Three major customs of Chongyang Festival

The customs of the Chongyang Festival include: basking in the sun, releasing paper kites, ascending to a high altitude, worshipping ancestors, enjoying chrysanthemums, wearing dogwoods, the Nine Emperors' Meeting, eating Chongyang cakes, feasting on masters, and resting for women.

1, sunshine autumn

The Chongyang Festival is the best time to enjoy the autumn, and some mountain villages in southern China have retained the characteristics of "sunshine autumn".

"Sunshine Autumn" is a typical agricultural phenomenon, villagers in mountainous areas, due to the complex terrain, the village has very little flat land, so they have to use the front and back of the house and their own windows and roof racks, hanging sunshine crops, which over time has evolved into a traditional agricultural phenomenon.

This villagers drying crops of the special way of life and the scene, and gradually became a painter, photographers chasing the creation of the material, and shaped the poetic "sunshine autumn" name.

2, release paper kite

"September 9, is Chongyang; release paper kite, line love long". Paper kite is what we call kite, Guangdong, Fujian and other places have been retained Chongyang kite flying custom. The folk festival of Chung Yeung is mainly characterized by flying paper kites. Guangxu "Huizhou Prefecture Zhi" has also recorded.

3, climbing

The custom of climbing on Chongyang Festival has a long history. Chongyang one of the most important festival activities, that is, climbing. Therefore, the Chongyang Festival is also known as the "Festival of heights". The place to climb, there is no standardized rules, generally is to climb high mountains, climb high towers.

Of course, people are not only climbing, but also to view the mountain leaves and wildflowers, and drink and eat meat, enjoy some, so that the combination of climbing and wild feast, more attractive.

4, ancestor worship

The Chongyang Festival, and New Year's Eve, Qingming Festival, Zhongyuan Festival, collectively known as the four traditional Chinese ancestor worship festival. On this day, the Cantonese call "worship Taigongshan", all family members should come back to "worship Taigongshan", especially the male. In ancient times, there was a tradition of ancestor worship and praying for blessings. With the evolution of history, many local family concept and the concept of ancestor worship is becoming increasingly thin.

5, chrysanthemum

Chrysanthemum Day, traditionally the custom of chrysanthemums, so the ancient also known as the Chrysanthemum Festival. September of the lunar calendar is commonly known as the month of chrysanthemums, festivals held chrysanthemum conference, dumping city crowds to go to the meeting to enjoy chrysanthemums.

6, dogwood

The Chongyang Festival has the custom of dogwood, so it is also known as the "Cornus Festival". Cornus is an important symbol of the Chongyang Festival. People also like to wear chrysanthemums at the festival. Cornus officinalis is also known as the "evil weng", chrysanthemum is also known as the "longevity guest".

7, nine Huang will

Anciently in China, Guangdong, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Yunnan and other places, are in the lunar calendar from September 1 to nine consecutive nine days of the ceremony of the custom of the bucket, known as the nine Huang will. Nine Emperor will be derived from the worship of the stars and buckets. As the old saying goes: "Chongyang Nine Emperors will be, the Big Dipper to extend the life". The nine emperors of the Big Dipper consist of the seven stars of the Big Dipper and the left-hand and right-hand buttresses.

8, eat Chung Yeung cake

According to historical records, Chung Yeung cake, also known as flower cake, chrysanthemum cake, five-color cake, the system is not fixed, more random. September 9 when the sky is bright, to piece of cake on the forehead of the children, the mouth read the words, wishing the children all things are high, is the ancient people in September for the cake's original intention.

Specialized Chrysanthemum cake to be made into nine layers, like a pagoda, the top is also made into two small sheep, in line with the meaning of Chrysanthemum (sheep). Some also inserted a small red paper flag (instead of cornelian cherry) on the cake, and light candles. This is probably the meaning of "light" and "eat cake" instead of "ascend".

Today's Chrysanthemum Cake, there is still no fixed variety, everywhere in the Chrysanthemum Festival to eat fluffy cakes are called Chrysanthemum Cake.

9, feast division

Old custom September 9, the village led by the school director, organizing the villagers to kill a sheep to make meals, hospitality Mr..

10, women's rest

September 9 of the lunar calendar, rural women are accustomed to a day of rest, do not do farm work. It is customary for married girls to return to their mother's home for the festival.