Is March 3rd the birthday of the Empress Dowager or Grandma Taishan?

Folklore: March 3 is the birthday of the Queen Mother of the West, and going to Mount Tai should be to worship the Queen Mother of the West in the Heavenly Palace.

April 18th of the lunar calendar is the birthday of Queen Taishan.

Customs on March 3:

1, eat shepherd's purse and boil eggs

On the third day of the third lunar month, there is a custom of eating shepherd's purse and boiling eggs. Old people say that eating it can relieve the pain in the waist, legs and head for one year. Every year, the third day of the third lunar month is the day when Han people welcome their ancestors' souls. They eat eggs to commemorate their ancestors and hope to get a little aura.

Step 2 fly a kite

Jiangnan people have the custom of flying kites in Qingming since ancient times. As the saying goes: "Rub hemp thread on February 2nd, fly a kite on March 3rd", and another example is: "Yangliuqing, fly a kite." People also say that sending a kite into the sky, cutting the string and letting it float away will take away the pain and troubles of a year together.