The Folk Culture of March 3rd in Guilin

The folk culture of Guilin on March 3rd is introduced as follows:

1. Set the altar

There are altars in the ancestral hall for pigs, cattle, sheep, and five-colored glutinous rice, and teachers and Taoist classes are invited to serve the ancestors "Yapu". Banners sent by villages are hung around the altar.

2. March with the ancestor "Yapu"

Pick up Yapu with colorful sedan chairs, play eight tones, and the teacher plays Luodong (the masked bird god and snake god) to dance and clear the way, and patrol the village to exorcise evil spirits and pray for blessings.

3. River lamp

At night, set off river lanterns in Liaohe River, from the end of the path to the end of Luobo.

Step 4 put on a big show

The main family who is willing to pay for the troupe to sing is usually three nights in a row. For example, the host family who is willing to sing for a long time can sing for ten nights in a row, and when singing, they carry the colorful sedan chair of their ancestor Yapu to "sing".

5. Choose a partner for this song

The custom of choosing a spouse by singing is an important part of the March 3rd Festival of Zhuang nationality, and it is also the historical epitome of the marriage culture of Zhuang nationality. The custom of duet mate selection can be divided into four stages: duet "first love song" when meeting, turn to "gift song" when falling in love, and then sing "farewell love song" and "dating song" when breaking up.

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March 3rd (Zhuang March 3rd) is one of the national intangible cultural heritage lists in Wuming District, Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.

March 3 (the third day of the Zhuang nationality), also known as Gewei Festival, Gepo Festival or Gexian Festival, is a traditional festival for the Zhuang people to worship their ancestors and choose their spouses by songs. It is a traditional festival with Zhuang characteristics gradually formed by the Zhuang people and their ancestors under specific historical conditions and living environment. March 3rd of Zhuang nationality is mainly spread in Luobo Town, Liangjiang Town, Luwo Town, Matou Town in the east of Wuming District and Luo Xu Town and Maling Town in the west of Wuming District.

On June 5438+1October 65438+1October 2008, the "March 3rd" song fair declared by Wuming District Cultural Center was approved by the People's Government of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and included in the second batch of intangible cultural heritage list of the autonomous region, with the project number 100.

201410/3. March 3rd of the Zhuang nationality is approved by the People's Government of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region as a legal holiday in Guangxi (all citizens in the autonomous region have two days off).

On June165438+1October1day of the same year, March 3rd declared by Wuming District, Nanning City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region was approved by China people and the State Council to be included in the fourth batch of national intangible cultural heritage list. Legacy number: X- 12.