Double Ninth Festival is also called Double Ninth Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, Daughter's Day, Ascending Festival, Chrysanthemum Festival, Cornus officinalis Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, Seniors' Day and Seniors' Day.
1, Double Ninth Festival
Because in the ancient Book of Changes, "six" is defined as yin number, "nine" is defined as yang number, and on September 9, the sun and the moon are combined with yang, so it is called Chongyang, also known as Double Ninth Festival.
Step 2 step on autumn
Chongyang, also known as "stepping on autumn", corresponds to "stepping on spring" on March 3. According to tradition, all relatives on the Double Ninth Festival should climb the mountain together to "avoid disaster", insert dogwood and enjoy chrysanthemums. In modern society, many traditions are changing, but climbing on the Double Ninth Festival is still very popular.
3. Daughter's Day
The Double Ninth Festival is also called "Daughter's Day". If the woman is newly married, her parents will give her a double ninth flag and a festival box, which is called the Double Ninth Festival Box. According to the Jin Dynasty's Search for the Gods, women in Shi Ding were abused by their evil mother-in-law and never took a day off, so they couldn't stand the torture. On September 9, they hanged themselves and told the world after their death that they should be kind to their daughter-in-law, so please let them rest on the Double Ninth Festival. So people built a temple for women in Shi Ding. Later, every time on the Double Ninth Festival, parents would take their married daughters back for reunion. This is the so-called Daughter's Day, which essentially means to let women rest.
4. Climbing Festival
One of the most important festival activities in Chongyang is mountain climbing. Therefore, the Double Ninth Festival is also called "ascensiontide". There is no uniform rule for climbing mountains. Generally, we climb mountains and towers.
5. Chrysanthemum Festival
Chrysanthemum is the flower of longevity, and is praised by scholars as the unyielding symbol of first frost, so people love and praise it, so large-scale chrysanthemum exhibitions are often held. Chrysanthemum exhibition is naturally held in Chongyang, because the relationship between chrysanthemum and Chongyang is too deep; So Chongyang is also called Chrysanthemum Festival, and Chrysanthemum is also called Jiuhua. Chrysanthemum viewing has become an integral part of the custom of the Double Ninth Festival.
6. dogwood festival
The Double Ninth Festival has the custom of worshipping Cornus officinalis, so it is also called "Cornus officinalis Festival". Cornus officinalis is an important symbol of the Double Ninth Festival. People think that the ninth day of September is also a day of disaster, so people like to wear dogwood to ward off evil spirits and seek good luck on the Double Ninth Festival. Therefore, Cornus officinalis is also called "evil spirit".
7. Festival for the Elderly
In the folk concept, the Double Ninth Festival is also called "Festival for the Elderly" because it has the same sound as "Nine Nine" and contains the meaning of longevity, health and longevity. Since 1980s, some places in China have designated the ninth day of the ninth lunar month as the festival for the elderly, advocating the whole society to establish the atmosphere of respecting, loving and helping the elderly. 1989, the Chinese government designated this day as "Old People's Day" and "Respect for the Elderly".
8. Festival for the Elderly
201212 on February 28th, the National People's Congress Standing Committee (NPCSC), China voted to pass the newly revised Law on the Protection of the Rights and Interests of the Elderly. The law clearly stipulates that the ninth day of the ninth lunar month is the festival for the elderly every year.
Why is the Double Ninth Festival called Respect for the Elderly?
Modern inheritance of traditional festivals.
The Double Ninth Festival is the earliest festival of sacrifice after harvest, which has the meaning of gratitude and expectation. It has been passed down to this day, and now it has added the connotation of respecting the elderly. People will enjoy a feast on the Double Ninth Festival and thank the elderly. 1989 designated the ninth day of the ninth lunar month as the "Day for Respecting the Elderly", and advocated the whole society to establish an atmosphere of respecting, loving and helping the elderly.
What are the main customs of the Double Ninth Festival?
The main customs of the Double Ninth Festival are: climbing in autumn, giving a banquet to welcome guests, enjoying chrysanthemums, seeing off shallots, drinking chrysanthemum wine and eating double ninth cake.
Double Ninth Festival is the first sacrificial activity after harvest. In the folk customs of festivals, traditional sacrificial activities such as climbing mountains and feasting have been retained, and activities with natural flavor such as enjoying chrysanthemums, saying goodbye to the old and welcoming the new have been added. Generally speaking, it is a festival with a long history and traditional culture.