Au Jiu Festival is a traditional folk festival in Shiyi area of Fuzhou City, Fujian Province, on the 29th day of the first month of the lunar calendar.

On the day of the Festival, families cook sugar porridge with red dates, peanuts, longan meat, etc. for nine. The age of nine is called "bright nine", the age of a multiple of nine is called "dark nine", by relatives and friends invited to eat eggs or noodles "over nine". Fuzhou after nine festival there is a "over nine" custom.

One is the age of nine people, such as 9 years old, 19 years old, 29 years old ...... two is the age of nine times the people, such as 18 years old, 27 years old, 36 years old ...... these two kinds of people on this day to eat "too plane! "over nine. Because the ancients believe that "nine" for the age of a "pass", after this pass can enter a, and then continue to increase. The reason why this custom has survived is that it also implies a concern for life.

Yongcheng Ajiu congee fragrance respect for the elderly

Fuzhou City, Gulou District, the military door community of provincial and municipal leaders of the relevant departments and more than 800 community elderly *** to celebrate the festivities, a strong congee aroma permeated the opening; in the network, Fuzhou micro civilization and other micro-channel public number to launch the network cooking porridge porridge to send porridge game, send Ajiu blessings have exceeded 100,000.

Minhou Qishan Poetry Society, poetry enthusiasts organized a special Poetry Club, so that the feelings of respect for the elderly to be expressed poetically. Wanhou community and Puzian community send longevity noodles and peace eggs to the elderly with limited mobility

Reference to the above? People's Daily - Fujian Province and Fuzhou City hold "Our Festival - Au Jiu Festival"

The above content refers to? People's Daily Online - Group photo: Fuzhou's Au Jiu Festival activities to honor the elderly, civilization and new wind in the flow