What to eat on September 9, Chongyang Festival

September 9, Chung Yeung Festival eat Chung Yeung cake, chestnut cake and other delicacies.

1, Chongyang Festival eat Chongyang cake, meaning step by step, is the traditional custom of the festival of respect for the elderly, Chongyang cake is made of hair flour, filling with dates, almonds, pine nuts, chestnuts, etc., the production method is unique, the texture is soft and sticky, very popular with the Chongyang Festival people, through the eating of the cake, the elderly can feel the blessing of longevity, and at the same time add to the festive atmosphere.

2, the Chung Yeung Festival to eat chestnut cake, is the chestnut puree made of the production method is simple, soft and sticky taste, very popular, chestnut cake can be eaten with a variety of dipping sauces, such as sweet noodle sauce, garlic sauce, chili sauce, etc., the flavor is more rich, at the same time, chestnut cake is also a symbol of the arrival of the fall, signifying longevity and happiness! .

The origin of the name of the festival

The origin of the name "Chongyang" is derived from the ancient book "I Ching", "Yang lines for nine", in the "I Ching", the "six" is designated as the "six". "six" as the number of yin, the "nine" as the number of yang, but also for the "extreme number", referring to the height of the sky for the "nine heavy", "nine" as the number of yang, but also for the "extreme number", referring to the height of the sky for the "nine heavy". "Nine" is the old yang, is the yang pole number, the two yang pole number heavy together, nine nine to one, the beginning of the first yuan, ten thousand elephants renewed.

Therefore, the ancients believed that Chung Yeung is an auspicious day to celebrate, in ancient times, there are banquets to pray for the custom of life, the first nine of September, the sun and the moon are nine, it is called "two nine heavy", so it is said that "Chung Yeung", at the same time, it is the number of the two yang together, so it is called the "Chung Yeung". It is called "Chongyang", and Zhang Dai of the Ming Dynasty wrote "Night Voyage": "Nine is the number of Yang, its day and the moon and should be, so it is called Chongyang.