The themes of the Chongyang Festival are: climbing up, honoring the elderly, etc.

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1, climbing

Ancient folk in the Chanyang Festival has the custom of climbing, so the Chanyang Festival is also known as "Denggao Festival". Chrysanthemum climbing custom from this time the climate characteristics and the ancient worship of mountains. Chongyang Festival "ascend" custom and Taoism September 9 "ascension to immortality" also has an intrinsic link, in Taoist culture, the early September 9 Chongyang Festival this day is "ascension to immortality" the best time! The first day of the festival is the best time to ascend to the heavens and become immortal, which is why many Taoist legends choose September 9th to ascend to the heavens and become immortal.

2, respect for the elderly

Modern times, the ninth day of the ninth month was given a new meaning of respect for the elderly festival. Because "nine" is the largest number of numbers, nine, is a long, long harmonic, so nine on nine, nine, nine sun, contains a long, long, long life and honor the metaphor in it. In folklore, and because "nine" is the largest number in the number, and "nine" and "long time" homophonic, so given a long time, long life, health and longevity of the symbolism.

Traditional food for the Chrysanthemum Festival

1, Chrysanthemum cake

Chrysanthemum Festival to eat Chrysanthemum cake originated from Chrysanthemum custom, it is also known as the flower cake, is made of glutinous rice flour and japonica rice flour made a kind of gourmet food, but also is the best gift for the elders. Since "糕" and "高" have the same sound, folk people eat cake instead of climbing up, and there is a symbol of "step by step" in it. Chrysanthemum cake can be made into a lot of patterns, varieties are also many, most of the cake embedded with candied fruit, preserved jujube, etc., very sweet and fluffy and delicious, for the elderly is a very good food.

2, crab

Chrysanthemum eating crab is also one of the customary activities, the Chrysanthemum Festival is a large number of crabs on the market time, crab fat golden, nutritious, and the flavor is more delicious, so slowly passed down. Whether the crab is steamed or fried, for those who love to eat crab is a delicacy.