1, ascent

First there is the custom of ascent, September in autumn, high and refreshing, this season, ascent can be achieved, fitness to dispel the purpose of the disease. As early as in the Western Han Dynasty, "Chang'an Zhi" in the capital of the Han Dynasty on September 9, when people play to view the record.

2, eat the sun cake

The sun cake, also known as flower cake, chrysanthemum cake, five-color cake, the system is not fixed, more random. The ninth day of the ninth month of the lunar calendar, when the sky is bright, with a piece of cake on the forehead of the children, the mouth read the words, wishing the children a hundred things are high, is the ancient people in September for the cake of the original intention. The delicate Chrysanthemum cake to be made into nine layers, like a pagoda, above also made into two small sheep, in line with the meaning of Chrysanthemum (sheep). Some also inserted a small red paper flag on the cake, and light candles. This is probably the "light", "eat cake" instead of "high" meaning, with a small red paper flag instead of cornelian cherry. Today's Chongyang cake, there is still no fixed varieties, all over the Chongyang Festival to eat the fluffy cakes are called Chongyang cake.

3, appreciate the chrysanthemum

Chrysanthemum Day, there has always been the custom of chrysanthemums, so the ancient also known as the Chrysanthemum Festival. September of the lunar calendar is commonly known as the month of chrysanthemums, the festival organized chrysanthemum conference, dumping the city of people to go to the meeting to appreciate chrysanthemums. Since the Three Kingdoms, Wei and Jin dynasties, it has become fashionable to gather and drink wine, enjoy chrysanthemums and write poems on Chrysanthemums. In ancient Han customs, chrysanthemums symbolize longevity.

4. Drinking Chrysanthemum Wine

During the Chrysanthemum Festival, there is a traditional custom of drinking chrysanthemum wine in China. In ancient times, chrysanthemum wine was regarded as the "lucky wine" that must be drunk on the day of the Chrysanthemum Festival to get rid of calamities and pray for good luck. Chrysanthemum wine has been around since the Han Dynasty. In the Wei Dynasty, Cao Pi gave chrysanthemums to Zhong Qiao at the Chung Yeung Festival to wish him a long life. Ge Hong of the Jin Dynasty wrote in his "Hug Park Zi" about a family in the mountains of Nanyang, Henan Province, who lived longer and better because they drank sweet valley water with chrysanthemums growing all over it. In Emperor Jianwen's "Chrysanthemum Picking", there is the sentence "We call each other to pick chrysanthemums in baskets, and the dew is wet and stains the cowards", which is also the act of picking chrysanthemums to make wine. Until the Ming and Qing Dynasties, chrysanthemum wine is still prevalent, in the Ming Dynasty, Gao Lian's "Zunsheng eight notes" is still recorded, is the prevalence of fitness drinks.

5, wear dogwood

Anciently, the custom of nine nine dogwoods, so it is also called the Cornus Festival. Cornus officinalis is used in medicine and can be used to make wine to nourish the body and dispel diseases. Cornus and hairpin chrysanthemum in the Tang Dynasty has been very common. Cornus officinalis has a strong flavor, has the effect of driving away insects and dampness, expelling wind and evil, and can eliminate stagnant food, treating cold and heat. Cornus officinalis is also known as the "evil weng"

6, put the paper harrier

Paper harrier is the main custom of Huizhou over the Chrysanthemum Festival. In other words, Huizhou folk over the Chrysanthemum Festival is to put the harrier as the main feature. In addition to the ballads circulating in Huizhou, the Guangxu "Huizhou Prefecture" also has a record of this custom.

The paper harrier is also the kite now. Kite is the title after the Five Dynasties, before the Five Dynasties, the north is used to call "paper kite", the south is mostly called "harrier", Huizhou's "paper harrier" title is obviously retained before the Five Dynasties, the old name, and the "paper harrier". Ancient name, and there is a "mixture of north and south" flavor.