The customs of the Double Ninth Festival include: climbing mountains, admiring chrysanthemums, eating Double Ninth cakes, sunbathing in the autumn sun, planting dogwood, respecting the elderly, and worshiping ancestors.

There are many names for the Double Ninth Festival, such as: Old Man's Day, Dogwood Festival, Sun-Autumn Festival, etc., so Chinese people still pay more attention to this festival.

Regarding the Double Ninth Festival, this festival can be traced back to the Warring States Period. At that time, this festival existed.

During the heyday of the Tang Dynasty, people paid more attention to this festival, so there were more and more customs about the Double Ninth Festival.

Climbing high and looking far away It is said that in ancient times, people believed in theology, so on September 9th, people would put down what they were doing and go up high and look far away to worship the mountain gods, because in the eyes of the ancients, September 9th was the day of

"Lao Yang", the anode is bound to change, so worshiping the mountain god on this day will bring you good luck.

There is also a saying that plague will appear on the Double Ninth Festival, so only by hiding at the highest point on the mountain can you avoid contracting the plague, and you can also see your hometown from a high place, which relieves your homesickness.

So later on, the custom of "climbing high" came into being.

Appreciating chrysanthemums and drinking chrysanthemum wine. Chrysanthemums bloom in September, so chrysanthemums in September are also the most beautiful. There is also a folk saying that chrysanthemums represent longevity, so on the Double Ninth Festival in September, everyone will take advantage of the festival to get together.

Go and admire the chrysanthemums.

Because chrysanthemums represent "longevity", people also drink chrysanthemum wine while admiring chrysanthemums.

In fact, this custom has been around since the Wei and Jin Dynasties. At that time, on the Double Ninth Festival, literati would not only appreciate chrysanthemums and drink wine, but also write poems and inscriptions. Therefore, I regard the custom of chrysanthemum appreciation as one of the ancient customs of the Double Ninth Festival.

Eating Double Ninth Cake According to historical data, Double Ninth Cake is also a flower cake. It is very diverse and very particular in its production.

The Double Ninth Cake is 90% pure. After it is made into a finished product, it will look like a pagoda. There will be two sheep on the top of the Double Ninth Cake. These two sheep represent the "Double Ninth Festival". The reason why it is made into the shape of a pagoda is because

It also means climbing high.

Therefore, many places now make Double Ninth Cake on the Double Ninth Festival. However, when making Double Ninth Cake in many places, the appearance and raw materials are slightly different. However, the custom of eating Double Ninth Cake has been passed down and has never been

fall.

In fact, this custom of sunbathing in autumn has gradually faded away, and only some areas still attach great importance to it.

In September, the crops in the countryside are almost harvested, and the rest is dried. However, many places in the south are high mountains, so there is not much flat land to use for drying grain, so we have to hang the grain in the house.

Front and back.

The harvesting season is basically September, so on the Double Ninth Festival in September, it is almost the time to dry the grain. Therefore, over time, people come to dry the autumn on the Double Ninth Festival in September to express their autumn harvest.

of joy.

The custom of planting dogwood can be traced back to the Tang Dynasty. During the Tang Dynasty, this custom existed. However, at that time, people wore dogwood because of its strong smell and the effect of repelling insects and wind evil, so people would wear it.

it.

In the eyes of the ancients, the month of September was also a month full of disasters, so they planted and wore dogwood on the Double Ninth Festival in September to ward off evil spirits. So the ancients also called the Double Ninth Festival?

Dogwood Festival?.

Respecting the Elderly and Worshiping Ancestors In ancient times, on the Double Ninth Festival, people would hold a "banquet meeting". The theme of this meeting was to pray for the elderly and wish them longevity, so this festival is also called "Old Man's Day".

In addition, September is the harvest month, so during the Double Ninth Festival, people will worship their ancestors just like the Qingming Festival. The purpose is to thank their ancestors for their kindness and hope that their ancestors can bless the next year to have as good a harvest as this year.