The Double Ninth Festival is a traditional festival in China, which falls on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month. Due to the long-term homonym of "99", the ancients often worshipped their ancestors and carried out activities to respect the elderly on this day, and gradually derived a series of folk customs such as climbing mountains, watching chrysanthemums, drinking chrysanthemum wine and inserting dogwood.
The Double Ninth Festival has a history of more than two thousand years. It was designated as a formal festival in the Tang Dynasty. During the Wei and Jin Dynasties, there was a custom of enjoying chrysanthemums and drinking alcohol on the Double Ninth Festival.
Around the Double Ninth Festival, the air is crisp in autumn. This time is the best time to go hiking and enjoy the scenery. There is also a folk saying called "tattoo", because after September 9, the weather became cold and the plants began to wither. The "tattoo" of the Double Ninth Festival just corresponds to the "outing" of ancient people in spring and March.
In ancient times, dogwood was also popular in the Double Ninth Festival. In the past, the medical conditions were poor, and Cornus officinalis was rich in fragrance, which had the functions of expelling insects, removing dampness, expelling wind, resolving food stagnation and treating cold and heat. People like to wear dogwood on this day to ward off evil spirits and seek good luck, so the Double Ninth Festival is also called "dogwood Festival".
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Folk activities of Double Ninth Festival;
1. Eat Double Ninth Cake: At dawn on September 9th, give the child a piece of cake, and wish the child all the best. This is the original intention of the ancients to make cakes in September.
2. Climbing: The climbing custom of Chongyang originated from the climate characteristics at this time and the ancient people's worship of mountains. Climbing is also a solar term originated from nature, and climbing on the Double Ninth Festival corresponds to the spring outing of ancient people in spring and March.
3. Chrysanthemum viewing: The Double Ninth Festival has always had the custom of chrysanthemum viewing, so it was also called Chrysanthemum Festival in ancient times. The custom of appreciating chrysanthemums originated from chrysanthemum culture. Chrysanthemum is a natural flower. Chrysanthemum has formed chrysanthemum culture because of its colorful colors and blooming in Ao Shuang. 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.
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