2, ancestor worship: thank you to seek blessings, Chongyang Festival, and New Year's Eve, Qingming Festival, Zhongyuan Festival collectively known as the four traditional Chinese ancestor worship festival. Chongyang Festival worship, is out of the crop harvest, thanks to the ancestors, and pray for the blessing of the ancestors, so the atmosphere is relaxed and happy, there will not be a "pedestrian want to break the soul of the" kind of sadness.
3, respect for the elderly: the statutory festival of the elderly, Chung Yeung Festival, is also China's Elderly Day, people want to express filial piety and respect for the elderly, and advocate the whole society to establish a respect for the elderly, respect for the elderly, love for the elderly, and help the elderly culture.
4, sunshine autumn: to celebrate the harvest, Chung Yeung Festival is the best time to enjoy the autumn, some mountain villages in southern China has retained the "sunshine autumn" features. "Sunshine autumn" is a typical agricultural phenomenon, villagers in mountainous areas, due to the complex terrain, the village has very little flat land, had to use the front and back of the house and the roof of their own windowsill frame sun, hanging sun crops.
5, appreciate chrysanthemum: symbolizing longevity, chrysanthemum is the flower of longevity, but also for the literati to praise as a symbol of frost unyielding. Chrysanthemum Festival is also known as Chrysanthemum Festival, chrysanthemum appreciation has become an important part of the Chrysanthemum Festival customs. In the ninth month of the lunar calendar, which is commonly known as the month of chrysanthemums, a chrysanthemum conference is held, and crowds of people from all over the city go to the conference to enjoy chrysanthemums. Beijing people will also chrysanthemum branches and leaves pasted on the doors and windows, "lifting the evil and obscene, in order to attract good luck".
6, Pui dogwood: to ward off evil spirits and seek good luck, the folk believe that the first nine days of September is also the day of the evil, disaster, so people like to Pui dogwood to ward off evil spirits and seek good luck in the Chongyang Festival. Cornus officinalis is therefore also known as the "Weng", Cornus officinalis flavor is strong, with wear can be to avoid evil insects, wind dispersal of cold.
7, drink chrysanthemum wine: benefit yin nourishing kidney, Chongyang Festival is the year of the golden autumn, chrysanthemum blooming. However, the ancients did not just enjoy chrysanthemums, but also used chrysanthemums to make wine to drink. In ancient times, chrysanthemum wine was brewed at the first year's Chrysanthemum Festival specifically for the second year's Chrysanthemum Festival. Chrysanthemum wine has the medicinal value of clearing heat and removing toxins, clearing the eyes and dispelling wind, calming the liver and lungs, benefiting the yin and nourishing the kidneys.
8, eat Chrysanthemum cake: step by step, in the Chrysanthemum custom, eat Chrysanthemum cake is an essential one, because the "cake" and "high" resonance, implying that the standard of living step by step, symbolizing the joy of the family good luck. The main purpose of steaming cakes on Chongyang Festival is to honor the elderly. The old man ate Chung Yeung cake will not back pain, so every year to give the elderly Chung Yeung cake, so that the old man back strong spirit good.