Therefore, it is called Chongyang, also known as Chongyang Festival. The Double Ninth Festival was formed as early as the Warring States Period. Since Chongyang in Wei and Jin Dynasties, the atmosphere has become increasingly strong. It was officially designated as a folk festival in the Tang Dynasty. Has been followed to this day.
Celebrating the Double Ninth Festival usually includes. Travel to enjoy autumn, climb high and look at chrysanthemums. Insert Evodia rutaecarpa (with cornus officinalis sachet), eat Chongyang cake and drink chrysanthemum wine. Many paintings and calligraphy works with the theme of Chongyang have been passed down through the ages. Through these paintings and calligraphy works, we can see how our predecessors celebrated the Double Ninth Festival.
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Double Ninth Festival is a traditional festival in China, which is celebrated on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month every year. In the Book of Changes, the number of nine is the number of yang, and the number of nine and nine yang is heavy, so it is called Chongyang; Because both the sun and the moon meet nine, it is also called the Double Ninth Festival.
Returning to the truth of 1999, the ancients thought that 1999 Chongyang was an auspicious day. In ancient times, there were folk customs such as climbing mountains to pray for blessings, enjoying chrysanthemums in autumn, wearing dogwood, drinking alcohol to worship ancestors and praying for longevity. So far, it has added the connotation of respecting the elderly, feasting on the day of Chongyang, and being grateful for respecting the elderly. Climbing mountains and enjoying autumn and giving thanks and respecting the elderly are two important themes of today's Double Ninth Festival.