Brief introduction to the origin of Double Ninth Festival

Brief introduction to the origin of Double Ninth Festival

This paper briefly introduces the origin of the Double Ninth Festival. The Double Ninth Festival has always had the custom of enjoying chrysanthemums, such as enjoying chrysanthemums, drinking and playing chess, so it has been called Chrysanthemum Festival since 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. There are many theories about the origin of the Double Ninth Festival. Here is a brief introduction to the origin of the Double Ninth Festival.

Introduction to the origin of the Double Ninth Festival 1 1. There are many theories about the origin of the Double Ninth Festival. More common 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 and passed down from generation to generation.

The ninth day of the ninth lunar month is designated as the festival for the elderly, which advocates the whole society to establish the atmosphere of respecting, 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. It was the original intention of the ancients to make cakes at dawn on September 9. The child put a cake on his head and said a word in his mouth, wishing the child all the best. 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 around Chongyang Festival are called Chongyang cakes.

Step 3 enjoy 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. In Bao Pu Zi written by Ge Hong in Jin Dynasty, it is recorded that people in Nanyang Mountain drink sweet chrysanthemum water to prolong life. 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.

Brief introduction of the origin of Double Ninth Festival; 2. The "continuation and harmony" recorded in myths and legends

The earlier legend about the Double Ninth Festival can be found in the Continued Harmony of Wu Jun in the Liang Dynasty:

Runan Dreamland studied with Fei Changfang for many years. Changfang said, "On September 9, there should be a disaster in your home. It is advisable to leave in a hurry and let the family make their own crimson bags, hold dogwood, tie their arms, and climb high to drink chrysanthemum wine. This disaster can be eliminated. " Picturesque scenery, family climbing mountains. The same is true at night, when chickens, dogs, cattle and sheep suddenly die. The eldest room listened: "This can be exchanged." Today, people climb mountains and drink on the 9th, and women take the bag of Cornus officinalis, so the cover begins here.

Folk evolution edition

According to legend, in the Eastern Han Dynasty, there was a plague demon in Ruhe. As soon as it appeared, people in every household fell ill and died every day, and people in this area were ravaged by plague demons. A plague claimed the lives of young Huan Jing's parents, and he almost died of illness himself. After he recovered from his illness, he bid farewell to his beloved wife and fellow villagers and decided to go abroad to study fairy arts to rid the people of the plague. Huan Jing visited teachers everywhere to find the way, visited celebrities all over the world, and finally found an oldest mountain in the East. There is a magical fairy on the mountain. Under the guidance of the crane, Huan Jing finally found the mountain and the miraculous fairy. The immortal was moved by his spirit, and finally took Huan Jing in, taught him the sword to subdue the demon, and gave him a sword to subdue the demon. Huan Jing forgot to eat and sleep and practiced hard, and finally developed an extraordinary martial arts.

On this day, the immortal called Huan Jing to his side and said, "Tomorrow is the ninth day of September, and the god of plague will come out to do evil again. When you learn the skill, you should go back and kill the people. " Xianchang gave him a pack of dogwood leaves and a cup of chrysanthemum wine, and secretly taught him how to ward off evil spirits and let him ride a crane home.

Huanjing returned to his hometown. On the morning of the ninth day of September, according to the fairy's instructions, he led the villagers to a nearby mountain and gave everyone a dogwood leaf and a cup of chrysanthemum wine to prepare for subduing the evil spirits. At noon, with several strange calls, Mo Wen rushed out of the Ruhe River, but just as Mo Wen jumped down the mountain, he suddenly smelled the strange fragrance of Cornus officinalis and the alcohol smell of Chrysanthemum, and his face suddenly changed. At that time, Huan Jing chased Mo Wen down the mountain with a demon sword in his hand, and stabbed him to death in a few rounds. Since then, the custom of climbing mountains on the ninth day of September to avoid epidemics has been handed down year after year.

Later, people regarded the custom of climbing on the Double Ninth Festival as an activity to avoid disasters.