When did the ancients think the Double Ninth Festival was?

The ancients thought that Chongyang was an auspicious day to celebrate. In ancient times, there was a custom of drinking to pray for longevity. On the ninth day of September, the sun and every month meet on the ninth day, which means "the weight of 29", so it is called "double ninth". At the same time, the two yang numbers are combined, so it is called "double ninth". People have the custom of climbing mountains on that day, so the Double Ninth Festival is also called "Mountaineering Festival".

The custom of inserting Evodia rutaecarpa was popular in ancient times, so it is also called Cornus Festival. Evodia rutaecarpa and chrysanthemum were very common in the Tang Dynasty. People think that September 9 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".

folk-custom activities

In the process of historical continuation, the Double Ninth Festival is a traditional festival in China, which combines many folk customs and cultural connotations. Celebrating the Double Ninth Festival generally includes traveling to enjoy the scenery, climbing high and looking far, watching chrysanthemums, picking Chinese herbal medicines, holding banquets for the elderly, eating double ninth cake, keeping in good health with medicinal liquor, drinking chrysanthemum wine and other activities.

The Double Ninth Festival is a season of "clear sky rising, turbid air sinking". The higher the terrain, the more clear the sky, so "climbing to enjoy the clear sky on the Double Ninth Festival" has become a folk custom. In the autumn of September, the sky is crisp, and there are many folk activities and rich cultural connotations in the Double Ninth Festival.

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.