March 3rd is Shangsi Festival. You should eat fried flowers, drink cauliflower and eat black rice. The story of Shangsi Festival is as follows:

Shangsi Festival originated from the witchcraft activities of Lantiang to ward off evil spirits. Blue grass is used as a spiritual object, which has the characteristics of aroma attacking people. Before holding a major sacrifice ceremony, the ancients had to fast, including the best bathing method at that time, "blue soup bathing". When the blue soup bath becomes a kind of exorcism, this bathing activity must be organized and led by full-time witches.

Shangsi Festival originated from the witchcraft activity of orchid soup to ward off evil spirits. In this activity, bluegrass was used as a spiritual object. Blue grass has the characteristics of aroma, and the ancients had to fast in advance before holding a major ceremony of offering sacrifices to the gods, including adopting the best bathing method at that time-blue soup bathing. Sickness is a collective activity, which must be held on the riverside and regularly.

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the customs of people of all ethnic groups on Shangsi Festival:

1. Zhuang nationality?

on the third day of March, the Zhuang people usually catch up with song fairs, set up song sheds and hold song parties. Young men and women love each other by singing, touching eggs, throwing hydrangeas. According to legend, it is also called "Song Fairy Festival" because it is a festival to commemorate Liu Sanjie, a singer of Zhuang nationality. Zhuang people usually steam five-color glutinous rice on March 3. In addition, Ai Ba, steamed pork with rice flour and black glutinous rice wine are the special foods of "March 3rd" in Guangxi. ?

second, Li nationality?

Li people call March 3rd Love Day, which is the same as Hainan Miao festival. Every year on the third day of the third lunar month, young Li men and women from all over the country gather together to participate in the "March 3" grand event, singing and dancing, and talking about love. ?

third, she nationality?

Every year on the 3rd of March, the She people gather in the ancestral hall, singing songs and remembering their ancestors from morning till dusk, picking leaves of barnyard grass, soaking their tender leaves in sticky rice to cook black rice, and entertaining guests to exorcise evil spirits and pray for blessings.

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