1. Poems describing the Double Ninth Festival
1. "Remembering Shandong Brothers on September 9th"
(Tang Dynasty) Wang Wei
Being a stranger in a foreign land, I miss my family even more during the festive season.
I know from afar that my brothers have climbed to a high place, and there is one less person planting dogwood trees everywhere.
Translation:
Being far away from home alone is inevitably a bit desolate. Every Double Ninth Festival, I miss my relatives far away even more. When I think of my brothers wearing dogwoods and climbing to high places, I feel regretful because I am missing.
2. "White Chrysanthemums on the Double Ninth Festival"
(Tang Dynasty) Bai Juyi
The garden is full of golden chrysanthemums, and there is a solitary bush in the middle that looks like frost.
It’s like today’s singing and drinking banquet, and the white-headed man enters the youth field.
Translation: The chrysanthemums in the yard are golden, but in the middle there is a cluster of flowers as white as frost, which is so lonely. Just like today's banquet, the old man went into the place where the young man went.
3. "Nine Days on the Dengba Terrace"
(Tang Dynasty) Bai Juyi
The millet-flavored wine has just ripened, and the chrysanthemums have not yet bloomed.
Listen to the music of bamboo branches and drink a cup of dogwood.
On the Double Ninth Festival last year, I was wandering around the city.
This year’s Double Ninth Festival, Bazitai is depressed.
The travel on the temples is gone, and the hometown letter will not come for a long time.
As he stood at the table and scratched his head, the guests also hesitated.
2. Festival customs involved in the Double Ninth Festival
4. Enjoy the autumn season
The Double Ninth Festival is the best time to enjoy the autumn. There are still some mountainous villages in southern China that retain It has the characteristics of "autumn sun". Going to the countryside to appreciate folk customs and watch the autumn sun has become a fashion in rural tourism.
5. Nine Emperors Society
In ancient times, in Guangdong, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Yunnan and other places in China, the custom of ritual fighting was prevalent for nine consecutive days from September 1st to 9th in the lunar calendar. , called the Nine Emperors Society. The Nine Emperors Society originated from the worship of the stars.
6. Enjoy feasts and pray for longevity
On the Double Ninth Festival, there is a custom of feasting and praying for longevity, which expresses people's blessings for the health and longevity of the elderly.
7. Releasing paper kites
Putting paper kites is one of the main customs of the Double Ninth Festival in the south. Folk celebrations of the Double Ninth Festival are mainly characterized by flying paper kites.
8. Climbing
The custom of climbing during the Double Ninth Festival has a long history. Ancient folk had the custom of climbing on the Double Ninth Festival, so the Double Ninth Festival is also called the "Climbing Festival".
9. Eating Double Ninth Cake
According to historical records, Double Ninth Cake is also called flower cake, chrysanthemum cake, and five-color cake. There is no set method for making it and it is relatively random. At dawn on September 9th, people put pieces of cake on their children's foreheads and mutter words, wishing their children all the best
10. Ancestor worship
Double Ninth Festival is one of the four traditional ancestor worship festivals in China. One of the festivals, ancient folk have a tradition of worshiping ancestors and praying for blessings. The traditional custom of worshiping ancestors on the Double Ninth Festival is still popular in the Lingnan area. People hold ancestor worship activities on the Double Ninth Festival every year.