Why is Chongyang called Old People's Day?

The main moral of the Double Ninth Festival is longevity, health and longevity.

The ninth day of the ninth lunar month is the traditional Double Ninth Festival, also called "Old People's Day". Because the Book of Changes defines "six" as the yin number and "nine" as the yang number, on September 9, the sun and the moon are combined with yang, and 29 is the most important, so it is called Chongyang, also known as Jiujiu. The Double Ninth Festival was formed as early as the Warring States Period. In the Tang Dynasty, the Double Ninth Festival was officially designated as a folk festival, which has been inherited ever since.

The Double Ninth Festival on March 3, also known as "stepping in autumn" and "stepping in spring", is a family matter. On this day, all relatives of the Double Ninth Festival will climb the mountain together to "avoid disaster", insert dogwood and enjoy chrysanthemums. Since the Double Ninth Festival in Wei and Jin Dynasties, the atmosphere has become increasingly strong, which is one of the traditional festivals sung by scholars in past dynasties. In the folk concept, the Double Ninth Festival is homophonic with "Nine Nine", which means longevity, health and longevity.

Climb the peak

September 9th is the Mid-Autumn Festival. Autumn is crisp and crisp, which is most suitable for people to climb Chongyang.

Ancient people's worship of mountains

"The Book of Rites Sacrifice Law" records: "Mountains and valleys, clouds can come out, for the wind and rain, blame God." The living environment of ancient ancestors was extremely difficult, and most of them lived by gathering and hunting. All kinds of plants growing on the mountain, hidden birds and beasts, and gurgling streams enable human beings to survive and reproduce. If it is hot and dry, the dense forest on the mountain can avoid high temperature roasting; When the flood strikes, climbing mountains can avoid disaster. In addition, the ancients believed that the mountains were shrouded in clouds and inhabited by dragons calling for lightning.

Moreover, lightning in the mountains can bring kindling, and you can make a fire to eat cooked food with foul smell. Therefore, the ancients revered and worshipped the mountains, and the custom of "climbing to pray for blessings" became popular as early as the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. Those who hold this view also take the word "chong" itself as circumstantial evidence: chong, pictophonetic character, from mountain to clan. The worship of "worship" is originally for mountains, because "mountain" is a high mountain and "religion" is sacred. Using "zong" as a metaphor for "mountain" or using "mountain" as a metaphor for "zong" implies reverence and awe.

Climb to the top "Resign from Youth"

The term "tattoo" comes from the solar terms in nature. Chongyang is an autumn festival. After the holiday, the weather became colder and the plants began to wither. The word "climbing the mountain" on the Double Ninth Festival corresponds to the "outing" of the ancients in March in the spring. In the Qing Dynasty, Pan Rongbi's Ji Sheng at the Age of Emperor Jing recorded: "(Chongyang) has a cure and drinks in the suburbs all day long, which is called' Ci'."