Third Month Fair

Third Month Fair
Third Month Fair
Official name	三月街 (Sānyuè Jiē)
Observed by	Bai people and other ethnic groups of Yunnan
Type	Traditional and official
Celebrations	Street market, performances, sporting events
Begins	15th day of the third month of the Chinese calendar
2023 date	May 4
2024 date	April 23
2025 date	April 12
Frequency	Annual

The Third Month Fair (Bai language: salwa zix^{[note 1]}) is one of the most important festivals celebrated by the Bai people of southwest China.^[1]^[2] It includes a street bazaar, performances, sports, and games, and takes place annually in Dali City, Yunnan. The fair lasts several days, starting on the 15th day of the third month of the Chinese calendar (in April or May of the Gregorian calendar).^[2]^[4]^[8] In 2024, it begins on April 23.^[9]

^ ^a ^b ^c 赵彦婕. "白族节日". 中国民族文化资源库. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c Stepanchuk, Carol; Wong, Charles (1991). Mooncakes and Hungry Ghosts: Festivals of China. San Francisco: China Books & Periodicals. pp. 114–115. ISBN 0-8351-2481-9.
^ Cite error: The named reference McCarthy The Bai and the Tradition of Modernity was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ ^a ^b Wei, Liming (2010). Chinese Festivals: Traditions, Customs and Rituals (Second ed.). Beijing. pp. 123–126. ISBN 9787508516936.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^ "Travel in Yunnan". CCTV International. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
^ "A Burma Road Journey in China". Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
^ Zhang, Dequan; Duan, Lizhen; Zhou, Nong (January 28, 2014). "Market Survey on Traditional Medicine of the Third Month Fair in Dali Prefecture in Yunnan Province, South West China". African Journal of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicines. 11 (2): 377–401. doi:10.4314/ajtcam.v11i2.25. ISSN 0189-6016. PMC 4202649. PMID 25435625.
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[白族节日_minwang-1] 赵彦婕. "白族节日". 中国民族文化资源库. Retrieved March 18, 2023.

[Stepanchuk_Mooncakes_and_Hungry_Ghosts_Third_Moon_Fair-2] Stepanchuk, Carol; Wong, Charles (1991). Mooncakes and Hungry Ghosts: Festivals of China. San Francisco: China Books & Periodicals. pp. 114–115. ISBN 0-8351-2481-9.

[McCarthy_The_Bai_and_the_Tradition_of_Modernity-3] Cite error: The named reference McCarthy The Bai and the Tradition of Modernity was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[Wei_Chinese_Festivals_Third_Month_Street_Fair-4] Wei, Liming (2010). Chinese Festivals: Traditions, Customs and Rituals (Second ed.). Beijing. pp. 123–126. ISBN 9787508516936.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

[5] "Travel in Yunnan". CCTV International. Retrieved March 18, 2023.

[6] "A Burma Road Journey in China". Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved March 18, 2023.

[Market_Survey_on_Traditional_Medicine_of_the_Third_Month_Fair-7] Zhang, Dequan; Duan, Lizhen; Zhou, Nong (January 28, 2014). "Market Survey on Traditional Medicine of the Third Month Fair in Dali Prefecture in Yunnan Province, South West China". African Journal of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicines. 11 (2): 377–401. doi:10.4314/ajtcam.v11i2.25. ISSN 0189-6016. PMC 4202649. PMID 25435625.

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