What's the festival on March 3rd in Huanggang, Hubei?

March 3rd in Huanggang, Hubei Province is called Shangsi Festival.

March 3 is a traditional festival for the Han nationality and many ethnic minorities, and it is the third day of the third month of the lunar calendar. It was called Shangsi Festival in ancient times. According to legend, March 3rd is the birthday of the Yellow Emperor. China has had "On February 2nd, the dragon looked up; I was born in Xuanyuan on March 3rd. After Wei and Jin Dynasties, Shangsi Festival was changed to March 3, which was followed by later generations, thus becoming a festival for Han people to drink by the water and have a spring outing in the suburbs.

The traditional festival of Han nationality, formerly known as Shangsi Day, took the first Shangsi Day in March as Shangsi Day in ancient times and was designated as a festival in Han Dynasty. "Today is the third day of the month, and the officials and the people are all on the east running water (clean). It is called "removing dirt (disease)" (Book of Rites). Later, water banquets and outings were added. After Wei and Jin Dynasties, Shangsi Festival was changed to March 3, which was followed by later generations, thus becoming a festival for Han people to drink by the water and have a spring outing in the suburbs. On that day, there were activities such as cup-shedding, egg-shedding, jujube-shedding, begging for food and wearing willow rings, exploring spring, outing, eating polished rice and singing. In Taiwan Province Province and Fujian Province, March 3rd is the "March Festival", in which "the first thing to worship is to pick the rat's weed and mix the rice noodles" (Fu Zhi of Taiwan Province Province by Gan Long in Qing Dynasty). There is a "March Meeting" in Zhongxian County, Sichuan Province, and a grand event is held to commemorate the anti-enemy general Man Zi. On that day, the crowd carried the statue of Ba Man Zi and marched around the city, followed by the social fire team, playing dragon lanterns and dancing lions. Everyone decorated lanterns and set off firecrackers, which was very lively. Traditional festivals of many ethnic minorities in southern China. Zhuang people, more than March 3rd, caught up with the Song market, set up the Song shed, and held the Song Hui. Young men and women sing, touch eggs, throw hydrangeas and fall in love. According to legend, it is also called the Song Fairy Festival, which was formed to commemorate Liu Sanjie, a singer of Zhuang nationality. Dong people hold more activities than festivals, such as fireworks, bullfighting, Touma, singing duets and stepping on the hall, also known as the "Fireworks Festival". Buyi people, in festivals, kill pigs to sacrifice social gods and mountain gods, eat yellow glutinous rice, and don't talk to each other for three or four days. Yao people regard March 3rd as "Ganba Festival", which is a collective fishing and hunting festival. They distribute the caught wild fish door to door, enjoy the joy of harvest, and then gather in the square to sing and dance to celebrate the festival. She nationality takes March 3rd as Gu Mi's birthday, and every household eats black rice. Li people call March 3rd "the blessing of the year", which is a festival to wish "mountain orchids" (dry valleys in mountainous areas) and harvest hunting, and it is also a day for young men and women to communicate freely. Other ethnic groups, such as Shui, Miao, Mulao and Maonan, have their own traditional festivals and customs on March 3rd.

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. Going out at dusk after marriage, working hard, digging pond culture by the Changhua River. 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.