In addition to drinking dogwood, chrysanthemum wine and eating chrysanthemum food, there are many other food styles during the Double Ninth Festival, the most famous of which is eating cakes. In the north, eating Double Ninth Cake is particularly popular. Double Ninth Cake
According to "Xijing Miscellaneous Notes", in the Han Dynasty, there was a custom of eating bait on September 9th, which was the original Double Ninth Cake. Bait is an ancient cake. According to "Zhou Li", bait is used as a sacrifice or eaten at banquets. Millet cakes are also recorded in the Han Dynasty, which may be similar to today's cakes. Pengbait must be similar to millet cake. By the Song Dynasty, the custom of eating Double Ninth Cake became very popular. The word "cake" is a homophonic word for "gao". Eating cake is for the auspicious meaning, so it is favored by people. Double Ninth Festival cake is also called flower cake, chrysanthemum cake, and five-color cake. There is no set method for making it and it is more random. There are "rough flower cake", "fine flower cake" and "money flower cake". Glue some coriander leaves as a symbol, and sandwich rough dried fruits such as green fruits, dates, and walnut kernels in the middle; the fine flower cake has 3 or 2 layers, and each layer is sandwiched with finer candied dried fruits, such as apple preserves, Preserved peaches, apricots, black dates, etc.; Money Flower Cake is basically the same as Fine Flower Cake, but smaller, like "money", and is mostly the food of the upper-class nobles. It is said that in the early days, there were no people who used yeast cakes to stuff jujube and chestnut fruits, or steamed glutinous rice and yellow rice noodles into sticky cakes, which looked like flower cakes with "gold on top" and "silver on the bottom". There is a poem describing the making of Double Ninth Cake: Cai Yun: The bonfire is blaring and the weavers are busy at night, and the weavers drink climbing wine. It is still the wind and rain of the ancient Double Ninth Festival, and the steamed jujube cake fills the shop with fragrance. At dawn on September 9th, people put a piece of cake on their children's foreheads and muttered something, wishing their children all the best. This was the original intention of the ancients to make cakes in September. The special Double Ninth Festival cake should be made into nine layers, like a pagoda, with two lambs on top to match the meaning of Double Ninth Festival (sheep). Some people also put a small red paper flag on the Double Ninth Festival cake and light candles. This probably means replacing "climbing high" with "lighting up lamps" and "eating cakes", and replacing dogwood with small red paper flags. Today, there is still no fixed variety of Double Ninth Cake. The soft cakes eaten during the Double Ninth Festival in various places are called Double Ninth Cake. The Double Ninth Cake is not only eaten by oneself, but also given to relatives and friends, which is called "Sending Cake"; the married daughter is also invited to go home to eat Cake, which is called "Yingning".
Drinking chrysanthemum wine
Chrysanthemum is a famous flower in my country and a famous flower for longevity. "When the frost comes, only this grass flourishes." Due to the unique character of the chrysanthemum, the chrysanthemum has become a symbol of vitality. As early as Qu Yuan's writings, there was a sentence of "eating autumn chrysanthemums in the evening", that is, taking chrysanthemum petals. Chrysanthemum wine has been around since the Han Dynasty. During the Wei Dynasty, Cao Wu once presented chrysanthemums to Zhong Cui on the Double Ninth Festival to wish him longevity. Ge Hong of the Jin Dynasty recorded in "Baopuzi" that people in the mountains of Nanyang, Henan, lived longer because they drank the sweet valley water full of chrysanthemums. In the "Chrysanthemum Picking Chapter" written by Emperor Wen of the Liang Dynasty, there is a sentence: "We call each other and carry baskets to pick chrysanthemum beads. When the dew comes in the morning, we will be wet with Luo Wu." This is also the practice of picking chrysanthemums to make wine. Until the Ming and Qing Dynasties, chrysanthemum wine was still popular. It was still recorded in Gao Lian's "Eight Notes of Zunsheng" in the Ming Dynasty. It was a popular fitness drink. Double Ninth Festival
On the Double Ninth Festival, our country has the traditional custom of drinking chrysanthemum wine. Chrysanthemum wine was regarded as an "auspicious wine" that must be drunk during the Double Ninth Festival in ancient times to ward off disasters and pray for blessings. The brewing of chrysanthemum wine in our country has been popular as early as the Han and Wei dynasties. According to "Xijing Miscellaneous Notes", "When the chrysanthemums are blooming, the stems and leaves are picked, and the millet is brewed. When it becomes ripe on September 9 of the next year, it is drunk, so it is called chrysanthemum wine." Tao Yuanming of the Jin Dynasty also said that "wine can It is said that chrysanthemum can cure all kinds of diseases and prevent aging." Later, drinking chrysanthemum wine gradually became a folk custom, especially during the Double Ninth Festival, when people drink chrysanthemum wine. "Jingchu Age Records" records that "on September 9th, wearing dogwood, eating lotus ears, and drinking chrysanthemum wine will lead to longevity." In the Ming and Qing Dynasties, a variety of herbs were added to chrysanthemum wine, which made it more effective. The preparation method is: decoct chamomile flowers, make wine with koji and rice, or add rehmannia glutinosa, angelica root, and wolfberry. Since chrysanthemum wine can relieve wind and heat, nourish the liver and improve eyesight, reduce inflammation and detoxify, it has high medicinal value. Li Shizhen, a medical scientist in the Ming Dynasty, pointed out that chrysanthemum has the effects of "curing head wind, improving ears and eyes, removing fistulas, and curing all kinds of diseases". In ancient times, chrysanthemum wine was specially brewed during the Double Ninth Festival of the first year for the Double Ninth Festival of the second year. On September 9th, the first blooming chrysanthemums and some green branches and leaves are picked, mixed with the grains prepared for wine making, and then used together to make wine, and kept until September 9th of the next year for drinking. Legend has it that drinking this wine can prolong your life. From a medical point of view, chrysanthemum wine can improve eyesight, cure dizziness, lower blood pressure, lose weight, lighten the body, replenish liver qi, calm the stomach and intestines, and benefit blood. It's the festive season, the air is crisp in autumn, the chrysanthemums are in full bloom, and everything under the fence in front of the window is golden. In addition to climbing high to plant dogwood trees, relatives and friends are invited to drink chrysanthemum wine and enjoy yellow flowers together, which is indeed a unique pleasure. Especially the poets enjoyed chrysanthemums, drank wine, recited poems and sang poems as rewards, leaving many good verses for future generations. Because of the chrysanthemum wine, the Double Ninth Festival has become a Dionysus festival to worship the god of wine. For example, "Shandong Folk Customs: Double Ninth Festival" introduces that Shandong wine shops worship the vat god on the Double Ninth Festival, and the god is Dukang. In Maotai Town, Renhuai County, Guizhou Province, every year on the Double Ninth Festival, ingredients and herbs are added to make wine. Legend has it that good wine can be brewed because of the strong yang energy on the Double Ninth Festival. Whenever the first wine is baked, the boss lights incense and candles at the place where "Master Du Kang's shrine" is pasted, and puts out offerings to pray for smooth brewing (see "Chinese Folk Customs in English"). In Ningyuan, Hunan, there is a "competition to make wine on September 9th to celebrate the Double Ninth Festival." These customs show that the Double Ninth Festival has a profound relationship with wine.
Edit this paragraph Customs of various places
In addition to the more common customs mentioned above, there are also some unique forms of festivals in various places.
The Double Ninth Festival coincides with the harvest season in northern Shaanxi. There is a song that goes: "On the Double Ninth Festival in September, we are busy harvesting the autumn. Millets and millet are coming to the field." In northern Shaanxi, the Double Ninth Festival is celebrated at night, and during the day there is a whole day of harvesting and hunting. At night, when the moon rises above the treetops, people like to enjoy buckwheat noodles and mutton. After dinner, people walk out of their homes in twos and threes, climb to the top of a nearby hill, light fires, chat, and go home only when the rooster crows. When hiking at night, many people pick a few handfuls of wild chrysanthemums and put them on their daughters' heads when they get home to ward off evil spirits. In Puxian, Fujian, people follow the old custom of steaming nine layers of rice crackers during the Double Ninth Festival. In ancient my country, there was a custom of "eating bait" during the Double Ninth Festival. "Bait" is today's cakes, rice crackers and the like. The "Jade Candle Collection" of the Song Dynasty says: "Those who eat bait and drink chrysanthemum wine for nine days should collect millet and millet together at that time, so as to taste the new ones due to the delicious flavor of sticky rice, and this has become a long-standing habit." Song Zuqian, a Puxian poet in the early Qing Dynasty, said in his "Fujian Wine Song": "I was surprised to hear that the Double Ninth Festival was approaching, and I picked up wild incense with a basket in my slender hands. I pounded the jade pestle into green powder and wet it, and every pearl called for a taste." In modern times, people have transformed rice crackers into a very distinctive nine-layer rice crackers. Wash the high-quality late rice with clean water, soak it for 2 hours, take it out and drain it, mix it with water and grind it into a slurry, add alum (dissolve in water) and stir, add red sugar (mix it with water and boil it into a sugar concentrate), and then put it in a steamer Place a clean cooking cloth on the pot, then scoop in the rice pulp in nine batches, steam for a while until cooked, and apply peanut oil on the surface of the rice. This rice cracker is divided into nine overlapping layers, which can be uncovered and cut into water chestnuts. The four sides are clearly layered and translucent. It is sweet, soft and tasty, and does not stick to the teeth. It is the best gift to honor the elderly during the Double Ninth Festival. People in some places also take advantage of the opportunity of climbing mountains on the Double Ninth Festival to visit their ancestors' tombs and commemorate their ancestors. There are more people in Puxian worshiping their ancestors on the Double Ninth Festival than on the Qingming Festival. Therefore, there is a saying that the third month is the Little Qingming Festival and the Double Ninth Festival is the Great Qingming Festival. Since Puxian is located along the coast, the ninth day of September is also the anniversary of Mazu’s death. Many villagers go to the Mazu Temple in Meizhou or the Tianhou Ancestral Temple and Palace Temple in Hong Kong to offer sacrifices and seek blessings. After the founding of New China, the activities of the Double Ninth Festival were enriched with new content. In 1989, my country's Double Ninth Festival was designated as the Elderly Day. Every time on this day, various places organize autumn mountaineering excursions for the elderly to broaden their horizons, exchange feelings, exercise, and cultivate people's noble character of returning to nature and loving the great mountains and rivers of the motherland.
Hebei Province
On September 9th in Xianghe County, families related by marriage will give each other gifts, which is called "Chasing Festival". Yongping Prefecture uses the weather of the Double Ninth Festival to predict whether it will be sunny or rainy in the future. If it rains on the Double Ninth Festival, it will also rain on these days. There are no mountains in Dianzhou County, so more people in the county climb the tower during the Double Ninth Festival.
Shandong Province
People in northern Changyi eat spicy radish soup during the Double Ninth Festival. There is a proverb: "Drinking radish soup will save the whole family from disaster." Folks in Juancheng call the Double Ninth Festival the birthday of the God of Wealth, and every family bakes coke cakes to worship the God of Wealth. Zouping worshiped Fan Zhongyan on the Double Ninth Festival. In the old days, dyehouses and wineries also worshiped the vat god on September 9th. Daughters in Tengzhou who have been married for less than three years are not allowed to go back to their parents' homes to celebrate the festival. There is a saying that "if you go home to celebrate the Double Ninth Festival, your mother-in-law will die."
Shaanxi Province
During the Double Ninth Festival in Xixiang County, relatives and friends give gifts of chrysanthemums and chrysanthemum cakes. Scholars rewarded each other with poems and wine. It is said that women can cure heartache by picking dogwood by mouth on this day.
Jiangsu Province
During the Double Ninth Festival, people in Nanjing cut five-color paper into a bevel shape, connected them into flags, and placed them in the courtyard. Cheung Chau County eats a kind of pasta called "Camel's Hoof" during the Double Ninth Festival. Wuxi County eats Double Ninth Cake and Jiupin Soup during the Double Ninth Festival.
Shanghai City
Shanghai Yuyuan holds a chrysanthemum party during the Double Ninth Festival, with scores based on novelty, nobility, and rarity.
Zhejiang Province
People in Shaoxing Prefecture visit each other on the Double Ninth Festival. Unless there is a funeral in the family of a relative or friend, they will only go to the funeral to cry and pay homage. Tonglu County prepares pigs and sheep for ancestors on September 9th, which is called the Autumn Festival. At the same time, they also tie rice dumplings on the Double Ninth Festival and give each other gifts, which is called Double Ninth Festival rice dumplings.
Jiangxi Province
Dexing County harvests late rice on September 9th.
Anhui Province
Tongling County holds the Dragon Candle Festival on the Double Ninth Festival to welcome the mountain god. It is said that cutting bamboo horses for fun can drive away the plague.
Hubei Province
Wuchang County makes wine on the Double Ninth Festival. It is said that the wine brewed here is the clearest and will not spoil after being stored for a long time. The Double Ninth Festival in Yingcheng County is a day to fulfill vows. On this day, every family worships the god of Fangshe Tianzu.
Fujian Province
Farmers in Changting County give edamame beans from their fields as gifts, which is called the edamame festival. Flying kites on the Double Ninth Festival in Haicheng County is a show called "Fengcha".
Guangdong Province
On the Double Ninth Festival in Lianchuan, boys and girls gathered outside the city to sing songs, and people from the state gathered around to watch. On September 9th, Nanxiong Mansion invited Taoist priests from Maoshan to establish the Queen Mother Association. Young women who want to have children will come to participate. On the Double Ninth Festival in Yangjiang City, paper kites are released and rattan bows are tied to them. The sound is very loud in mid-air. The people of Lingao County got up early on the Double Ninth Festival and shouted "Catch the Bobcats" in unison, taking this as a good omen for peace, prosperity and prosperity.
Guangxi Province
Huaiji County regards the Double Ninth Festival as the day when Emperor Yuan attained enlightenment. Men, women, old and young, all came out of the city to fulfill their wishes, all using cannons. In Long'an County, cattle and sheep are allowed to forage on their own on September 9th. As the saying goes: "On September 9th, cattle and sheep keep their own guard."
Sichuan Province
In the old days, scholars in Nanxi County gathered at Censhan Tower in Longteng Mountain on this day to commemorate the poet Cen Shen, which was called the "Cen Guild". According to the old folk custom, glutinous rice should be steamed to make wine before and after the Double Ninth Festival. As the saying goes: "Wine steamed during the Double Ninth Festival is sweet and delicious."
Shanxi Province
The Jinnan area of ??Shanxi Province has had the traditional habit of climbing on September 9 since ancient times. Enjoying the view of the great rivers and mountains and admiring the scenic spots and historic sites has become a grand event of the festival. To this day, famous sayings such as "The universe is about to open up and we can climb high together", "The east wind cannot hold back, we are slowly rising to the top", "September welcomes the new sky, and agriculture, rural areas and farmers celebrate autumn" are still recited among the people.
Henan Province
The Kaifeng Chrysanthemum Flower Fair in China was founded in 1983. Kaifeng is the only city that holds an annual chrysanthemum festival. The autumn wind is strong once a year, and the yellow flowers are especially fragrant every year. The Kaifeng Chrysanthemum Club is like a big tree, deeply rooted in the land of Kaifeng and in the hearts of the people of Kaifeng. In terms of its breadth, its influence has far exceeded the boundaries of Kaifeng and is famous at home and abroad; in terms of its depth, it has far exceeded the specific meaning of "appreciating chrysanthemums", but as a kind of The successful carrier and platform demonstrates Kaifeng's profound cultural heritage, performs the "big drama" of economy, trade and tourism, and promotes the construction of spiritual civilization and material civilization in Kaifeng. The reason why Kaifeng Juhui can take root deeply in the hot soil of the ancient city has its far-reaching historical origins, which began to take shape as early as the Tang Dynasty. This can be seen from the description of the chrysanthemums in Kaifeng by the poet Liu Yuxi of the Tang Dynasty: "Every chrysanthemum in every house is all yellow, and the Liang Garden is as lonely as frost." By the Northern Song Dynasty, Kaifeng chrysanthemums were even more famous. During the Double Ninth Festival, not only do people hold chrysanthemum competitions in flower markets, but the palace also raises chrysanthemums, puts chrysanthemum branches, hangs chrysanthemum lanterns, drinks chrysanthemum wine, and even holds a "chrysanthemum flower party." In "Tokyo Menghualu", there are records such as chrysanthemum-viewing tourists "whirlring in the city" and "their travels have various meanings". During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the culture of raising and appreciating chrysanthemums was still popular in Kaifeng. When Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty visited the south of Kaifeng to admire chrysanthemums, he left a famous poem: "The maple leaves are falling green, and the frost flowers are piled white." It was engraved on the "Qianlong Imperial Monument" preserved in Yuwangtai Park today. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, especially since the reform and opening up, with the continuous improvement of the people's material and cultural living standards, the traditional custom of Kaifeng people loving chrysanthemums has become stronger. Every October in the golden autumn, many citizens and all walks of life grow and appreciate chrysanthemums. The sale of chrysanthemums in the flower market and the hawking of chrysanthemums along the streets create a unique scene. The city's garden department has also held many chrysanthemum exhibitions of varying sizes. In 1983, the 17th meeting of the Standing Committee of the Seventh People's Congress of Kaifeng City decided to name the chrysanthemum as the "city flower" of Kaifeng City. The "Chrysanthemum Flower Fair" will be held from October 18th to November 18th every year. The Nanyang Mountain Calling Competition mainly focuses on beautiful words such as "I wish you a long and healthy life", "Longevity together", "Happy family", etc. Of course, you can also shout out unique inner words according to your own wishes. At that time, 99 elderly people will participate in the mountain climbing competition together. After reaching the top, there will be a mountain shouting competition. The staff will use a decibel meter to determine the ranking of the contestants based on the loudness of their voices. Children in Qingfeng County play with paper kites during the Double Ninth Festival.
Edit this paragraph's special customs
Climbing high to admire chrysanthemums, drink chrysanthemum wine and wear dogwood
Unique Chinese customs
Outing and respecting the elderly activities Ancestors offered sacrifices to the third prince Nezha, ate Double Ninth Festival cakes, shot arrows, flew kites, and ate roasted suckling pig
Unique Korean customs
Eating fried rice cakes and cauliflower and playing fried rice games.
Flying a kite
Japanese unique custom
Eating eggplants
Eating chestnut rice to worship chrysanthemums