Introduction of Double Ninth Festival:
The Double Ninth Festival originated from the worship of astronomical phenomena, which began in ancient times, spread in the Western Han Dynasty and flourished after the Tang Dynasty. According to the existing historical data and textual research, in ancient times, there were activities of offering sacrifices to heaven and ancestors in the autumn and the season; The ancients offered sacrifices to the Emperor and ancestors when the crops were harvested in September, which was an activity to thank the Emperor and ancestors for their kindness. This is the original form of the Double Ninth Festival as an autumn harvest sacrifice activity.
In ancient times, there was the custom of climbing on the Double Ninth Festival, so it was also called "Climbing Festival". The climbing custom of Chongyang originated from the climate characteristics at this time and the worship of mountains by the ancients. The custom of "climbing the mountain" on the Double Ninth Festival is also intrinsically related to Taoism's "ascending to heaven and becoming immortal" on September 9. In Taoist culture, the Double Ninth Festival is the best time to ascend to heaven and become immortal, so Taoist legends often choose September 9 to ascend to heaven and become immortal.
Folklore:
In the process of historical continuation, the Double Ninth Festival is a traditional festival in China, which combines many folk customs and cultural connotations. Celebrating the Double Ninth Festival generally includes traveling to enjoy the scenery, climbing high and looking far, watching chrysanthemums, picking Chinese herbal medicines, holding banquets for the elderly, eating double ninth cake, keeping in good health with medicinal liquor, drinking chrysanthemum wine and other activities.
The Double Ninth Festival is a season of "clear sky rising, turbid air sinking". The higher the terrain, the more clear the sky, so "climbing to enjoy the clear sky on the Double Ninth Festival" has become a folk custom. Autumn in September, the sky is crisp, this season, climbing high and looking far can achieve the purpose of refreshing, fitness and recuperation. There are many folk activities and rich cultural connotations in the Double Ninth Festival.
Literary narration:
Traditional festivals have always been a supplement to traditional culture. Double Ninth Festival, because it is homophonic with "long-term", is the largest number in numbers and the noblest in numbers, which means long life. Besides, autumn is also the golden season of harvest in a year, and the Double Ninth Festival has far-reaching influence. People have always had special feelings for this festival. There are many excellent poems about the Double Ninth Festival and chanting chrysanthemums in the past dynasties.