The origin and origin of the Chongyang Festival What are the customs and activities
1 The origin of the Chongyang Festival
The origin of the Chongyang Festival, as early as in the "Lv Spring and Autumn Annals" has been recorded: "(September) ordered the family to Zai, agricultural preparations for the harvest, lifting the five kinds of essentials. The Emperor's books were hidden in the god's storehouse, and they were kept in order." On this day, the Emperor was honored and sacrifices were offered to the Emperor, which were prepared by the Son of Heaven." It can be seen that at that time, there were already activities to celebrate the harvest in the name of sacrifices to the gods of heaven and earth, ancestors, used to thank heaven and earth, the gift of ancestors. By the Han Dynasty, the custom of wearing cornelian cherry and drinking chrysanthemum wine on the Chongyang Festival for longevity was recorded in the Xijing Miscellany. At the same time, there were various large-scale banquets, which evolved from the rituals celebrating the harvest in the pre-Qin period, and this was the early prototype of the Chongyang Festival.
Throughout the history of the festival, the celebration of the Chongyang Festival began as a court or official celebration. It was not until the Tang Dynasty that the Chongyang Festival was designated as an official festival that the court and the people began to celebrate it together, organizing a variety of activities during the festival. In the Song Dynasty, the festival was the most festive, and the book "The Old Story of Wulin" details that the court of the Southern Song Dynasty "made the 9th day of the festival on the 8th day of the month", so that the next day they could have some fun and excitement. The Ming and Qing dynasties are inherited the tradition, and from the first day of the ninth month of the lunar calendar began to eat flower cakes to celebrate, September 9, the day of the Chongyang Festival, the emperor also climbed high to win the victory.
2 Chrysanthemum Festival customs and activities
Chrysanthemum, chrysanthemum wine
Originally Tao Yuanming in the Jin Dynasty, and later emulated the custom of chrysanthemum drinking and drinking at the Chrysanthemum Festival, and in the Northern Song Dynasty, chrysanthemum enjoyment at Chrysanthemum Festival was prevalent.
Hanging in the distance
The Chrysanthemum Festival is also known as the "Festival of the Ascension", the first nine days of September is the time when the sky is high and cool, suitable for hanging in the distance, can be achieved to achieve a relaxed and happy, fitness to get rid of the purpose of the disease.
Plugging cornelian cherry
Cornelian cherry is a kind of aniseed plant, strong flavor, have to drive cold, pain, worms and other effects. Ancient people believed that inserting cornelian cherry on the day of Chung Yeung Festival could ward off evil spirits and seek good luck, and it could be worn on the arm, or carried as a bag of incense or inserted into the bun of the hair.
Eating Chrysanthemum Cake
Also known as food bait, bait, that is, cake. Chrysanthemum cake, also known as flower cake, chrysanthemum cake, the system is not fixed, more casual. And sophisticated Chongyang cake to be made into nine layers, symbolizing the cake to eat instead of climbing high. Now the Chongyang cake, there is still no fixed varieties, all over the Chongyang Festival to eat the fluffy cakes are called Chongyang cake.
Homecoming
Old times, the Chrysanthemum Festival is also called the "Daughter's Day", that is, where there are married daughters of the family, are equipped with famous wine, pastries, in the first nine days of September 9, when the sky is bright to meet the daughter back to her mother's home, known as the "homecoming".