Chapter 1: The origin of Double Ninth Festival: 300-character Double Ninth Festival, also known as Ascending Festival, Double Ninth Festival, Cornus officinalis Festival, Chrysanthemum Festival, etc. Today is the ninth day of the ninth lunar month. Customs include climbing mountains, enjoying chrysanthemums, drinking chrysanthemum wine, enjoying dogwood and eating Chongyang cake. At present, China has designated the ninth day of September as the Day of Respect for the Elderly.
Double Ninth Festival, also known as Mountaineering Festival, Double Ninth Festival, September 9th, Cornus officinalis Festival, Chrysanthemum Festival, etc. Today is the ninth day of the ninth lunar month. Customs include climbing mountains, enjoying chrysanthemums, drinking chrysanthemum wine, enjoying dogwood and eating Chongyang cake. At present, China has designated the ninth day of September as the Day of Respect for the Elderly.
Chongyang has a long history. "Book of Changes" contains: Yang is nine. ? [You are browsing the articles provided by Lao Xiaobai online]
Cao Pi's Nine Days and Zhong You Book:? The year is approaching, and it is September 9 in a blink of an eye. Nine is the number of yang, and the sun and the moon should be in harmony, which is a well-known custom, so it is necessary to feast for a long time. ?
Legend has it that eating Chongyang cake on the Double Ninth Festival can eliminate disasters and diseases, and cultivating Cornus officinalis can climb high to avoid evil spirits.
"Qi Ren Yue Ling": On the day of Double Ninth Festival, climb the mountain with cakes and wine, and look into the distance, which is a feast for traveling to make Qiu Zhi prosperous. Use Cornus officinalis and chamomile as wine to make it wide and make you drunk away. ?
Memories of Jiuri Mountain's East Brothers in September by Wang Wei in the Tang Dynasty: Being a stranger alone in a foreign land, I miss my relatives twice every festive season; When I think of my brothers' bodies climbing high, I will feel a little regret for not being able to reach me. ?
Poems by Tao Yuanming in Jin Dynasty:? Chrysanthemum is like my heart, it will bloom on September 9, and the guests know what I mean, and Chongyang will come together. ?
Fu Cha Deng Chong's Yanjing Times in Qing Dynasty: Shi Jing called Chongyang September 9th. Every September 9th, people kowtow with pots and go out to the countryside to write poems, drink, barbecue and share cakes, which is a temporary pleasure. ?
Chapter two: the origin of the Double Ninth Festival. The Double Ninth Festival is a 300-year-old festival. In the Lunar New Year season in China, there are seven repeated figures, such as the first month (Spring Festival), February 2nd, March 3rd, May 5th (Dragon Boat Festival), June 6th, July 7th (Chinese Valentine's Day) and September 9th, which have become customary festivals. On September 9, the sun and the moon merged into one, so it occupies an important position among the 20-year-olds and is the most admired mysterious number in faith.
First of all, there is a custom of climbing mountains on the Double Ninth Festival. Autumn in September, the sky is crisp. In this season, climbing the mountain and overlooking it can achieve the purpose of relaxing body and mind, keeping fit and getting rid of diseases. The custom of eating Chongyang cake is related to mountain climbing. Gaohe cake is homophonic. As a holiday food, it was originally to celebrate the harvest of autumn grain and taste new grain. Later, people had the auspicious meaning of climbing high and eating cakes step by step.
The Double Ninth Festival has always had the custom of enjoying chrysanthemums, so it has been called Chrysanthemum Festival since ancient times. September of the lunar calendar, commonly known as Chrysanthemum Month, holds a chrysanthemum party on holidays, and people from all over the city go to the meeting to enjoy chrysanthemums. Since the Wei and Jin Dynasties in the Three Kingdoms, it has become fashionable for Chongyang parties to drink and enjoy chrysanthemums and recite poems. In the ancient customs of Han nationality, chrysanthemum symbolizes longevity. The custom of inserting Evodia rutaecarpa was popular in ancient times, so it is also called Cornus Festival. As a medicine, Cornus officinalis can make wine, strengthen the body and get rid of diseases.
The Double Ninth Festival was formed as early as the Warring States Period. In the Tang Dynasty, the Double Ninth Festival was officially designated as a folk festival, which has been inherited ever since.
In the folk concept, the Double Ninth Festival, because with? For a long time, homophony has the meaning of longevity, health and longevity. From 65438 to 0989, China designated the ninth day of the ninth lunar month as the festival for the elderly, and advocated the whole society to establish the atmosphere of respecting, loving and helping the elderly. The Double Ninth Festival has added new meaning.