Meaning: Climb high with relatives to enjoy flowers, drink chrysanthemum wine, etc., the connotation is reunion, which is also one of the core of Chinese culture.

Origin: The ninth day of the ninth month of the lunar calendar is the traditional Double Ninth Festival. Because in the ancient "Book of Changes", the "six" is set as the yin number, and the "nine" is set as the yang number, on the ninth day of September, the sun and the moon are yang, and the two nines are heavy, so it is called the double yang, also called the heavy nine. The name "Double Ninth Festival" is recorded in the Three Kingdoms period. According to Cao Pi's "Nine Days and Zhong Zhishu": "The years go by, and the ninth day of September suddenly returns. Nine is the number of yang, and the sun and the moon should be combined, and the name is popular, thinking that it is suitable for a long time, so it is necessary to enjoy the banquet. ”

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Chung Yeung Festival, which is the ninth day of the ninth lunar month every year, is a traditional Chinese festival. "Chongyang" is also called "Chongyang", because the "Book of Changes" sets "nine" as the number of yang, September 9, two nines are heavy, so it is called "Chongyang", the ancients believed that Chongyang is an auspicious day worth celebrating. The celebration of the Chung Yeung Festival generally includes activities such as traveling to enjoy autumn, climbing high and overlooking the distance, watching chrysanthemums, planting dogwoods, eating Chung Yeung cakes, drinking chrysanthemum wine, etc.

The Double Ninth Festival has been formed as early as the Warring States Period, since the Wei and Jin dynasties because of the increasingly strong atmosphere of the Double Ninth Festival, it has been chanted by literati and writers in the past dynasties, and has been officially designated as a folk festival in the Tang Dynasty, and has been followed by successive dynasties since then. Chongyang and the third day of the first month of March "stepping into spring" are all family outflows, and all relatives in Chongyang have to climb together to "avoid disasters".

According to the literature, as early as the Warring States Period, during the Double Ninth Festival, the folk had the custom of climbing high and drinking chrysanthemum wine, as a festival, when in the Western Han Dynasty. The activities on this day of the Chung Yeung Festival are rich and colorful, generally including traveling to enjoy the scenery, climbing high and overlooking, watching chrysanthemums, planting dogwoods all over the place, eating Chung Yeung cakes, drinking chrysanthemum wine, etc. In ancient times, the folk had the custom of ascending during the Double Ninth Festival, so the Double Ninth Festival was also called the "Ascending Festival". According to legend, this custom began in the Eastern Han Dynasty. There is no uniform rule on the location of climbing, and it is generally to climb the mountain and climb the tower. In 1989, the Chinese government designated this day as the Day of the Elderly, and on this day, all localities organize mountain climbing and autumn outings for the elderly, exchange feelings and exercise. Many families also support their elders to go out to the countryside.

The Chung Yeung Festival is the best time to enjoy autumn, and there are still some mountain villages in southern China that retain the characteristics of "basking in autumn". Going to the countryside to appreciate folk customs and watch the autumn has become a fashion for rural tourism. "Basking in autumn" is a typical agricultural phenomenon with strong regional characteristics. Villagers living in mountainous areas such as Hunan, Guangxi, Anhui, and Jiangxi, due to the complex terrain and very little flat land in the villages, have no choice but to use the front and back of the house and the roof of their own window sills to dry and hang their crops, which has evolved into a traditional agricultural phenomenon over time.

This special way of life and scene of villagers drying crops has gradually become the material for painters and photographers to chase and create, and has created a poetic name of "drying autumn". Up to now, this autumn custom has gradually faded in many places, but in Huangling Ancient Village in Wuyuan, Jiangxi, autumn has become a "grand festival" for farmers to celebrate the harvest. With the ripening of fruits and vegetables, Huangling also begins to enter the peak season of autumn on September 9 every year, and holds a grand autumn festival. After Huangling was rated as "the most beautiful Chinese symbol" by the Ministry of Culture, it has evolved into a "totem" and business card for rural tourism promotion, attracting hundreds of thousands of people to Wuyuan every year to enjoy autumn photography.

1. Introduction to the origin of the Chung Yeung Festival: The ninth day of the ninth lunar month is the traditional Chung Yeung Festival. Because the ancient Book of Changes puts it

"Six" is set as a yin number, put

"Nine" is set as the number of yang, September 9, the sun and the moon and yang, the two nines are heavy, so it is called Chongyang, also called Chongjiu, the ancients thought that it was an auspicious day worth celebrating, and began to live this festival from a very early age.

2. Chongyang cake and ascending. The activities to celebrate the Chung Yeung Festival are colorful and romantic, generally including traveling to enjoy the scenery, climbing high and overlooking the distance, watching chrysanthemums, planting dogwoods all over the place, drinking chrysanthemum wine and other activities.

And eating

"Chongyang cake

Customs. The exquisite Chongyang cake should be made into nine layers, like a pagoda, and two lambs are also made on it, in line with the meaning of Chongyang (sheep). Some also put a small red paper flag on the chongyang cake and lit candles. This is probably used

"Light the lights

“、

"Eat cakes

"Instead

"Ascend

Replace dogwood with a small red paper flag. In ancient times, the folk had the custom of climbing on that day, so the Double Ninth Festival was also called

"Ascending Festival

“。 Legend has it that this custom began in the Eastern Han Dynasty. There are many poems about ascending in the Tang Dynasty, most of which are written about the custom of the Double Ninth Festival, and Du Fu's Seven Laws "Ascending" is a famous article written about the Double Ninth Festival. Ninety-nine double yang, because with

"Jiujiu" homonym, nine is the largest number in the number, has the meaning of longevity, and the autumn is also a year of harvest 3, today's Double Ninth Festival, was given a new meaning, in 1989, our country set September 9 every year as the old people's day, tradition and modernity cleverly combined, become respect for the elderly, respect for the elderly, love the elderly, help the elderly of the festival.

At this time, various organs, organizations, and neighborhoods across the country often organize the old people who have retired from their jobs to enjoy the scenery in autumn, or to play in the water, or to climb mountains and keep fit, so that their bodies and minds can be bathed in the embrace of nature; the younger generations of many families will also support the elderly to go to the suburbs for activities or prepare some delicious food for the elderly.

Old Man's Day. The ninth day of the ninth month of the lunar calendar is the traditional Chung Yeung Festival. Because the ancient Book of Changes puts it

"Six" is set as a yin number, put

"Nine" is set as the number of yang, September 9, the sun and the moon are yang, and the two nines are heavy, so it is called Chongyang, also called Chongjiu.

The Double Ninth Festival was formed as early as the Warring States Period, and in the Tang Dynasty, the Double Ninth Festival was officially designated as a folk festival, and has been followed by successive dynasties since then.

The name "Double Ninth Festival" is recorded in the Three Kingdoms period. According to Cao Pi's "Nine Days and Zhong Zhishu": "The years go by, and the ninth day of September suddenly returns. Nine is the number of yang, and the sun and the moon should be combined, and the name is popular, thinking that it is suitable for a long time, so it is necessary to enjoy the banquet. "The Chung Yeung Festival first has the custom of climbing, in the golden autumn of September, the sky is high and cool, this season can achieve the purpose of relaxation and happiness, fitness and disease.

Associated with ascending is the custom of eating chongyang cakes. Gao and cake homonym, as a festival food, the earliest is to celebrate the autumn grain harvest, like to taste the new grain intention, after the folk have to climb high to eat cake, take the auspicious meaning of backgammon.

On Double Ninth Day, there has always been a custom of appreciating chrysanthemums, so it was also called the Chrysanthemum Festival in ancient times. In September of the lunar calendar, it is commonly known as the chrysanthemum month, and the chrysanthemum conference is held on the festival, and the crowd of people in the city goes to appreciate the chrysanthemum.

Since the Wei and Jin dynasties of the Three Kingdoms, it has become fashionable to gather in Chongyang to drink and enjoy chrysanthemums and poems. In ancient Han customs, chrysanthemums symbolize longevity.

In ancient times, the custom of ninety-nine dogwood inserts was also popular, so it was also called the dogwood festival. Dogwood is used in medicine, which can be used to make wine to nourish the body and dispel diseases.

In the folk concept, the Ninety-Nine Double Yang Festival, because of with

"Jiujiu" has the same sound, which contains the meaning of long life, health and longevity. In 1989, China designated the ninth day of the ninth month of the lunar calendar as the Day of the Elderly, advocating that the whole society establish an atmosphere of respecting, respecting, loving and helping the elderly, and the Chung Yeung Festival added a new meaning.