Customs of the Chrysanthemum Festival include sunbathing in the sun, releasing paper kites, climbing up to the top of the mountain, worshipping ancestors, enjoying chrysanthemums, and tasting cornelian cherry wine, etc. The festival is the best time for enjoying autumn.

1, sunshine autumn

Changyang Festival is the best time to enjoy the autumn, some mountain villages in southern China still retain the "sunshine autumn" features. Go to the countryside to enjoy folklore, see the sunshine autumn, has become a fashion of rural tourism. The "sunshine autumn" is a typical agricultural phenomenon, with strong regional characteristics.

In Hunan, Guangxi, Anhui, Jiangxi and other villagers living in the mountainous areas, due to the complex terrain, the village has very little flat land, had to use the front and back of the house and the roof of their own window racks, hanging sunshine crops, and over time has evolved into a traditional agricultural phenomenon.

2, release the paper kite

Release the paper kite is one of the main customs in the South over the Chongyang Festival. Folk over the Chongyang Festival is to fly paper kites (kites) as the main feature. The Guangxu "Huizhou Prefecture Zhi" has also recorded. In the folk tradition, the Chongyang Festival is also characterized by flying paper kites in addition to ascending the heights.

3, ascend

The custom of ascending the heights on Chongyang Festival has a long history. Ancient folk in the Chung Yeung Festival has the custom of climbing high, so the Chung Yeung Festival is also known as the "high festival". Climbing to "quit the green" is also derived from the nature of the festival, Chongyang Festival climbing "quit the green" and the ancients in the spring of March spring tour "trekking" corresponds to.

4, ancestor worship

The Chongyang Festival is one of the four traditional Chinese ancestor festivals, ancient folk tradition of ancestor worship and prayers. The traditional custom of ancestor worship is still prevalent in the Lingnan area, where people hold ancestor worship activities on the Chrysanthemum Festival every year.

5, Chrysanthemum Appreciation

The Chrysanthemum Festival is also known as the Chrysanthemum Festival because of the custom of appreciating chrysanthemums on Chrysanthemum Day. The custom of chrysanthemum appreciation originated from chrysanthemum culture. Chrysanthemum is a natural flower, and because of its colorful and frosty blossoms, chrysanthemum culture has been formed to appreciate chrysanthemum and praise chrysanthemum.

6. Tasting Cornus Wine

Cornus Wine is the special drink of the Chrysanthemum Festival, and its sweetness and nourishing power are intoxicating. People gather together to taste Cornus wine, talk about life and ****celebrate this wonderful moment.

The above reference? Baidu Encyclopedia - Chongyang Festival