First, ancient poetry
1, "Mulberry Picking Chongyang": Life is easy to get old, but not easy to get old. Today is Chongyang, and the yellow flowers in the battlefield are particularly fragrant. The annual autumn wind is not as strong as spring. Better than spring, Wan Li frost in the vast river; White Chrysanthemum at the Double Ninth Festival Banquet: The flowers and chrysanthemums in the garden are golden, and some are like frost. Just like today's feast, the old man went to the place where the young man went.
2. "Nine Days in the Middle of Sichuan": On September 9, he visited Wangxiangtai, and he sat in a different place to send a guest cup. Human feelings are tired and bitter in the south, and Hongyan is from the north. On holiday in the mountains, I think of my brothers in Shandong: Being in a foreign land, I miss my relatives twice every holiday. When I think of my brothers' bodies climbing high, I will feel a little regret for not being able to reach me.
3, "Nine Days": Chongyang Cold Temple is full of autumn, and the guests are in the South Building. Climb the algae step by step, and it will be even harder to get rid of it. After the rain, thousands of peaks come out, and the wild leaves wither with new frost. Look at the chrysanthemum wine in Zunzhong more, and you can drink it several times if you are thoughtful; "Jiuri Longshan Drink": Jiuri Longshan Drink, Huanghua Laughs at the Minister. Watching the autumn wind blow off my hat, moon, moon, moon.
Second, the Double Ninth Festival
1, the origin of the name "Chongyang" was named after the ancient book Yijing. In the Book of Changes, "six" is defined as yin number, "nine" is defined as yang number, and "extreme number" means that the height of the sky is "nine times". "Nine" is the Lao Yang, which is the anode number. The two anode numbers are combined, 1999 is unified, one yuan starts, and Vientiane is updated.
Therefore, the ancients thought that Chongyang was an auspicious day to celebrate. In ancient times, there was a custom of drinking to pray for longevity. The ninth day of September coincides with the ninth day of the month, which means "double ninth", so it is called "double ninth", and it is also a combination of two yang numbers, so it is called "double ninth". Zhang Dai wrote "Night Flight": "Nine is the yang number, and its day coincides with the month, so it is called' Chongyang'."
Third, historical evolution.
1. Chongyang custom was popular in the Han Dynasty, which was a period of economic and cultural exchanges and integration between the north and the south of China. Cultural exchanges between different places spread customs and traditions. The Han Dynasty work Miscellanies of Xijing contains the ancient custom of seeking longevity on the Double Ninth Festival.
2. This is the earliest record of the custom of seeking longevity on the Double Ninth Festival in written materials. It is said that this is influenced by ancient wizards (later Taoist priests) who pursue immortality and collect medicines. At the same time, there are also large-scale banquet activities, which developed from the Qingfeng banquet in the pre-Qin period.