What does the third day of March mean?

The third day of the third lunar month is a traditional festival for the Han nationality and many ethnic minorities.

On the third day of the third lunar month, 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.

The third day of the third month of the lunar calendar is a traditional song meeting of the Zhuang nationality, also known as the "March 3 Song Meeting" or "March Song Meeting". Dong people hold fireworks, bullfighting, Touma, duet singing, drumming and other activities on or above March 3rd, which is also called "Fireworks Festival". On March 3rd, Buyi people sacrificed pigs to the gods of society and mountain and ate glutinous rice. Yao people regard March 3rd as "Ganba Festival", which is a collective fishing and hunting festival. She nationality takes March 3rd as Gu Mi's birthday, and every household eats black rice. Li people call March 3rd "Happy Year", and it is also a day for young men and women to communicate freely, which is called "Love Talk Day". The third day of March in Tujia nationality is Valentine's Day. Tujia brothers and sisters get together, taking folk songs as the medium and stepping on their feet to get engaged. Other ethnic groups, such as Shui, Miao, Mulao and Maonan, have their own traditional festivals and customs on March 3rd.