Celebrating a festival of spring A winner of the "fight for firecracker" is cheered by other participants during a "firecra...

Celebrating a festival of spring

A winner of the "fight for firecracker" is cheered by other participants during a "firecracker festival" on the third day of the third lunar month in Fulu township, Sanjiang Dong autonomous county in Southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, March 24, 2012. About tens of thousands of people from Guangxi, Hunan and Guizhou celebrated the festival on Saturday. [Photo/Xinhua]

Women of She ethnic group dance as the local people celebrates the dark glutinous rice festival on the third day of the third lunar month in Jingning She autonomous county in East China's Zhejiang province, March 24, 2012. [Photo/Xinhua]

She ethnic people place dishes on a table to celebrate the dark glutinous rice festival on the third day of the third lunar month in Jingning She autonomous county in East China's Zhejiang province, March 24, 2012. [Photo/Xinhua]

Xing Ruliang, a folk artist, presents a leather silhouette play "The journey to the West" at a temple fair in Zaozhuang, East China's Shandong province, March 24, 2012. [Photo/Xinhua]

People touch the head of a "lion" during a folk art festival on the third day of the third lunar month, which falls on Saturday this year, in Guangzhou, South China's Guangdong province, March 24, 2012. Dozens of lion dance troupes show off their skills during the festival. [Photo/Xinhua]

People fly kites in Yuyao, East China's Zhejiang province, March 24, 2012. Chinese people have the tradition of flying kites on the third day of the third lunar month, which falls on Saturday this year. [Photo/Xinhua]

A fan of kite-flying looks to her kite during a contest in Zaozhuang, East China's Shandong province, March 24, 2012. Chinese people have the tradition of flying kites on the third day of the third lunar month, which falls on Saturday this year. [Photo/Xinhua]

The third day of the third lunar month is a festival for many ethnic groups in China. People celebrate the traditional festival by holding galas, temple fairs and going out for spring outings.