There is a custom of climbing mountains on the Double Ninth Festival. Autumn is coming, the cold air is heading south, the rain is decreasing, and the weather is fine. In September and autumn, the air is crisp and the temperature is neither too cold nor too hot, which is just suitable for traveling. The ancients had the custom of climbing mountains on the Double Ninth Festival for a long time. For example, in the Tang Dynasty, Wang Wei wrote in "Mountain Holiday Thinking of Shandong Brothers": Being in a foreign land, I miss my relatives twice every festive season. When I think of my brothers' bodies climbing high, I will feel a little regret for not being able to reach me.
Chongyang cake, also known as flower cake, chrysanthemum cake and hair cake, is a traditional food for the Double Ninth Festival. Five-color Caiqi Yang is inserted in the cake, and two sheep are printed on the cake, which means 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. In the Book of Changes, the number of nine is the number of yang, and the number of nine and nine yang is heavy, so it is called Chongyang. Because both the sun and the moon meet nine, it is also called the Double Ninth Festival. Returning to the truth of 1999, the ancients thought that 1999 Chongyang was an auspicious day.
In ancient times, there were customs such as climbing to pray for blessings, offering sacrifices to gods and ancestors, and drinking and praying for blessings. Inherited to this day, it has increased the connotation of respecting the elderly. Climbing the mountain to enjoy autumn and giving thanks to respect for the elderly are two important themes of today's Double Ninth Festival. In the historical development and evolution, the Double Ninth Festival is a mixture of various folk customs, bearing rich cultural connotations.
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