The custom of Double Ninth Festival in September

The custom of the Double Ninth Festival on September 9 is to climb mountains, worship ancestors, respect the elderly, bask in the sun in autumn and enjoy chrysanthemums.

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First of all, there is a custom of climbing on the Double Ninth Festival. On this day, all relatives should climb the mountain together to "avoid disaster". Autumn in September, the sky is crisp, this season, climbing high and looking far can achieve the purpose of refreshing, fitness and recuperation. As for the places to wait, there are no special regulations. Generally, we climb mountains and climb towers.

2. ancestor worship

The Double Ninth Festival, New Year's Eve, Tomb-Sweeping Day and Zhongyuan Festival are collectively called the four traditional ancestral festivals in China. However, the worship of the Double Ninth Festival is to thank the ancestors for their kindness and pray for the blessing after the harvest, so the atmosphere is relaxed and happy, and there will be no sadness like "pedestrians want to break their souls".

Step 3 respect the elderly

The Double Ninth Festival is also a festival for the elderly in China. People should express their filial piety to the elderly and advocate the whole society to establish an atmosphere of respecting, respecting, loving and helping the elderly. On May 20th, 2006, the Double Ninth Festival was included in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage in the State Council. The new Law on the Protection of the Rights and Interests of the Elderly, which was officially implemented in 20 13, clearly stipulates that the ninth day of the ninth lunar month is the Day of the Elderly.

4, basking in autumn

The Double Ninth Festival is the best time to enjoy autumn, and some mountain villages in the south of China still retain the characteristics of "basking in autumn". "Sunbathing in autumn" is a typical agricultural custom phenomenon. Villagers in mountainous areas have to use the roofs and windowsills in front of and behind their houses to hang crops, because their villages have complex terrain and few flat land.

Step 5 enjoy chrysanthemums

Chrysanthemum is the flower of longevity, and is praised by scholars as the unyielding symbol of first frost. Double Ninth Festival is also called Chrysanthemum Festival, and chrysanthemum appreciation has become an important part of the custom of Double Ninth Festival. September of the lunar calendar, commonly known as Chrysanthemum Month, holds a chrysanthemum party on holidays, and people from all over the city go to the meeting to enjoy chrysanthemums. Beijingers also stick chrysanthemum branches and leaves on doors and windows, "to get rid of evil and filth, and to make money and treasure."