What's the name of the Double Ninth Festival?

Respect for the elderly, chrysanthemum appreciation, Cornus Festival, Double Ninth Festival, Sun Autumn Festival, Chrysanthemum Festival, Autumn Festival, Daughter's Day, etc.

Double Ninth Festival is a traditional festival in China, which is celebrated on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month every year. In ancient times, there were folk customs such as climbing mountains to pray for blessings, enjoying chrysanthemums in autumn, wearing dogwood, drinking alcohol to worship ancestors and praying for longevity. So far, it has added the connotation of respecting the elderly, feasting on the day of Chongyang, and being grateful for respecting the elderly. Climbing mountains and enjoying autumn and giving thanks and respecting the elderly are two important themes of today's Double Ninth Festival.

There are seven ways to call the Double Ninth Festival.

1, Double Ninth Festival: In the Book of Changes in ancient times, "six" was defined as yin number and "nine" as yang number. On September 9th, the sun and the moon merged with each other, so it was called Double Ninth Festival, also called Double Ninth Festival.

2. Autumn Festival: Chongyang is also called "Autumn Festival", which corresponds to the "Spring Festival" on March 3. According to tradition, all relatives on the Double Ninth Festival should climb the mountain together to "avoid disaster", insert dogwood and enjoy chrysanthemums. In modern society, many traditions are changing, but climbing on the Double Ninth Festival is still very popular.

3. Daughter's Day: When a woman is newly married, her parents will send a double ninth flag and a festival box, which is called the Double Ninth Festival box. According to the Jin Dynasty's Search for the Gods, women in Shi Ding were abused by their evil mother-in-law and never took a day off, so they couldn't stand the torture. On September 9, they hanged themselves and told the world after their death that they should be kind to their daughter-in-law, so please let them rest on the Double Ninth Festival. So people built a temple for women in Shi Ding. Later, every time on the Double Ninth Festival, parents would take their married daughters back for reunion. This is the so-called Daughter's Day, which essentially means to let women rest.

4. Mountaineering Festival: One of the most important festivals in Chongyang is Mountaineering Festival. There is no uniform rule for climbing mountains. Generally, we climb mountains and towers.

5. Chrysanthemum Festival: Chrysanthemum is the flower of longevity, and it is also praised by scholars as the unyielding symbol of first frost, so people love and praise it, so large-scale chrysanthemum exhibitions are often held. Chrysanthemum exhibition is naturally held in Chongyang, because the relationship between chrysanthemum and Chongyang is too deep; So Chongyang is also called Chrysanthemum Festival, and Chrysanthemum is also called Jiuhua. Chrysanthemum viewing has become an integral part of the custom of the Double Ninth Festival.

6. Cornus Festival: The Double Ninth Festival is also called "Cornus Festival" because of the custom of wearing Cornus officinalis. Cornus officinalis is an important symbol of the Double Ninth Festival. People think that the ninth day of September is also a day of disaster, so people like to wear dogwood to ward off evil spirits and seek good luck on the Double Ninth Festival. Therefore, Cornus officinalis is also called "evil spirit".

7. Seniors' Day/Seniors' Day/Seniors' Day: In the folk concept, the reason why the Double Ninth Festival is called "Seniors' Day" is because it has the same sound as "Jiujiu" and contains the meaning of longevity, health and longevity. Since 1980s, some places in China have designated the ninth day of the ninth lunar month as the festival for the elderly, advocating the whole society to establish the atmosphere of respecting, loving and helping the elderly. 1989, the Chinese government designated this day as "Old People's Day" and "Respect for the Elderly". 20 12 On February 28th, 12, the newly revised Law on the Protection of the Rights and Interests of the Elderly was passed. The law clearly stipulates that the ninth day of the ninth lunar month is the festival for the elderly every year.

The origin of Double Ninth Festival

Double Ninth Festival is a traditional festival with a long history. Due to its long history, the formation of the Double Ninth Festival, like many traditional festivals in China, is not easy to find. However, there are many folk stories about the origin of the Double Ninth Festival. There is a saying that the prototype of the Double Ninth Festival is an ancient ritual of offering sacrifices to "fire".

The Double Ninth Festival began in ancient times, spread in the Western Han Dynasty and flourished after the Tang Dynasty. The Tang Dynasty is an important period when traditional festival customs are mixed and shaped, and its main part has been passed down to this day. Chongyang ancestor worship has lasted for thousands of years and is an ancient folk custom with far-reaching significance. Double Ninth Festival, New Year's Eve, Tomb-Sweeping Day and July 30th are also called the four traditional ancestral festivals in China.

In the historical development and evolution, the Double Ninth Festival is a mixture of various folk customs, bearing rich cultural connotations. In the folk concept, "nine" is the largest number, which means longevity, and it places people's wishes for the health and longevity of the elderly. The ninth day of the ninth lunar month advocates the whole society to establish an atmosphere of respecting, loving and helping the elderly. Double Ninth Festival was included in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage list.

With the progress of people's livelihood science and technology, people have a new understanding of time. The "fire calendar" gave way to the general calendar, and the ceremony of offering fire in September declined. However, people still have a special feeling about the natural phenological changes caused by the decline of yang in September. Therefore, the ancient taboo custom of climbing mountains is still passed down from generation to generation.

What are the customs of the Double Ninth Festival?

1. Chrysanthemum viewing

The Double Ninth Festival is the best time for chrysanthemums to bloom, and it is also a good time to enjoy chrysanthemums, from which we can feel the beauty of life. Perhaps the ancients just liked this tranquility, and modern life was impetuous, so people followed the example of Tao Yuanming, Shu Ren of Jin Dynasty, and lived in seclusion with chrysanthemums, and the custom of enjoying chrysanthemums spread to the world from this moment.

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The Double Ninth Festival is not only a good time for chrysanthemums to bloom, but also a crisp autumn, which is most suitable for climbing high and looking far. Since ancient times, there has been a folk tradition of climbing mountains on the Double Ninth Festival, so it is also called "Mountaineering Festival". There are also many mountaineering poems written by scholars in the Tang Dynasty, among which Wang Wei's "Shanju Holiday Thinking of Shandong Brothers" is one of them.

3. Evodia rutaecarpa

Cornus officinalis has a strong flavor and can repel insects. The ancients believed that inserting Evodia rutaecarpa into the Double Ninth Festival could dispel diseases and strengthen the body. Many people will climb mountains to gather dogwood on the Double Ninth Festival, insert dogwood in front of the door, or simply make it into sachets and wear it on their bodies.

Drink chrysanthemum wine

The Double Ninth Festival has a long history and cultural accumulation in China. China has a custom of appreciating chrysanthemums since ancient times, so the Double Ninth Festival is also called Chrysanthemum Festival. The edible value of chrysanthemum is very high, and many people will brew chrysanthemum into wine to make sweet and delicious chrysanthemum wine. It is also unique to entertain guests with homemade chrysanthemum wine on the Double Ninth Festival.

Eat Chongyang cake

Chongyang cake, also known as flower cake, chrysanthemum cake and five-color cake, has no fixed shape and can be changed at will. Broadly speaking, soft cakes eaten everywhere can be called Chongyang cakes. ?