What kind of gift should I bring when visiting elders on Double Ninth Festival? What are the customs of Double Ninth Festival?
In 1989, the ninth day of the ninth lunar month was designated as "Respect for the Aged Day", advocating that the whole society establish a culture of respecting, honoring, loving and helping the elderly. So, what gifts should we bring when visiting elders on Double Ninth Festival ? What are the customs of Double Ninth Festival? The ninth month of the lunar calendar has many nicknames, including late autumn, late autumn, poor autumn, cool autumn, frost business, and business order. The ground is filled with the fragrance of chrysanthemums. More exciting content about the ninth month of the lunar calendar in 2019 can be found on Mr. Shui Mo's website.What gifts should I bring when visiting elders on Double Ninth Festival?1. Health care products <br /> As the elders get older, their physical condition is not as good as before, so you can choose some health care products with good effects to nourish the elders.2. Health care equipment <br /> With the development of society, more and more health care equipment are appearing on the market. Therefore, we can choose some high-quality and effective equipment for our elders. 3. Things that elders like <br /> Everyone has things they like, and elders are no exception. Some elders like to make tea, so you can give them some tea leaves; some elders like to drink wine, so you can give them some medicinal wine that is good for the body, and so on. 4. Companionship <br /> In this world, the loneliest people are the elderly. For them, companionship is the best gift. What are the customs of Double Ninth Festival?Autumn sun dryingThe Double Ninth Festival is the best time to appreciate autumn. Some mountain villages in southern China still retain the characteristic of "drying autumn fruits". Going to the countryside to appreciate folk customs and watch the autumn sun drying has become a fashion in rural tourism. "Sunning in autumn" is a typical agricultural custom with strong regional characteristics. Villagers living in mountainous areas in Hunan, Guangxi, Anhui, Jiangxi and other places have complex terrain and very little flat land in the villages. They have to use the racks and hanging racks in front of and behind their houses and on their windowsills and roofs to dry their crops. Over time, this has evolved into a traditional agricultural custom. This special lifestyle and scene of villagers drying their crops has gradually become the material pursued and created by painters and photographers, and has shaped the poetic name "Autumn Drying". Flying a Kite Flying kites is the main custom of the Double Ninth Festival in the South. The main feature of the Double Ninth Festival among the people is flying kites. The Guangxu "Huizhou Prefecture Records" also recorded this. Kite is also known as kite today. In folk tradition, in addition to climbing mountains, flying kites is also a special feature of the Double Ninth Festival. Eat Chongyang Cake According to historical records, Chongyang cake is also known as flower cake, chrysanthemum cake and five-color cake. There is no fixed method to make it and it is rather casual. At dawn on September 9th, people would place a piece of cake on their children’s foreheads and chant something, wishing their children success in everything. This was the original intention of the ancients making cakes in September. The elaborate Double Ninth Festival cake is made into nine layers, like a pagoda, with two lambs made on top to match the meaning of Double Ninth Festival (sheep). Some people also put a small red paper flag (instead of dogwood) on the Chongyang cake and light candles. This probably means using "lighting lamps" or "eating cakes" instead of "climbing high". There is still no fixed variety of Chongyang cake today. The soft cakes eaten on Chongyang Festival in various places are all called Chongyang cake. Ancestor worship The Double Ninth Festival is one of the four major traditional Chinese festivals for ancestor worship. In ancient times, people had a tradition of worshiping their ancestors and praying for blessings. The traditional custom of ancestor worship on the Double Ninth Festival in ancient times is still popular in the Lingnan area, and people hold ancestor worship activities on the Double Ninth Festival every year. Whether it is ancestor worship or climbing high to look into the distance, its most fundamental function is to enhance people's cultural identity and strengthen the cohesion of family and society. Chrysanthemum viewing There has always been a custom of appreciating chrysanthemums on the Double Ninth Festival, so it has also been called the Chrysanthemum Festival in ancient times. The custom of appreciating chrysanthemums originates from chrysanthemum culture. Chrysanthemum is a natural flower. Because of its colorful flowers and the fact that it blooms in defiance of frost, a chrysanthemum culture of appreciating and praising it has been formed. The ninth month of the lunar calendar is commonly known as the Chrysanthemum Month. Chrysanthemum festivals are held during this festival and crowds of people from all over the city attend to appreciate the chrysanthemums. Since the Three Kingdoms and Wei and Jin Dynasties, it has become a fashion to gather together on the Double Ninth Festival to drink, appreciate chrysanthemums and write poetry. In ancient Chinese customs, chrysanthemums symbolize longevity. Chrysanthemum is a flower of longevity and is praised by writers as a symbol of unyielding spirit in the face of frost. Different people have different destinies. As the saying goes, "A good fate is not as good as good luck." We cannot change our destiny, but we can change our fortune. Want to know your fortune in 2020? 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