2, Chongyang Festival drink chrysanthemum wine custom origin:
China brewing chrysanthemum wine, as early as in the Han Wei period has been prevalent. According to the "Xijing Miscellany", "chrysanthemum Shu, and pick stems and leaves, mixed millet for brewing, to the next year, September 9 began to cook, drink, so called chrysanthemum wine." Legend has it that drinking this "chrysanthemum wine" can prolong life.
According to the Eastern Jin Ge Hong's "Xijing Miscellany Yi Yi," when the Han Gaozu, the palace "September 9 to wear cornelian cherry, eat lotus bait, drink chrysanthemum wine. The cloud makes people live longer". Later, drinking chrysanthemum wine gradually became a folk custom, especially in the Chung Yeung Festival, more to drink chrysanthemum wine. According to the Southern Liang Guanjun compiled "renewed Qi Harmony Records" records, "September 9 ......, drink chrysanthemum wine, woe can be eliminated". This is the old custom of nine for the Chongyang Festival, need to drink chrysanthemum wine start.
"Jing Chu chronicle" said that "September 9, Pei Zhu, eat lotus ear, drink chrysanthemum wine, so long life." In the Ming and Qing Dynasties, chrysanthemum wine was added to a variety of herbs, and its effect was even better. Production methods: chrysanthemum decoction, with quartz, rice wine or add rhubarb, angelica, wolfberry medicine.