Li Xiyue and Huang Xinrui looked at each other. It seemed that this was a feudal and superstitious festival passed down from ancient times. No wonder it was rarely heard of in later generations.

Suddenly I remembered that the "Preface to the Lanting Poems" that Li Xiyue learned in school was talking about this festival, right?

At that time, she thought this ancient Chinese article was very meaningful and even memorized it.

Xu Guoqiang gave his opening remarks using a loudspeaker, and then many people jumped into the river in their clothes.

Li Xiyue was surprised. "Aren't you supposed to wash your hands and feet? Why are you taking a bath?"

"The purpose of this festival is to bathe in the river to dispel evil spirits and bad luck, but the weather is not hot, so many people dare not bathe and just wash their hands and feet as a token of their respect. Those young men who are not afraid of the cold will jump in to wash," Wang Jiaxing explained.

I see.

"Let's go and take a look." Wang Jiaxing took the two of them down the river ladder, washed their hands and feet, and then returned to the shore.

The next step was the singing competition. Xu Guoqiang, as the team leader, started the competition, and then the deputy team leaders of each team took over. They all sang local folk songs. Li Xiyue had never heard of them in her entire life and found them quite interesting.

Under the cover of night, men, women, young and old gathered together, singing and laughing, it was very lively.

It was Li Xiyue's first time to experience local customs since going to the countryside, and she was very happy.

Members from both sides of the strait sang songs in pairs, and some men picked wild flowers and gave them to their wives and partners. The scene was full of laughter.

"Yueyue, take these two eggs." Grandma Yu squeezed over from somewhere and stuffed two eggs into Li Xiyue's hands.

Li Xiyue saw that it was a cracked hard-boiled egg with a greenish tint on it, and asked in confusion, "Why is it this color?"

Grandma Yu explained, "These are eggs cooked with ground vegetables. You're from the city, so you might not know this, but here we have a saying that eggs cooked with ground vegetables on March 3rd are like elixir, and they're good for your health."