in Guangxi have the "Song Wei Festival" and "Song Xian Festival", which are said to be held in honor of Liu Sanjie, a song immortal, where the family steamed five-colored sticky rice, made red eggs, sacrificed ancestors, and received relatives and friends. People rush to sing songs, set up song booths, hold song parties, young men and women sing songs, touch eggs, throw hydrangea balls, talk about love, play and entertain, and sing continuously all day long, becoming today's "song festival".
Yao Ganba Festival
On the third of March, Yunnan, the Yao people have the "Gan Ba Festival". Men, women and children of each village go into the mountains to hunt or go down to the river to fish, feast and drink collectively, wish for a good harvest, sing and dance, and celebrate the festival.
Li Fu Nian Fu
On the third of March, the Li people of Hainan Island, also known as "Fu Nian Fu", are not only a festival to wish for "Mountain Orchid" (mountain wadi) and a bumper harvest of fishing and hunting, but also a "day of love" for young men and women. On that day, the village assembly was held to wish for a good harvest, and young men and women sang and danced with each other, with "March 3" as the day of love. The old people carried the wine altar, went to relatives and friends, and drank "unity wine".
Buyi Gathering Day
On the third of March, every household in Yunnan Buyi makes sticky rice to entertain relatives and friends, and this day is a festival for family reunions and gatherings of relatives and friends. There is a legend that the three sisters of the Buyi tribe invited their grandfather to dinner.
Dong Fireworks Festival
On the third of March, the Sanjiang Dong people in Guangxi have a "fireworks festival". The fireworks sound three times, symbolizing unity, happiness and auspiciousness. After the fireworks were fired, the village reed teams and lion teams competed for the fireworks circle, and the winner won the prize. Cultural and sports activities will also be held, singing Dong opera, racing lusheng, archery and fighting birds. Nearby Miao, Yao, Zhuang, Han and other ethnic groups also went to participate.
She's Gumi Festival
The third of March of the Shes is the Valley Rice Festival, which is quite close to the original meaning of valley rain, and the Valley Rice Festival is the birthday of The Valley Rice Festival. On this day, the grain will generally be watered by the valley rain and the seedlings will be reborn and thrive. On this day, the family dyes black rice to worship the ancestors.
March 3 in the poem
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祓禊 is an important custom of March 3. Every year, a festival is held at the water's edge on the first day of spring, washing and removing dirt and eliminating ominousness, called 禊.
Shangwei Day recalls the events of Jiangnan
Tang Dynasty: Zhang Zhihe
The Yellow River flows west around the county city, and the upper part should travel without a sword.
In order to remember the spring water color of the River, he also dreamed of Wu Zhou.
Shangwei Ri Yu Wei Bin should be made
Tang Dynasty: Xu Yanbo
Sunny and beautiful days fill the island, willow-colored spring feasts are full of golden streams.
It is said that the waiters are feasting on the cross-fen, and it is like taking the chakra to travel in the sky and Han.
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On the third of March, the Shangwei Festival, "Yang Qi Qingming, Qi Qi Ganyu, Anointing Flowing, Xi Xi XiangFeng", such a beautiful scenery, it is the grand day when the literati and scholars gather on the water's edge, take drinks, and chant poems and compositions.
March 3
Eastern Jin Dynasty: Yu Xie
The heart knots XiangchuanZhu and the eyes are scattered outside.
Clear spring spits green streams, and the iliac drifts to the suse.
Long thoughts of the Long River, light as a belt.
The feast of the Qujiang River on the day of the Shangwei Is the event
Tang Dynasty: Bai Juyi
If you are still drunk, how will this be?
The Lord of Hanyuan is gracious, and Qu Jiang chun is more.
Flowers are low and shy prostitutes, and warblers scatter to let Qingge.
Gongdao Sheng Pingle, Yuan and Sheng Yonghe.
Reward Lotte March 3rd
Tang Dynasty: Yuan Shu
In the old year, this day was drunk before the flowers, and today it is sick when it is spent.
Leaning alone and looking idly at the broken curtain, poor and vain good spring dynasty.
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March 3rd, also known as the Green Festival. As the saying goes: "Spring Hunting straight must be on the third of March." In present-day Shaanxi, there is still a saying of "stepping on green sandals.".
Three days in search of Li Jiuzhuang
Tang Dynasty: Chang Jian
Rain rest Yang Lin East crossing head, Yonghe three days swing light boat.
The deceased family is on the peach blossom bank until the stream flows in front of the door.
On March 3, the rain was muffled
Song Dynasty: Yang Wanli
The village has no flowers, and there are flowers that are only worried about themselves.
It is better to lie down and listen to the spring mountain rain, a burst of noise and a burst of sparseness.
Picking mulberries, Qingming on the West Lake is good
Song Dynasty: Ouyang Xiu
Qingming on the West Lake is good, full of prosperity.
Fight over whose house. Green willow zhu wheel walking tungsten car.
Tourists are going to go at dusk, waking up drunk and noisy.
The road turns diagonally. Until the head of the city is always flowers.
Revisit Tiger Hill on March 3
Yuan Dynasty: Guo Linsun
Drizzle does not wet clothes, the front of the mountain and the back of the mountain flying warblers.
Cross the bridge spring color peach tree, linshui people whiteboard.
The wine curtain here invites me to get drunk, and the drums of the boat send people home.
Qingyou is afraid of the joy of this dynasty, looking back at the gate and sunset.
Listening to the story of march three, do you have a deeper understanding of the Shangwei Festival?
In fact, our ancestors were originally very romantic and lively, and as the years passed, this unbridled natural custom gradually dimmed the color.
Today, we may not need Valentine's Day in the West to start the so-called "emotional revolution".
After all, we used to be so romantic and full of feelings.
We have the Qinhu River, peony teasers. No less than Western chocolate and roses.
It's just that on the way in a hurry, we lost our stuff.
Hurriedly get up and pick up others as your own.
But every Chinese knows that it's not our thing.
So everyone began to pursue Tanabata, this slightly tragic story, is not the original appearance of love.
A lot of times, we need to stop and think about it.
Think about who we are, where we came from, where we go back, and where we're going.
Start on March 3.
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