What is the custom of Hangzhou Double Ninth Festival?

The main customs of the Double Ninth Festival in Hangzhou are nothing special. There are also eight customs: enjoying chrysanthemums, drinking chrysanthemum wine, climbing high and looking far, inserting dogwood, flying kites, eating Chongyang cake, visiting parents and respecting the elderly.

1, enjoy chrysanthemums. The Double Ninth Festival was also called "Chrysanthemum Festival" in ancient times. Chrysanthemum is a flower of longevity, and it is also a symbol of first frost's unyielding in literati's works. In September of the lunar calendar, chrysanthemums are in full bloom, and chrysanthemum appreciation has become one of the customs of the Double Ninth Festival.

2. Drink chrysanthemum wine. Chrysanthemum wine has always been regarded as auspicious wine for Chongyang to drink, get rid of illness and pray for blessings. In ancient times, chrysanthemum wine was specially brewed for the Double Ninth Festival in the first year and the Double Ninth Festival in the second year. On September 9, the newly opened chrysanthemums were picked and brewed with a little green leaves and grain until September 9 of the following year.

3. climb high and look far. The Double Ninth Festival is also called "Mountaineering Festival". The ninth day of September is a crisp autumn season. At this time, you can climb high and look far, feel relaxed and happy, exercise and get rid of the disease. In addition, "climbing" also means "ascending" and "longevity", so it is highly respected by people.

4. Insert Cornus officinalis. Cornus officinalis is a fragrant fennel plant, which has the effects of dispelling cold, relieving pain and expelling insects. On the Double Ninth Festival, Cornus officinalis began to mature. In order to ward off evil spirits and resist the first cold. In ancient times, people had the custom of "inserting houses".

5. Fly a kite. "On September 9th, it was Chongyang; Paper owls are kites now, and the custom of flying kites on the Double Ninth Festival has been preserved in Guangdong, Fujian and other places.

6, eat Chongyang cake. Chongyang cake is also called flower cake and chrysanthemum cake. It is made casually, and there is no fixed method. Exquisite double ninth festival cakes should be made into nine layers, and "eat cakes" instead of "climbing mountains".

7. Motherly parents. In the past, the Double Ninth Festival was also called "Daughter's Day", and families with married daughters would prepare famous wines and cakes. Welcome your daughter back to her parents' home at 9: 00 am on the ninth day of September, which means "visiting her parents".

8. Respect the elderly. 1989, China officially designated the Double Ninth Festival as "Old People's Day" and "Respect for the Elderly". The traditional Double Ninth Festival has been given a new meaning.