March 22nd
Issued by the General Office of the People's Government of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region
General Office of the People's Government of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region
Notice on the 2024 "March 3rd Holiday of the Zhuang Nationality"
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The people's governments of cities and counties, and the constituent departments and directly subordinate organs of the people's governments of autonomous regions:
In accordance with the Measures for the Customary Festival Holidays of Ethnic Minorities in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region (Order No. 98 of the People's Government of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region), with the consent of the People's Government of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, the relevant matters related to the "March 3rd of the Zhuang Nationality" holiday in 2024 are hereby notified as follows:
1. April 11th to 12th holiday, and weekends off.
2. During the holidays, all localities and departments should make proper arrangements for duty and security, security, and other work, and in case of major emergencies, they should promptly report and properly handle them in accordance with regulations, so as to ensure that the people spend the holidays peacefully and safely.
What kind of holiday is March 3rd?
The third day of the third lunar month, also known as the "Shangsi Festival", is a traditional festival of the Chinese nation, which can be traced back to the pre-Qin period. Now it has become the most important traditional festival of the Zhuang people in Guangxi.
At the beginning of 2014, the party committee and government of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region identified "March 3rd of Zhuang Nationality" as a traditional festival of ethnic groups in the whole region, and had a two-day holiday.
The third day of the third lunar month is a common traditional festival of many ethnic groups in Guangxi, such as Zhuang, Han, Miao, Yao, Dong and so on, with the Zhuang nationality being the most typical. March 3 is the oldest Valentine's Day of the Zhuang people, in ancient times, young boys and girls gathered on the street to sing, gather by the river to feast and drink, with "mountain songs to convey love, hydrangea to convey love".
Guangxi netizens: I'm here for the holidays
Foreign netizens: Envy
Source | China News Network