What is the Double Ninth Festival to commemorate?

The Double Ninth Festival is not to commemorate anything, but a custom that has been passed down to this day.

According to the Book of Changes, in ancient times, "Nine" was the Lao Yang and the anode number. When the two anode numbers are put together, 99 becomes one, monism begins and Vientiane is renewed. Therefore, the ancients believed that Chongyang was a happy and auspicious day, so there was a custom of drinking alcohol to pray for longevity in ancient times.

According to Lu's Spring and Autumn Annals, in ancient times, when crops were harvested in autumn and September, gods and ancestors were sacrificed to thank them for their kindness. This is the primitive form of the ancient Double Ninth Festival as a sacrificial activity.

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Double ninth festival custom

In ancient times, there were folk customs such as climbing to pray for blessings, enjoying chrysanthemums in autumn, wearing dogwood, offering sacrifices to gods and ancestors, and feasting on the Double Ninth Festival. So far, it has added the connotation of respecting the elderly, feasting on the day of Chongyang, and being grateful for respecting the elderly. Climbing mountains and enjoying autumn and giving thanks and respecting the elderly are two important themes of today's Double Ninth Festival.

1. Drink chrysanthemum wine: In ancient times, chrysanthemum wine was regarded as the "auspicious wine" that must be drunk on the Double Ninth Festival, which was used to eliminate disasters and pray for blessings.

2. The Double Ninth Festival has always had the custom of enjoying chrysanthemums, so it was also called Chrysanthemum Festival in ancient times. The custom of enjoying chrysanthemums originated from chrysanthemum culture.

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