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What is the "March 3" of Zhuang nationality?

Zhuang nationality is one of the most populous nationalities in China. Zhuang people have their own language and writing. Zhuang language belongs to the Dai branch of the Zhuang and Dong language family of Sino-Tibetan language family. The ancient Chinese character is a kind of "sawndip" with the same pronunciation as Zhuang language, which was created by imitating the word formation method of Chinese character "Liu Shu". In the 1950s, according to the requirements of the Zhuang people, a Zhuang language based on phonetic alphabet was created, which was accepted by the people all over the country. It's still in use.

The beautiful and rich Zhuang nationality township is known as "the ocean of songs". Especially on the grand "March 3rd", dozens of young men and women in Fiona Fang happily put on holiday costumes to attend, ranging from hundreds to thousands to tens of thousands. Suddenly, a sea of people, loud songs, became a sea of songs.

The third day of the third lunar month is a traditional festival of the Zhuang people, and the duet is a major activity on the third day of the third lunar month, so it is also called "Song Club" or "Song Club". Xu Ge is a traditional folk cultural activity of Zhuang nationality, and also a place for young men and women to socialize. In Zhuang language, it is called "Wharton" and "Woyan", which means "playing in the wild". Because this kind of activity sings for each other, the ancients called it "Dunwei". In the long-term development process, the song fair of Zhuang nationality has left many touching legends. One of the most popular stories is the story of "singing to choose a husband". Legend has it that in the past, the daughter of an old Zhuang singer was very beautiful and good at singing folk songs. The old man wants to choose a young man with outstanding singing skills as his husband. Young singers from all over the world came here one after another, and Seg proposed. Since then, regular SEG meetings have been formed.

However, according to ancient documents, Xu Ge was popular as early as the Song Dynasty. In the Southern Song Dynasty, Zhou Qufei's "A Generation Beyond the Ridge" recorded that the Zhuang people were "full of harmony and sadness, ... all wrote their own stories on occasions and refused to follow the trend, among which there were many excellent people." What I'm talking about here is a song meeting for young men and women. In the Ming Dynasty, the Song Festival developed again and was held regularly in a fixed place.

Zhuang people have large and small song parties, which are different from place to place. However, the third day of the third lunar month is the most grand. Set up a colorful shed, a singing platform, throw a colorful ball and choose a good couple, which is unique. At the concert, young men and women in each village, in groups of three or five, found young people from other villages and sang folk songs collectively. Usually young men take the initiative to sing "sightseeing songs" to observe and find their opponents; With the right person, they will sing "Meeting Song" and "Invitation Song"; If the woman agrees, she will sing "Ask Song". Sing "love songs" and "love songs" when you know them; When they parted, they sang a "Farewell Song", and the lyrics were sung along with the compilation, which was apt and touching. Young men and women have established certain feelings after contacting songs, and they will meet again at the next concert.

At the Expo, besides singing, there are also colorful game activities. There are wonderful throwing hydrangeas, interesting touching red eggs, lively fireworks, and Zhuang opera performances that the masses love.