We all know that today is the ninth day of the ninth lunar month, but few people know why today will become a festival. In fact, today is a traditional festival in China, the Double Ninth Festival, because in the Book of Changes, a traditional official script in China, six is defined as the number of yin, nine as the number of yang, and the ninth day of September is the number of two yang, so people call it the Double Ninth Festival, and sometimes there is a custom called the Double Ninth Festival in some areas. This festival was formed in China during the Warring States Period, and was officially designated as a folk festival by the imperial court in the Tang Dynasty. Today, we still live this festival. In fact, different nationalities have different customs on the Double Ninth Festival. According to the folk custom, today, we should climb high and look far and miss our hometown. Because chrysanthemums are in full bloom this season, people will climb mountains, enjoy chrysanthemums, drink chrysanthemum wine and insert dogwood at this time. This custom is also very meaningful, because there are two nines on the ninth day of September, so people often take their homonyms for a long time, so on this festival, various activities are often carried out to worship the ancestors, respect and love the elderly and put filial piety first.
1. In modern times, the Double Ninth Festival is also called the Festival for the Elderly.
Many people don't know that the Double Ninth Festival has a long history in ancient times, and the rich festivals and activities make people feel happy. In 20 12, Chinese laws clearly stipulated that the Double Ninth Festival on the ninth day of September every year is the festival for the elderly, because this day is a festival in the legal sense to worship ancestors, respect and love the elderly and put filial piety first.
Second, there are many customs of the Double Ninth Festival, which is very fun. Every region and every country has different ways to celebrate this festival.
In ancient times, people had many customs to celebrate the Double Ninth Festival. Every country and dynasty has different ways to celebrate this festival. Some dynasties like to climb mountains and look far into dogwood on this day. Some nationalities in some dynasties like to wear dogwood on this day to ward off evil spirits. In some dynasties, some ethnic groups like to drink chrysanthemum wine and climb mountains to enjoy chrysanthemums on this day, which is very memorable.
As can be seen from the above points, the Double Ninth Festival has become a festival in the Warring States Period and a formal festival in the Tang Dynasty.