Traditional handicraft activities of Double Ninth Festival

Traditional handicraft activities of the Double Ninth Festival include making special food, making handicrafts, making greeting cards or bookmarks, and so on.

1, making special food for Double Ninth Festival.

There are many special foods in the Double Ninth Festival, such as chrysanthemum wine, double ninth cake and Ciba. You can try to make these traditional foods, not only to experience traditional customs, but also to taste delicious food.

2. Prepare handicrafts

Weaving handicrafts is a traditional skill in China. You can use this festival to learn to knit some small objects, such as Chinese knots and woven bags. This can not only exercise the flexibility of the hand, but also inherit the traditional culture.

Step 3 make greeting cards or bookmarks

The Double Ninth Festival is a festival to respect the elderly. You can make some greeting cards or bookmarks and write greetings to the elderly or elders at home to show respect and concern. You can choose some patterns or elements related to the theme of the Double Ninth Festival, such as chrysanthemums and maple leaves.

Introduction to the custom of Double Ninth Festival;

1, climb high and overlook: This is one of the most traditional activities of the Double Ninth Festival. The ancients thought that climbing mountains could avoid disasters, place hopes on them, and sing poems and express feelings.

2. Wear Evodia rutaecarpa: Cornus officinalis is considered to ward off evil spirits. Wearing it or inserting it into a hat can ward off evil spirits and avoid diseases. The red fruit and green leaves of Cornus officinalis also symbolize the exuberance and prosperity of life.

3. Eat Chongyang Cake: Chongyang Cake, also known as "Flower Cake" or "Chrysanthemum Cake", is a traditional food for the Double Ninth Festival. It is made of rice flour cut into thin slices and decorated with nuts, sesame seeds, chocolate and so on. , and then cut or pat into small pieces to eat.

4, drink chrysanthemum wine: chrysanthemum wine is considered to have the effect of disaster relief and blessing. The ancients collected chrysanthemums to brew chrysanthemum wine on the Double Ninth Festival, believing that drinking chrysanthemum wine can prolong life.

5. Chrysanthemum viewing: The Double Ninth Festival is also a good time to enjoy chrysanthemums. The ancients would get together, enjoy all kinds of beautiful chrysanthemums and write poems in praise.

6. ancestor worship: the double ninth festival is also an important day for ancestor worship. People will go back to the graves of their ancestors and offer sacrifices to show their respect and memory.