March 3 of Li nationality

March 3rd is a happy festival for young men and women in the Li family. On March 3 every year, young men and women in Mobil will dress up, dance with bamboo poles, play the nose flute and sing beautiful love songs to celebrate this traditional festival.

Speaking of March 3, there is an old legend.

According to legend, in ancient times, floods flooded plains and mountains, devouring everything on the earth. There are only two brothers and sisters left-Tian Fei and Guanyin. They were drifting around in the monstrous flood with scoops in their arms. Drifting, drifting, drifting, they drifted to the Yanwoling by the Changhua River and were stuck by the branches of a big banyan tree. After a while, the flood subsided slowly, and the brother and sister finally survived. However, the earth is as silent as death, leaving only them. So, the two brothers and sisters decided to look for relatives separately. Before leaving, the two agreed to return to Yanwoling on March 3 every year. They have traveled all over the world and have never seen anyone anywhere. My brother can't find a girl's spouse, and my sister can't find a man to marry. Being old for a long time, seeing that my brothers and sisters are getting old, people are going extinct. My sister secretly made up her mind and got a tattoo on her face, so my brother wouldn't recognize her tattooed sister. So, on March 3, one year, brother and sister got married at the foot of Yanwoling and had children. After marriage, I went out at dusk and worked hard. I dug a pond along the Changhua River to raise fish and named it "". Kapok, mango and hawthorn were planted in Yanwo Mountain, and a cave was dug halfway up the mountain to live in. The ceiling of the cave is a steep cliff, which wild animals dare not invade. The bottom of the cave is a steep cliff, and mountain torrents can't be submerged. On March 3rd every year, when flowers are in full bloom, Guanyin and Tian Fei will lead their descendants to sing and dance together to welcome the arrival of spring. Later, I don't know how long it took. Tian Fei and Guanyin died in the cave and became Guanyin Stone. Later generations of the Li family named this cave the Mother Cave in memory of Guanyin. On March 3 every year, men, women and children will come here from all directions with cakes and zongzi made of glutinous rice. They catch fish with bows and arrows and harpoons, cook them by the stream, roast them and put them in caves for worship. This day, from day to night, is bustling and very lively. They imitate their ancestors and look for lovers in their work. In the evening, when the bonfire was lit, the boys sang touching songs and expressed their love to their beloved girl. The girls listened carefully and greeted their lovers' songs. Couples sit by the stream or play in the Woods. Since then, March 3rd has become a day for young men and women to have sex.