What should the elderly eat on the Double Ninth Festival?

On the Double Ninth Festival, the elderly eat traditional foods, such as double ninth cake and mutton noodles.

1, Chongyang cake

Eating Chongyang cake on the Double Ninth Festival is a traditional custom of respecting the elderly. Chongyang cake is made of flour, with dates, almonds, pine nuts, chestnuts and other fillings. It is very popular with people on the Double Ninth Festival. By eating Chongyang cake, the elderly can feel the blessing of longevity and add festive atmosphere.

2. Mutton noodles

Eating mutton noodles on the Double Ninth Festival is because mutton is homophonic with "Yang", which means Double Ninth Festival. At the same time, mutton noodles also have the meaning of strengthening the body to keep out the cold, being moderately warm and prolonging life, which meets the needs of the Double Ninth Festival. The method of mutton Huimian Noodles is very simple. The materials are mutton, chopped green onion, soy sauce, oyster sauce and salt. Mutton noodles are warm and suitable for the Double Ninth Festival.

Brief introduction of double ninth festival

Double Ninth Festival is a traditional folk festival in China, which falls on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month every year. The number of "Nine" is the number of Yang in the Book of Changes, and the number of "Nine Nine" is the same, so it is called "Double Ninth Festival". Because both the sun and the moon fall on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month, it is also called "Double Ninth Festival". The ancients thought the Double Ninth Festival was an auspicious day. In ancient times, there were customs such as climbing mountains to pray for blessings, worshipping gods and ancestors, and drinking and praying for blessings on the Double Ninth Festival, which have been passed down to this day and added the connotation of respecting the elderly.

The Double Ninth Festival originated from the worship of astronomical phenomena, which began in ancient times, spread in the Western Han Dynasty and flourished after the Tang Dynasty. According to the existing historical data and textual research, there were activities of offering sacrifices to heaven and ancestors in ancient autumn. The ancients offered sacrifices to the Emperor and ancestors when the crops were harvested in September, which was an activity to thank the Emperor and ancestors for their kindness. This is the original form of the Double Ninth Festival as an autumn harvest sacrifice activity. The Tang Dynasty is an important period in which traditional festivals and customs are integrated and shaped, and its main part has been passed down to this day.