March 3 (the third day of the third lunar month) is the largest traditional folk festival of Li nationality in Hainan province, and it is also a beautiful day for Li youth. Also called love plot and love day, it is called "Fu Nian Fu" in Li language. Held on the third day of the third lunar month every year, it is a traditional festival for the Li people in Hainan to mourn their hardworking and brave ancestors and express their yearning for love and happiness.
Statement 1:
Legend has it that in ancient times, Li people living in Changhua River suffered a big flood. Only a couple survived in a ladle and were drifted to the edge of the Bird's Nest Mountain. On the third day of March, the flood receded and they got married. Men plow and women weave, have children, care for each other and work hard, which gradually makes the Li nationality multiply and develop. Later generations regard them as ancestors and solemnly commemorate them on March 3 every year.
In festivals, men, women and children are dressed up and eating cakes and zongzi. Boys fish, girls cook and fish, and then sacrifice the cave with Tianfei and Guanyin fossils. After the sacrifice, young people came to the activity venue to shoot arrows, climb poles, wrestle, tug-of-war and swing. As night fell, a bonfire was lit on the shore, the boys spread their flower umbrellas, and the girls' silver ornaments and shell ornaments flashed in the firelight.
Love songs are euphemistic, and the dance gradually rises, from gentle lyricism to unrestrained joy. Sometimes couples leave the bonfire quietly. The young man hung the ear bell on the girl's ear, inserted the hairpin made of deer bone into the girl's bun, and the girl tied her carefully woven colorful belt around her lover's waist. The two sides vowed to meet on March 3 next year. Because March 3 is related to marriage and love in terms of its origin and main activities, it is also called love plot.
Statement 2
Legend has it that a long time ago, there was an evil crow spirit in the cave, which made it impossible for the Lebanese people to live and work in peace and contentment. One day, the crow caught the beautiful girl Li and Luo Cha. On March 3rd this year, Gui, my mother's sweetheart, went up the mountain with a sharp knife and a bow to save her, and was killed by the crow essence. The Russian mother was very sad when she heard the news, and finally killed the crow essence while it was sleeping, revenged for Agui, and saved the Li people from great harm.
My mother has never been married. Every year on the third day of the third lunar month, she goes to Hubei Xiandong to sing her love songs when she was in love with Agui. Later, in memory of her, the Li people named this cave Erniang Cave (Changjiang). On March 3 every year, unmarried young men and women of the nearby Li nationality gather in Goose Fairy Ridge, singing love songs and looking for their Prince Charming. This activity has expanded year by year, spreading to various Li inhabited areas in Hainan, forming a grand traditional festival for Li people in Hainan.
There is also a saying that March 3 is a festival to commemorate the birth of the ancient ancestor "Li Mu" of the Li nationality and celebrate the happiness and prosperity of the Li people.