When is the queen mother's birthday?

According to folklore, the Queen Mother's birthday is on the third day of the third lunar month.

Introduction to Flat Peach Club:

According to folklore, the third day of the third lunar month is the Christmas day of the Queen Mother. On this day, the Queen Mother will hold a grand Flat Peach Festival in Yaochi, heaven, to entertain immortals from all walks of life, including the upper eight holes, the middle eight holes, the lower eight holes and all corners of the country. Immortals will also be invited to dinner as a symbol of great glory and immortal identity.

Therefore, the third day of the third lunar month has also become an important Taoist festival. The Flat Peach Festival in Wang Mu Pond at the foot of Mount Tai is unique and particularly attractive because of the story of Journey to the West.

Extended data

The Queen Mother, also known as the Golden Maiden of Guishan Mountain in Jiuling ancestral temple, the Golden Maiden of Jiuguang Guishan Mountain in Tailing, the Golden Maiden of Yaochi, the Golden Maiden of the Queen Mother and the old master of the Western Queen Mother, is the fairy goddess in ancient myths and legends in China, in charge of elixir, punishing evil and warning disasters.

In Taoist mythology, the Queen Mother of the West lives in Kunlun Mountain in the west, and is the leader of the female fairy, dominating, as opposed to Dong, the head of the male fairy. Is the goddess of creation. The founder of Quanzhen religion.

In addition to The Journey to the West in Wu Cheng'en, the image of the Queen Mother is also recorded in ancient books such as Biography of Emperor Wu of Han Dynasty, Classic of Mountains and Seas, Biography of Mu Tianzi, etc. The western queen mother culture has a long history and has become an important part of Chinese national culture.

References:

Flat Peach Festival _ Baidu Encyclopedia

Flat Peach Club-Baidu Encyclopedia?

Empress Dowager-Baidu Encyclopedia