Folklore Study Of The Oral Literature Of The Dong Nationality On “March Third Festival”

"March Third Festival" is a festival held by many nationalities around the 3rd day of the 3rd lunar month.Oral literature on March Third Festival includes folklore stories related to March Third Festival and oral literature appearing in folk activities on March Third Festival.The activities of the Dong people on March Third Festival are diverse in form and rich in folk culture.Studying the oral literature of the Dong people on March Third Festival can reveal the cultural connotation behind the March Third Festival of the Dong people,and help to take a holistic view of their social life and folk culture.This paper makes a comprehensive study on March Third Festival of the Dong nationality.In addition to the introduction,the article is divided into six chapters.The introduction part introduces the reasons for choosing the topic and the significance of the research,as well as the research status of oral literature of the Dong nationality in March and March at home and abroad.The first chapter explains the geographical and cultural background of the Dong nationality and the main forms of activities on March Third Festival from the macro level.Chapter II to Chapter IV depict the main contents and cultural connotations of March Third Festival of the Dong nationality from three aspects: belief customs,marriage customs and dietary customs in oral literature of March Third Festival.The fifth chapter reveals the three functions of Dong oral literature on March Third Festival: educational inheritance,social etiquette and custom,and entertainment regulation.The sixth chapter analyses the value and protection of March Third Festival of Dong nationality.