March 3rd, also known as the "Shangsi Festival," is an ancient traditional festival. It is more prevalent among some ethnic minorities and is celebrated with grand activities. The lunar calendar is divided into twelve months, each with its own unique characteristics, and every day has its own good or bad fortune. To learn more, come to Huayi Network's March 2022 special section.

What is the Lunar March 3rd?

The Lunar March 3rd, also known as the "Shangsi Festival," is a traditional Chinese festival, particularly among the Han, Zhuang, Miao, and Yao ethnic groups. In some ethnic minority areas in southern China, it is still a grand and significant festival, with a series of celebrations and corresponding holidays that allow people to fully enjoy the festive atmosphere.
In northern central China, there is a saying: "February 2nd, the dragon rises; March 3rd, the Yellow Emperor was born." Every year on this day, descendants of the Chinese around the world come to Xinzheng City, the birthplace of the Yellow Emperor, to trace their roots and pay homage to their ancestors. The passage in the "Analects" about "In the late spring, the spring clothes are ready, with five or six adults and six or seven children, bathing by the Yi River, enjoying the wind at Wu Yu, and singing as they return" and the "Preface to the Orchid Pavilion" mentioning "drinking by the flowing stream" are both related to the Shangsi Festival.

Who is the birthday of?

1. According to folk legends, this day is the birthday of the Five Mothers Goddess, and March 3rd is the peach banquet of the Queen Mother of Heaven. On the third day of the third lunar month, the Queen Mother of Heaven holds a grand peach banquet in the Fairy Lake, inviting all the immortals to join her. Therefore, the third day of the third lunar month has become an important Taoist festival, and on this day each year, there are grand prayer rituals.
2. It is said that the third day of the third lunar month is the birthday of the Yellow Emperor. Since ancient times, there has been a saying: "February 2nd, the dragon rises; March 3rd, the Yellow Emperor is born." In the legend of the Zhuang nationality, March 3rd is the birthday of the ancestor of the Zhuang people, Boluotuo. For the Han nationality, it is the Shangsi Festival, with the belief that people will worship their ancestors, the Yellow Emperor, and Chiyou on March 3rd. In ancient times, young men and women from the Zhuang nationality would gather in the streets to sing and meet by the river for banquets, and through songs, they would express their inner feelings of love.