Why do you want to insert Evodia rutaecarpa in Double Ninth Festival?

The reason why dogwood is inserted in the Double Ninth Festival is to miss relatives.

In the traditional culture of China people, putting dogwood in the Double Ninth Festival means missing your family. Wang Wei, a poet in the Tang Dynasty, wrote in "I miss my brother in Shandong on vacation in the mountains": "If you know where your brother is climbing, you will miss someone everywhere." In addition, Du Fu, Bai Juyi and other dozens of poets have poems praising Chongyang's climbing high and thinking of his relatives.

Double Ninth Festival is a traditional folk festival in China, which falls on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month every year. The number of "Nine" is a positive number in the Book of Changes, and the two positive numbers of "Nine Nine" are heavy, so it is called "Chongyang"; It is also called "Double Ninth Festival", because both the date and the month conform to nine. Returning to the truth of 1999, the ancients thought that 1999 Chongyang was an auspicious day.

The custom of inserting Evodia rutaecarpa in the Double Ninth Festival was very common in the Tang Dynasty. The ancients thought that inserting Evodia rutaecarpa into the Double Ninth Festival could ward off evil spirits and eliminate disasters, or put it on the arm, or make it into a sachet to put it on the head. Therefore, during the Double Ninth Festival, Cornus officinalis can be said to be an indispensable thing for people.

The custom of Double Ninth Festival

1, Climbing: The custom of climbing on the Double Ninth Festival has a long history. In ancient times, there was the custom of climbing on the Double Ninth Festival, so it was also called "Climbing Festival". Climbing is also a solar term originated from nature, and climbing on the Double Ninth Festival corresponds to the spring outing of ancient people in spring and March.

2. Eat Chongyang cake: According to historical records, Chongyang cake is also called flower cake, chrysanthemum cake and five-color cake, and the production method is arbitrary. 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.

3. Chrysanthemum viewing: The Double Ninth Festival has always had the custom of chrysanthemum viewing, so it was also called Chrysanthemum Festival in ancient times. The custom of appreciating chrysanthemums originated from chrysanthemum culture. Chrysanthemum is a natural flower. Chrysanthemum has formed chrysanthemum culture because of its colorful colors and blooming in Ao Shuang.

The above contents refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-Double Ninth Festival.