Who is the legend of the Double Ninth Festival related to?

The legend of the Double Ninth Festival is related to the Confucian classics of Runan people in the Eastern Han Dynasty.

The earlier legend about the Double Ninth Festival can be found in Wu Jun's "Continued Harmony" in the Liang Dynasty: Huanjing in Runan and Fei Changfang traveled together for many years, and Changfang said, "On September 9th, there will be 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.

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The Double Ninth Festival is the ninth day of the ninth lunar month, and "Jiujiu" is homophonic with "Jiujiu". As Cao Pi said, "it takes a long time", which is consistent with people's pursuit of longevity, health and longevity, and naturally coincides with the traditional virtues of respecting the elderly and filial piety. The Chinese nation has a tradition of respecting the elderly since ancient times, and it makes sense to regard the Double Ninth Festival as a festival to express the feelings of respecting the elderly and filial piety.

Many places in Shaanxi have the custom of eating longevity noodles on the Double Ninth Festival. The first bowl of longevity noodles should be given to the elderly at home first. The slender longevity noodles express people's good wishes for the health and longevity of the elderly. At the Chongyang Temple Fair, there is also a tradition of buying winter clothes for the elderly and elders at home. In Shanxi, in some places, the Double Ninth Festival will also invite the troupe to sing for five days, mainly to respect the elderly and please the elderly.

Because of this, in 20 12, the China government designated the ninth day of the ninth lunar month as the festival for the elderly, which once again highlighted the custom of respecting and filial piety for the elderly on the Double Ninth Festival and vigorously promoted it.