Another name for Double Ninth Festival

Other names of the Double Ninth Festival are: Double Ninth Festival, Autumn Treading Festival, Daughter's Day, Ascending Festival, Chrysanthemum Festival, Cornus officinalis Festival and Old People's Day.

1, Double Ninth Festival

Because in the ancient Book of Changes, "six" is defined as yin number, "nine" is defined as yang number, and on September 9, the sun and the moon are combined with yang, so it is called Chongyang, also known as Double Ninth Festival.

Step 2 step on autumn

Chongyang, also known as "stepping on autumn", corresponds to "stepping on spring" on March 3. According to tradition, all relatives on the Double Ninth Festival should climb the mountain together to "avoid disaster", insert dogwood and enjoy chrysanthemums. In modern society, many traditions are changing, but climbing on the Double Ninth Festival is still very popular.

3. Daughter's Day

The Double Ninth Festival is also called "Daughter's Day". If the woman is newly married, her parents will give her a double ninth flag and a festival box, which is called the Double Ninth Festival Box. According to the Jin Dynasty's Search for the Gods, women in Shi Ding were abused by their evil mother-in-law and never took a day off, so they couldn't stand the torture. On September 9, they hanged themselves and told the world after their death that they should be kind to their daughter-in-law, so please let them rest on the Double Ninth Festival. So people built a temple for women in Shi Ding. Later, every time on the Double Ninth Festival, parents would take their married daughters back for reunion. This is the so-called Daughter's Day, which essentially means to let women rest.

4. Climbing Festival

One of the most important festival activities in Chongyang is mountain climbing. Therefore, the Double Ninth Festival is also called "ascensiontide". There is no uniform rule for climbing mountains. Generally, we climb mountains and towers.

5. Chrysanthemum Festival

Chrysanthemum is the flower of longevity, and is praised by scholars as the unyielding symbol of first frost, so people love and praise it, so large-scale chrysanthemum exhibitions are often held. Chrysanthemum exhibition is naturally held in Chongyang, because the relationship between chrysanthemum and Chongyang is too deep; So Chongyang is also called Chrysanthemum Festival, and Chrysanthemum is also called Jiuhua. Chrysanthemum viewing has become an integral part of the custom of the Double Ninth Festival.

6. dogwood festival

The Double Ninth Festival has the custom of worshipping Cornus officinalis, so it is also called "Cornus officinalis Festival". Cornus officinalis is an important symbol of the Double Ninth Festival. People think that the ninth day of September is also a day of disaster, so people like to wear dogwood to ward off evil spirits and seek good luck on the Double Ninth Festival. Therefore, Cornus officinalis is also called "evil spirit".

7. Festival for the Elderly

In the folk concept, the Double Ninth Festival is also called "Festival for the Elderly" because it has the same sound as "Nine Nine" and contains the meaning of longevity, health and longevity.