Double Ninth Festival is also called Ancestor Worship Festival, Climbing Festival and Respect for the Aged Festival.
1. Ancestor Worship Festival
Double Ninth Festival, New Year’s Eve, Spring Festival, Qingming Festival, Dragon Boat Festival, July Half, etc. are all traditional Chinese ancestor worship festivals. Ancestor worship is the main festival. a major theme. Ancient China was a farming society and agricultural civilization was a form of civilization that attached great importance to the experience of its ancestors. Since ancient times, the Chinese nation has had the concept of etiquette and customs of respecting ancestors and being careful about the future. It has the custom of offering sacrifices to ancestors during festivals to show filial piety and not forgetting the roots.
2. Climbing Festival
In ancient times, people had the custom of climbing during the Double Ninth Festival, so the Double Ninth Festival is also called the "Climbing Festival". The custom of climbing during the Double Ninth Festival stems from the climate characteristics at this time and the ancients' worship of mountains. Climbing "Ci Qing" is also derived from the solar terms in nature. Climbing "Ci Qing" on the Double Ninth Festival corresponds to the ancients' "outing" in spring in March. ?
3. Respect for the Aged Day
In modern times, the ninth day of September has been given a new meaning as Respect for the Aged Day. Because "Nine" is the largest number among numbers, and "Nine" is a homophone for "long and long", so "Nine on Nine" and "Nine on Nine" contain the metaphor of longevity, longevity and nobility. In folk customs, because "nine" is the largest number among numbers, and "jiujiu" has the same pronunciation as "jiujiu", it has the meaning of eternity, long life, health and longevity.
Double Ninth Festival Customs?
1. Double Ninth Festival Customs of Appreciating Chrysanthemums?
The ninth month of the lunar calendar is commonly known as the Chrysanthemum Moon, and the ninth day of September is of course indispensable for the Double Ninth Festival. The custom of appreciating chrysanthemums. In ancient Chinese customs, chrysanthemums symbolize longevity. Since the Wei and Jin Dynasties in the Three Kingdoms, it has become fashionable to gather for drinking, appreciating chrysanthemums and composing poems on the Double Ninth Festival. In ancient times, during the Double Ninth Festival, chrysanthemum conferences were held in various places, and crowds of people came to enjoy the chrysanthemums. ?
2. The custom of drinking chrysanthemum wine during the Double Ninth Festival?
Drinking chrysanthemum wine during the Double Ninth Festival is a traditional Chinese custom. Chrysanthemum wine was first seen in the Han Dynasty and was regarded as an "auspicious wine" that must be drunk during the Double Ninth Festival to ward off disasters and pray for blessings. Until the Ming and Qing Dynasties, chrysanthemum wine was still popular. It is still recorded in Gao Lian's "Eight Notes of Zunsheng" in the Ming Dynasty. Popular fitness drink. ?
3. The custom of wearing dogwood on the Double Ninth Festival?
In ancient times, the custom of wearing dogwood was also popular. The dogwood has a strong fragrance, can repel insects, remove dampness, and drive away wind evil. It can eliminate accumulated food and cure cold and heat. Folks believe that the ninth day of September is a day of bad luck, and wearing dogwood can ward off evil and bring good luck. Therefore, Cornus officinalis is also known as the "evil warder".
Reference for the above content? Baidu Encyclopedia-Double Ninth Festival