Jiujiu eats flower cakes.

During the Double Ninth Festival, people respect the elderly and climb high to avoid disasters.

"Cake" has the same pronunciation as "高", and it also means "step by step promotion" and "longevity of ninety-nine years", so "Chongyang Flower Cake" has become a popular holiday food.

In the crisp autumn air, people climb high to bid farewell to their youth, taste flower cakes, appreciate chrysanthemums and recite Tao Yuanming's poems, and hold various activities to respect the elderly, which are full of human affection.

In southern my country, there is a common custom of planting dogwood to ward off evil spirits during the Double Ninth Festival. However, in Beijing, respecting the elderly is the main content, so there are more chrysanthemums and fewer dogwoods.

Flower cake is made of glutinous rice, bean paste, osmanthus, dates and other ingredients. It is a special delicacy of the Nine-nine Festival.

People also like to drink chrysanthemum wine.

Customs of Jiujiu 1. Climbing high and hiking: On Jiujiu, people usually go hiking to express their respect for nature and love for life.

2. Appreciating chrysanthemums: Jiujiu is the day in autumn, and people will appreciate chrysanthemums to appreciate the beauty of autumn.

3. Worship ancestors: Jiujiu is also a good time to worship ancestors. People will go to their ancestors’ tombs to lay flowers and burn incense to express their respect and memory for their ancestors.

4. Pray for peace: Jiujiu is also a good day to pray for peace. People will put chrysanthemums, mugwort leaves, etc. on their homes to pray for peace and health.