1, a great poet in the Tang Dynasty, Wang Wei's "Mountain Holiday Thinking of Shandong Brothers". This poem was written by Wang Wei to his friends in his hometown on the Double Ninth Festival, expressing his feelings of missing them: being in a foreign land, he misses his relatives twice every festival. When I think of my brothers' bodies climbing high, I will feel a little regret for not being able to reach me. This poem expresses the poet's deep yearning for his hometown and relatives by thinking about the scenes of the brothers on the Double Ninth Festival in simple and natural language.
In addition to poems, there are some songs describing the Double Ninth Festival. For example, Wang Zhihuan's "In the Lodge of the Heron": the mountains cover the day, and the ocean drains the golden river. The poem "Climbing to the Top and Looking Far" depicts the scene of climbing to the top and looking far, implying that only by making continuous progress can we achieve greater achievements.
3. Besides poems and songs, there are some guqin songs that also describe the Double Ninth Festival. For example, Three Stories in Yangguan and Three Alleys in Meihua. These tracks express people's feelings and feelings about the Double Ninth Festival through the phonology of guqin.
The origin of the Double Ninth Festival:
According to historical records, the Double Ninth Festival originated from the ancient Harvest Festival. In ancient times, people would hold a grand sacrifice ceremony after the autumn harvest to thank the god of heaven and earth for his gift. In ancient times, nine was considered as the largest yang number, so the ninth day of September was called the Double Ninth Festival.
On the Double Ninth Festival, people will climb high and overlook, enjoy chrysanthemums, eat cakes and pray for peace and happiness. Mountain climbing is one of the traditional activities of the Double Ninth Festival. It is said that it is to overlook chrysanthemums and avoid the plague. Eating Double Ninth Cake is another important custom of Double Ninth Festival. Chongyang cake, also known as flower cake or chrysanthemum cake, is a sweet and delicious dessert with glutinous rice as the main raw material and various small fruits and preserves.
In addition, there are many other customs and activities in the Double Ninth Festival. For example, chrysanthemum viewing is one of the traditional activities of the Double Ninth Festival, because chrysanthemums just bloom in September, which means longevity and good luck. In addition, some places will hold dragon boat races, kite flying and other activities.