What is the third day of March in Chaoshan?

The third day of the third month of the lunar calendar in 2008 is a traditional festival of the Yao nationality in Liannan.

On the third day of the third lunar month, it was called Shangsi Festival in ancient times. It is a traditional festival of the Han nationality, which was designated as the fourth day of March before the Han Dynasty, and later as the third day of March in the summer calendar. In ancient times, there were customs and habits of "attending meetings at the summit" and "traveling in groups". On this day, people come to the water's edge to hold a sacrificial ceremony to wash away dirt and eliminate bad omen. This day is also called Spring Bath Day.

In the Wei and Jin Dynasties, Shangsi Festival was not only a time for babies, but also evolved into a time for royal nobles, ministers and literati to feast at the water's edge, which became another important custom of Shangsi Festival. After the Tang Dynasty, the custom of "Shangsi Festival" gradually faded out. The Shangsi Festival on March 3rd, from pre-Qin to Tang Dynasty, was very prosperous. From the Song and Yuan Dynasties, it gradually faded.

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March 3rd, also known as Daughter's Day and Peach Blossom Festival, is an adult ceremony for ancient Han girls. Generally, a rite of passage is held on this day. Daughters "play in spring", walk by the water, pick orchids by the water, put on beautiful clothes and dance to drive away evil spirits. Women like to play by the water in spring.

Unlike Japan's Daughter's Day, Japan's Daughter's Day is also on March 3, also called "Young Sacrifice". Because the third day of the third lunar month is the season when peach blossoms bloom, it is also called "Peach Blossom Festival", which was introduced to Japan during the Sui and Tang Dynasties in China.

But the difference is that the Japanese also celebrate festivals for young girls, mainly girls of several years old, while China pays more attention to unmarried young girls. On this day, the adults began to dress up their little daughters at home, all dressed up, and their mother led them to visit each other, wearing pomegranate flowers to ward off evil spirits and seek happiness.