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Holiday customs in Nanchang

1. The custom of inserting dogwood in September and September

is popular in September and September, so it is also called cornus Festival. People think that the ninth day of September is also a day of disaster, so people like to wear cornus to ward off evil spirits and seek good luck on the Double Ninth Festival. Therefore, cornus is also known as "the evil spirits".

2. Chongyang Climbing Meeting

Climbing is an important custom of the Double Ninth Festival. This custom in the Han dynasty came from the story that Huanjing, a native of Runan, climbed the mountain on September 9 to avoid disaster.

3. Flying paper owls

Flying paper owls is the main custom of celebrating the Double Ninth Festival in Huizhou. The folk Double Ninth Festival in Huizhou is mainly characterized by paper owls. This habit is not only described in folk songs circulating in Huizhou, but also described in Guangxu's Huizhou Fuzhi.

4. Watching chrysanthemums on Double Ninth Festival

There has always been a custom of watching chrysanthemums on Double Ninth Festival, so it has been called Chrysanthemum Festival since ancient times. September of the lunar calendar is commonly known as Chrysanthemum Moon, and a chrysanthemum meeting is held on festivals, and people from the whole city go to the meeting to enjoy chrysanthemums. Since the Wei and Jin Dynasties in the Three Kingdoms, it has become fashionable for Chongyang to get together for drinking and enjoying chrysanthemums and poems. In China ancient custom, chrysanthemum symbolizes longevity.

5. Posting Spring Festival couplets

Every Spring Festival, no matter in urban or rural areas, every household should choose beautiful red Spring Festival couplets and post them on the doors to bid farewell to the old year and welcome the new year, thus increasing the festive atmosphere.