What is the Double Ninth Festival?

First, there are different opinions about the origin of the Double Ninth Festival. The common ones are:

1, the ninth day of the ninth lunar month, is the traditional Double Ninth Festival. Originated from the ancient Book of Changes, "six" is regarded as a negative number, and "nine" is regarded as a positive number. On September 9, the sun and the moon combined with the sun, and February 9 was the most important, so it was called Chongyang, also known as Chongyang. The ancients thought it was an auspicious day to celebrate, and this festival was celebrated from a very young age.

2. Originated in Qi Jinggong during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period in the 5th century BC. On the ninth day of September, he took a lot of people to climb mountains and walls, feeling crisp in autumn, so he decided it was an auspicious day. Since then, he will go out to climb mountains on this day every year. Later generations imitated it and formed customs.

According to Continued Harmony, Huan Jing studied with Fei Changfang, a master of Yi Studies, for many years in Han Dynasty. One day, Master Fei told his disciples that cornus was going to climb the mountain on September 9, and Huan Jing and his family survived because they listened to the master's words. All the livestock that didn't evacuate died of the plague. So on September 9 every year, I go out to climb mountains to avoid disasters and get used to each other.

Second, the introduction of the Double Ninth Festival:

Double Ninth Festival, also known as Double Ninth Festival, Sunbathing Autumn Festival and "Treading Autumn", is a traditional festival of the Han nationality. Celebrating the Double Ninth Festival generally includes activities such as traveling to enjoy autumn, climbing high and looking far, watching chrysanthemums, planting dogwood all over, eating double ninth cake and drinking chrysanthemum wine. Every year, the ninth day of the ninth lunar month, together with New Year's Eve, Tomb-Sweeping Day and Zhongyuan Festival, is called the four traditional ancestor worship festivals in China. The Double Ninth Festival was formed as early as the Warring States Period and was officially designated as a folk festival in the Tang Dynasty. From generation to generation. Chongyang and the "spring outing" on March 3 are all family members. On Double Ninth Festival, all relatives should climb the mountain together to "avoid disaster".

The Double Ninth Festival was formed as early as the Warring States Period. Since the Wei and Jin Dynasties, the atmosphere of the Double Ninth Festival has become increasingly rich, and scholars of all dynasties have chanted it. In the Tang dynasty, it was officially designated as a folk festival, which has been followed up to now.

September 9th of the lunar calendar 1989 is designated as the Day for the Elderly, and the whole society is encouraged to establish the atmosphere of respecting, loving and helping the elderly. On May 20th, 2006, the Double Ninth Festival was included in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage in the State Council.

Third, the custom of the Double Ninth Festival:

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The Double Ninth Festival first has the custom of climbing mountains. Autumn in September, the sky is crisp, this season, climbing high and looking far can achieve the purpose of refreshing, fitness and recuperation. As early as the Western Han Dynasty, the Annals of Chang 'an recorded that people visited the Han capital on September 9th. In the Eastern Jin Dynasty, there was a famous story that "the hat fell from Longshan".

Step 2 eat Chongyang cake

According to historical records, Chongyang cake, also known as flower cake, chrysanthemum cake and five-color cake, is made randomly. At dawn on September 9th, put a cake on the child's head and say something in his mouth, wishing the child all the best. This is the original intention of the ancients to make cakes in September. Exquisite Chongyang cake should be made into nine layers, like a pagoda, with two lambs on it, which conforms to the meaning of Chongyang (sheep). Some people even put red paper flags on Chongyang cakes and light candles. This probably means "lighting a lamp" and "eating cakes" instead of "climbing", and using a red paper flag instead of dogwood. At present, there is still no fixed variety of Chongyang cake, and the soft cakes eaten in Chongyang Festival all over the country are called Chongyang cakes.

3、 ? Appreciate the beautiful chrysanthemums

There has always been the custom of enjoying chrysanthemums on Double Ninth Festival and drinking and playing chess on Double Ninth Festival, so it was also called Chrysanthemum Festival in ancient times. September of the lunar calendar, commonly known as Chrysanthemum Month, holds a chrysanthemum party on holidays, and people from all over the city go to the meeting to enjoy chrysanthemums. Since the Wei and Jin Dynasties in the Three Kingdoms, it has become fashionable for Chongyang parties to drink and enjoy chrysanthemums and recite poems. In the ancient customs of Han nationality, chrysanthemum symbolizes longevity. Drink chrysanthemum wine, chrysanthemum contains health ingredients. It is recorded in Bao Pu Zi written by Ge Hong in Jin Dynasty that people in Nanyang Mountain drink the sweet water of chrysanthemum and live longer. Drinking chrysanthemum wine on the Double Ninth Festival is a traditional custom in China. Chrysanthemum wine, in ancient times, was regarded as the "auspicious wine" that Chongyang must drink to eliminate disasters and pray for blessings. Chrysanthemum wine appeared in the Han Dynasty. Later, there were stories about sending chrysanthemums for birthday and picking chrysanthemums to brew wine. For example, Emperor Wei Wendi Cao Pi once sent chrysanthemums to Zhong You on the Double Ninth Festival (wishing him a long life), and Emperor Liang Jianwen's "Picking chrysanthemums in the basket, the morning dew is wet" is an example of picking chrysanthemums to make wine. Until the Ming and Qing Dynasties, chrysanthemum wine was still very popular, and it was still recorded in Gao Lian's Eight Chapters of Respect for Life in the Ming Dynasty. This is a popular health drink.