This is a poem by Wang Wei, a poet in the Tang Dynasty. It is called "Living in the Mountain and Remembering the Shandong Brothers". The original sentence is "when you are in a foreign land, you miss your relatives twice every festive season." This sentence expresses the poet's feelings of missing distant relatives every time he goes to the Double Ninth Festival.
The custom of Double Ninth Festival
Climbing to the top: health and ambition
On the Double Ninth Festival, the most important folk activity is mountain climbing. Therefore, the Double Ninth Festival is also called "ascensiontide". Any higher place can be boarded. Climbing the mountain in Chongyang is an autumn outing, in which there are emotional elements. In fact, the ancients have long understood that life lies in exercise, and climbing Chongyang is actually encouraging people to go out for a walk, move their limbs and exercise their bones and muscles.
Generally speaking, the temperature difference in autumn is small, the mountain scenery is pleasant and the air is fresh, which can promote and regulate the physiological function of human body and is very beneficial to the health of some patients with chronic diseases. From a medical point of view, rock climbing has direct benefits to people's vision, cardiopulmonary function and so on.
? Flying a kite: Exercise your brain.
In Beijing, Hebei, Shandong, Guangdong and other places, kites will be released on the Double Ninth Festival. If they are released far away, the strings will be cut, indicating that "exorcism" has been released. To fly a kite, you should hold your head high, look around, run and stop, advance and retreat, and ask your limbs and trunk to move, so your waist and legs will become flexible. In addition, flying kites should consider the wind direction, which is good exercise for the brain and eyes at any time, which can make the elderly think quickly and prevent Alzheimer's disease.
For those who sit in the office and face the computer for a long time, they will be more or less troubled by shoulder and neck discomfort. Flying a kite will make you look up at the sky, breathe fresh air and feel very comfortable. In the long run, the cervical spine will gradually improve. At the same time, flying a kite requires raising your hand and pulling the string from time to time, which also greatly relieves shoulder discomfort.
? Wearing Cornus officinalis: Treating colds and eliminating toxins
Evodia rutaecarpa and chrysanthemum were very common in the Tang Dynasty. Cornus officinalis has a strong aroma, and has the functions of expelling parasites, removing dampness, expelling wind, promoting digestion and resolving food stagnation, and treating cold and heat. People think that the ninth day of September is also a day of disaster, so people like to wear dogwood to ward off evil spirits and seek good luck on the Double Ninth Festival. Therefore, Cornus officinalis is also called "evil spirit".
Cornus officinalis (Evodia rutaecarpa) worn on the Double Ninth Festival, whose sons are also called "Moonhorn" and "Dwarf", is a commonly used Chinese medicine. Compendium of Materia Medica says it is spicy and fragrant, warm in nature, and can cure cold and drive away poison. In fact, taking Cornus officinalis can also prevent and treat diseases. "If you want to plant dogwood on the well, there will be no plague for those who drink this water." His son can still make wine.
? Drinking chrysanthemum wine: promoting blood circulation and lowering blood fat
The ancients in China had the traditional custom of drinking chrysanthemum wine on the Double Ninth Festival. Chrysanthemum wine is considered to be an auspicious wine that must be drunk on the Double Ninth Festival, which can eliminate disasters and pray for blessings. From the Han Dynasty to the Ming and Qing Dynasties, it was popular to drink chrysanthemum wine on September 9th. Drinking chrysanthemum wine in Chongyang can strengthen the body and prolong life. Ancient books recorded that "drinking chrysanthemum wine makes people live longer". Therefore, chrysanthemum wine has always been loved by people.
In addition to ornamental value, chrysanthemum itself has the functions of clearing liver, improving eyesight, clearing away heat and toxic materials and lowering blood pressure. For people with high blood pressure, impatience and irritability, in addition to enjoying chrysanthemums, they can also drink chrysanthemums appropriately. But he also reminded people who are usually deficient in spleen and stomach to use it with caution.
? Eating mutton noodles: keeping out the cold and keeping warm
In many places in northern China, the habit of eating mutton noodles on the Double Ninth Festival is still preserved. Because "sheep" and "yang" are homophonic, it should be the code name of Chongyang. Eating white flour is the word "100" MINUS the top "1", which means that 100 MINUS 1 is 99, in order to conform to the code name "99". Now, in Beijing and other places, 99-year-old people are also called Bai Shou on their birthdays.
The autumn wind is rustling, and eating mutton is both warm and nutritious. Mutton is tender and easy to digest, with the characteristics of high protein and low fat, and contains more phospholipids. Mutton has less fat and cholesterol than pork and beef, and is one of the delicious foods to keep warm in winter. Eating mutton regularly has the functions of invigorating qi and deficiency, tonifying kidney and strengthening yang, and enhancing immunity.
? Eating Chongyang cake: strengthening the spleen and benefiting the stomach
According to historical records, Chongyang cake is also called flower cake, chrysanthemum cake and five-color cake. It was the original intention of the ancients to make cakes at dawn on September 9. The child put a cake on his head and said a word in his mouth, wishing the child all the best. Exquisite Chongyang cake should be made into nine layers, like a pagoda, with two lambs on it, which conforms to the meaning of Chongyang (sheep).
In the past, on the Double Ninth Festival, people had the custom of steaming double ninth cakes to honor the elderly. These cakes often add dried fruits such as dates, chestnuts and hawthorn as raw materials, which are not only beautiful in color, sweet and delicious, but also easy to digest, and can also strengthen the spleen and replenish qi.
Legend of Double Ninth Festival
Like most traditional festivals, the Double Ninth Festival has ancient legends.
According to legend, in the Eastern Han Dynasty, there was a plague demon in Ruhe. As soon as it appeared, people in every household fell ill and died every day, and people in this area were ravaged by plague demons.
A plague killed the parents of the teenager Hengjing, and he almost died of illness himself. After he recovered from his illness, he bid farewell to his beloved wife and fellow villagers and decided to go abroad to study fairy arts to rid the people of the plague. Heng Jing visited teachers everywhere and famous scholars all over the world. Finally, he found an oldest mountain in the east. There is a miraculous fairy on the mountain. Under the guidance of the crane, Hengjing finally found the mountain and the immortal with magical power. The immortal was moved by his spirit, and finally took in Heng Jing, taught him the sword to subdue the demon, and gave him a sword to subdue the demon. Hengjing forgot to eat, sleep and practice hard, and finally became an extraordinary martial art.
On this day, the immortal called Heng Jing to his side and said, "Tomorrow is the ninth day of September, and the plague god will come out to do evil again. When you learn the skill, you should go back and kill the people. " Xianchang gave Hengjing a pack of dogwood leaves and a cup of chrysanthemum wine, and secretly taught him how to ward off evil spirits and let Hengjing ride a crane home.
Hengjing returned to his hometown. On the morning of the ninth day of September, according to the fairy's instructions, he led the villagers to a nearby mountain and gave everyone a dogwood leaf and a cup of chrysanthemum wine to prepare for subduing the evil spirits. At noon, with several strange calls, Mo Wen rushed out of the Ruhe River, but just as Mo Wen jumped down the mountain, he suddenly smelled the strange fragrance of Cornus officinalis and the alcohol smell of Chrysanthemum, and his face suddenly changed. At this time, Heng Jing chased Mo Wen down the mountain with a demon sword in his hand, and stabbed him to death in a few rounds. Since then, the custom of climbing mountains on the ninth day of September to avoid epidemics has been handed down year after year. Wu Yun, a native of A Liang, recorded this point in his book Qi and He Xu.
Later, people regarded the custom of climbing on the Double Ninth Festival as an activity to avoid disasters. In addition, in the traditional concept of the people in the Central Plains, the Double Ninth Festival still means longevity, health and longevity, so it was later established as the festival for the elderly.
Congratulations on the Double Ninth Festival
First, Modao Chongyang is crisp in autumn, and the fruits are full of joy; Mo Dao Chongyang rain, red leaves are full of drunkenness; Mo Dao Chongyang sunset red, reading wind, frost and sunshine; Don't say that Chongyang ci is bleak, climb high and look far, and your thoughts will fly! Happy Double Ninth Festival!
Second, the glory of the sun and the moon makes people old, and everyone has the difficulty of getting old. Please cherish the filial piety of your parents when they are alive. After today, tomorrow will be one day less filial piety! It's the Double Ninth Festival again. Filial piety to the elderly is a Chinese virtue!
Third, through overlapping footprints, vague overlapping thoughts, Double Ninth Festival, I wish you and your family a long and healthy life!
In the fourth and third quarters, the spring pine is higher, the ninety-ninth birthday is fragrant, and the Chongyang crane adds longevity. May the autumn wind bring my thoughts and blessings, and may you have a more energetic and younger life!
Verb (abbreviation of verb) There are trees like a row of grass on the horizon and islands like the moon by the river. I hope you will come to see me with a basket of wine? * * * Drunk Double Ninth Festival. I want to spend the Double Ninth Festival with you. I prepared chrysanthemum wine double ninth festival cake, just waiting for you to come.
In 60-60 years, we are not separated, holding hands in 70-80 years old, * * * crossing eight thousand miles of clouds and the moon, and on September 9, the Double Ninth Festival, our fingers clasped and laughed!
Seven, it is another year's Double Ninth Festival, enjoying the wind, the moon and the chrysanthemums, so I will send you a short message, wishing my friends to go home early, and the financial resources will come to you!
Eight, but seeing the sun, for all his glory, why is it melancholy near dusk, I hope you have a beautiful and happy holiday! Autumn wind slowly, Chongyang Jiujiu, steaming nine-heavy millet cakes, preparing sweet chrysanthemum wine, waiting to share the custom of Chongyang Festival with you.
9. The Double Ninth Festival in autumn is not only better than that in spring, but also particularly radiant in first frost. I wish you a happy, healthy and long life on Laojiu Day!