Chongyang

the name of Chongyang in Yijing comes from the ancient book Yijing, in which the yang is nine. In the Book of Changes, "six" is defined as yin number, "nine" as yang number, and "extreme number", which means that the height of the sky is "nine times". On the ninth day of September, both the day and the month meet on the ninth day, which means "the two nine are heavy", so it is called "double ninth", and at the same time, the two yang numbers are combined, so it is called "double ninth". In the Ming Dynasty, Zhang Dai wrote "Sailing at Night", saying: "Nine is the number of yang, and its day and month coincide, so it is called" Chongyang ". ?

"Nine" is the Lao Yang, which is the anode number. The two anode numbers are put together, and the nine nine are unified, and the one yuan begins, and everything is renewed. Therefore, the ancients thought that Chongyang was an auspicious day to celebrate. In ancient times, there was a custom of drinking and praying for longevity. In the folk concept, because "Nine" is the largest number in numbers, and "Nine-Nine" is homophony with "Jiujiu", it is endowed with the meaning of everlasting life, long life and long health.

Customs

Climbing high to enjoy autumn, amorous feelings

The Double Ninth Festival is the best time to enjoy autumn. Going to the countryside to enjoy folk customs and watch the autumn sun has become a fashion in rural tourism. "Sunbathing in autumn" is a typical agricultural custom phenomenon with strong regional characteristics. Villagers living in mountainous areas such as Hunan, Guangxi, Anhui, Jiangxi, etc. have to use the roofs in front of and behind their houses and their own windowsills to rack and hang crops, which has evolved into a traditional agricultural custom phenomenon over time. This special lifestyle and scene of villagers drying crops has gradually become the material for painters and photographers to pursue and create, and has created a poetic name of "drying autumn".

Flying paper kites

Flying paper kites is the main custom of celebrating the Double Ninth Festival in the south. The folk Double Ninth Festival is characterized by flying paper kites. Guangxu's Huizhou Fuzhi is also recorded. The paper kite is also a kite now. ? In the folk tradition, besides climbing mountains, flying kites is also a feature of the Double Ninth Festival. ?

Climbing

Climbing on Double Ninth Festival

The custom of climbing on Double Ninth Festival has a long history. The custom of climbing mountains has four origins: one is the mountain worship of the ancients; The second is from the climate of "clear gas rising and turbid gas sinking"; Thirdly, it stems from the "resignation" of climbing high; Fourthly, it originated from an absurd legend in the attached meeting, "Climbing mountains to avoid disasters". ?

ancestor worship

The Double Ninth Festival is one of the four traditional ancestor worship festivals in China. In ancient times, there was a tradition of ancestor worship and blessing. With the development and evolution of history, the concept of family and ancestor worship in many places is becoming increasingly weak. In ancient times, the traditional custom of ancestor worship on Double Ninth Festival was still popular in Lingnan area, and people would hold ancestor worship activities on the Double Ninth Festival every year. Whether it's ancestor worship or looking far, its most fundamental function is to enhance people's cultural identity and strengthen the cohesion of family and society. ?

Pei cornus

In ancient times, the custom of inserting Evodia rutaecarpa was popular, so it was also called cornus Festival. Cornus is a kind of fruit that can be used as traditional Chinese medicine, because cornus, which is produced in Wuyuedi (now in Jiangsu and Zhejiang), has the best quality, so it is also called Evodia rutaecarpa. The ancients believed that climbing the mountain and inserting Evodia rutaecarpa on the Double Ninth Festival could drive away insects, damp and wind evil. So he put cornus on his arm or ground it in a sachet, and put it in his head. Most of them are worn by women and children, and men in some places also wear them. Cornus, as a medicine, can make wine to keep fit and get rid of diseases. Evodia rutaecarpa and chrysanthemum morifolium were very common in the Tang Dynasty. Cornus has a strong fragrance, which has the functions of expelling insects, removing dampness and expelling common cold, and can eliminate food stagnation and treat cold and heat. Ancient customs such as inserting dogwood are folk climbing to drive away wind and evil spirits. On the Double Ninth Festival, the clear air rises and the turbid air sinks. People use natural medicine cornus to adjust their health and adapt it to the natural climate change. ?