The main activities and significance of the Chrysanthemum Festival are eating Chrysanthemum cakes to honor the elderly, enjoying chrysanthemums to pray for longevity, and making sacrifices to sweep tombs for blessings. The history of the festival can be traced back to the pre-Qin period, when there was already the activity of sacrificing to the emperor in September when the crops were harvested. During this period, the festival existed as a primitive form of ritual activity, with the significance of sacrificing and praying for good weather.
Description of the Chongyang Festival
The Chongyang Festival is a traditional Chinese festival that falls on the ninth day of the ninth month of the lunar calendar every year. "Nine" number in the I Ching for the number of Yang, "nine" two Yang heavy, so it is called "Chung Yeung", because the sun and the moon are nine, so it is also known as "Chung Yeung "
This is the first time that I've ever seen the sun in the sky.
Nine to the truth, a dollar beginning, the ancients believe that the nine suns are auspicious days. In ancient times, the folk in the Chongyang Festival have climbed high to pray for blessings, autumn tour to enjoy chrysanthemums, wear dogwood, worship and ancestor and drink feasts to pray for life and other customs. Nowadays, it has added the connotation of honoring the elderly, enjoying feasts and honoring the elderly on the day of the Chung Yeung Festival. The two important themes of the Chrysanthemum Festival today are the appreciation of autumn and the thanksgiving and respect for the elderly.