What is the custom of the festival to ascend to the heights

Customs of Chongyang Festival.

The Chongyang ascend high, ancient custom. The so-called climbing generally refers to the climbing movement, step by step to the heights of the mountains around the pines and cypresses, fresh air, is a natural "big oxygen bar".

The origin of the Chongyang Festival:

The custom of the Chongyang Festival has a long history. But do you know the origin of this custom? There is an interesting legend circulating about the origin of climbing high on the Chongyang Festival.

It is said that in the Eastern Han Dynasty, the plague was rampant in the area of Ru Nan, and epidemics were prevalent. A man named Huanjing studied with the Taoist priest Fei Changfang to learn the magic of eliminating plague and saving people's lives.

One day, Fei Changfang told Huanjing that on the ninth day of the ninth month, the plague demon again, and instructed Huanjing to go back to save the townspeople: "nine days away from home to climb the heights, put the cornelianthus into a red cloth bag, tied on the arm, drink chrysanthemum wine, that is, you can beat the plague demon". Huanjing went home and told all the villagers. September 9, the day, the Ru River surging, the plague demon, but because of the chrysanthemum wine pungent, cornelianthus incense piercing the heart, difficult to approach.

Huanjing waved his sword and cut down the plague demon at the bottom of the mountain. In the evening, people returned to their homes and saw "chickens, dogs, cows and goats dying at once", while people were saved from the plague by going out to climb the mountain.

Since then, the festival has been passed down to the present day. Over time, the feast has become a beautiful, elegant custom. Chrysanthemum Festival is close to the late fall, the atmosphere is cool, fresh air, high visibility, which is probably the reason why people choose to climb up and look out from afar!