What is the saying about people born on the Double Ninth Festival on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month? What should we pay attention to when offering sacrifices on this day?

What is the saying about people born on the Double Ninth Festival on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month? What should we pay attention to when offering sacrifices on this day?
The Double Ninth Festival is on the ninth day of the ninth month of the lunar calendar. It is also called: Double Ninth Festival, Climbing Festival, Autumn Sun Drying Festival, etc. This festival has also become a national intangible cultural heritage. What is the saying about people born on the Double Ninth Festival on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month? What should we pay attention to when offering sacrifices on this day? Nine is a yang number and also the largest number. On the ninth day of the ninth month in the lunar calendar, both the month and the day are yang, so it is called "Double Ninth Festival". I spent the ninth lunar month of 2019 with Mr. Shui Mo.

What is the saying about people born on the Double Ninth Festival on the ninth day of the ninth month of the lunar calendar?

Good Man: People born on the Double Ninth Festival are naturally smart, upright in character, and are known for being lively and cheerful. When dealing with things, he has a bright and cheerful attitude and often sacrifices his own interests to help others, so he is regarded as a good man.
——Lives a very clear life: loyal, stubborn, family-oriented, strong self-esteem, not easy to trust others, and unwilling to owe favors to others.
——A loyal and righteous person: When it comes to friends and colleagues, he always puts righteousness first in everything. Because of this, he is sometimes easily framed because of being too loyal to his friends.
——Independence: Very independent, have their own ideas, and are relatively self-centered. When they do something wrong, they often try to find excuses.
——Tradition: relatively old-fashioned and difficult to adapt, old patterns are difficult to change, and the self-consciousness is too strong.
——Always be on guard: clearly distinguish between what you love and hate, be careful in words and deeds, be very wary, and don’t trust people easily.
——Sincerity: optimistic and positive, not good at hiding their personality and secrets, especially like to take care of others.
——No idea of ​​financial management: It is not difficult to make money, and there is no shortage of money, but there is a lack of concept of money and it is difficult to keep money. Therefore, it is difficult to have huge wealth.
——Be grateful and repay kindness: a passion for justice and a sincere heart. To those who have done me a favor, I will repay them double.
——Stubborn in love: Being loyal in relationships, possessive, stubborn, prone to unrequited love, or being carried away by love.
——Dare to take risks and fight hard: Be energetic, eager to achieve success, willing to work hard, cultivate a gentle heart, and you will naturally get help from noble people.

The Double Ninth Festival has incorporated various folk customs in its historical development and evolution, and carries rich cultural connotations. In folk beliefs, "nine" is the largest number, implying longevity, and is a symbol of people's blessing for the health and longevity of the elderly.

What should we pay attention to when offering sacrifices on the Double Ninth Festival?

Foods that cannot be offered:
——Fruits: Plums, cherries, and pomegranates cannot be offered as sacrifices. Plums are used to avoid the name of Laozi, and the seeds of cherries and pomegranates must be digested and excreted by the digestive tract before they can germinate. Therefore, they are considered unclean and cannot be offered as sacrifices.
——Meat: Beef, dog meat, and soft-shelled turtle are not allowed to be offered as sacrifices.
——Others: Hygrophytes and chemical organisms cannot be offered as sacrifices (they are considered low-quality foods), such as silkworm pupae and sea cucumbers.

Note:
Regarding the time for offerings, generally, meat offerings can be removed after the incense is burned out on the same night, while vegetarian offerings can be offered for three days. There can be no offerings in the hall, but offerings must never be left for more than three days and must be removed after three days.
——Water supply: No matter it is a spirit medium or a guardian deity, use one cup of water. Try to change it once a day, and it is best not to exceed three days.
——Offering wine: Generally, the guardian deity is given three cups of wine, while the spirit who goes out to work as a horse spirit is given five cups of wine. Drink on the first and fifteenth days of the lunar month. If you see that the wine glass is empty at other times, you can fill it up, but you must replace it with a new one on the first and fifteenth day of the lunar month. Generally, wine is provided for three years in the debut hall, and it can be removed after three years.
—— Steamed buns: Steamed buns are offered as sacrifices. Generally, fifteen steamed buns are used as offerings to the gods who protect the family, and they are placed in three piles. Twenty-five steamed buns are used as offerings to the gods who come out to work as horses, and they are placed in five piles. Ten steamed buns are usually used as offerings to ancestors, and they are placed in two piles. Usually, the steamed buns are placed aside to cool down after being taken out of the pot to keep the buns intact. The buns served should not have any defects such as broken skin. People usually put a red dot on offerings to ancestors, but it is not necessary to put a red dot on offerings to immortals. The method for making steamed buns is as follows: put the three as shown below, upside down on the second layer, and put the third layer upright, and five make a stack.
——Candles: A white candle is used for ancestors, and a red candle is used for immortals and gods and Buddhas.
——Chopsticks: Red chopsticks are generally used. The guardian gods and ancestors use three pairs, and the spirits who go out to work as horses use five pairs. Now many temples have abolished chopsticks, but you must first inform the spirits. Usually the master will arrange it for you when you go out to work.

The name "Double Ninth Festival" comes from the "Yang Yao is Nine" in the ancient book "Book of Changes". In the "Book of Changes", "six" is defined as a yin number, and "nine" is defined as a yang number, also known as the "extreme number", referring to the height of the sky as the "nine layers". On the ninth day of the ninth month, both the sun and the moon are nine, which is called "double nine", so it is called "Double Ninth". At the same time, it is two yang numbers combined, so it is called "Double Ninth". In the Ming Dynasty, Zhang Dai wrote in "Night Boat": "Nine is a yang number, and the day and the month correspond together, so it is called "Double Ninth Festival".

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