What are the customs of the Double Ninth Festival?
On September 9th, people drink chrysanthemum wine and get drunk with chrysanthemums on the Double Ninth Festival. So, what do people usually do during this festival when people and flowers get intoxicated together? What are the traditional customs? Let’s take a look together with the editor. The ninth month of the lunar calendar is also known as the Chrysanthemum Month and the Late Autumn Month. It is the last month of autumn every year. If you want to know more about the ninth month of the lunar calendar in 2018, please follow Mr. Shui Mo. Everything you want to know is here!Review of the traditional customs of the Double Ninth FestivalI know my brothers are climbing the mountain by wearing dogwood , but there is one less person wearing the dogwood. This well-known poem describes the Double Ninth Festival. Cornus officinalis has a strong fragrance and has the effects of expelling insects, removing dampness, and expelling wind evil. It can also eliminate food stagnation and treat cold and heat. People believe that September 9th is an unlucky day with many disasters, so people like to wear dogwood on the Double Ninth Festival to ward off evil and seek good luck. Therefore, Cornus officinalis is also called "the evil-repellent". Chrysanthemum Appreciation The ninth month of the lunar calendar is commonly known as the Chrysanthemum Month. Chrysanthemum conventions are held during festivals and crowds of people from all over the city attend the conventions to appreciate 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 Han customs, chrysanthemum symbolizes longevity. Drinking chrysanthemum wine During the Double Ninth Festival, there is a traditional custom in China to drink chrysanthemum wine. In ancient times, chrysanthemum wine was regarded as an "auspicious wine" that must be drunk on the Double Ninth Festival to ward off disasters and pray for blessings. There is a custom of eating Chongyang cake which is associated with climbing heights. "Gao" and "gao" are homophones of each other. As a festival food, it was originally intended to celebrate the autumn harvest and enjoy the new grain. Later, people started to climb high places and eat cakes, which meant to get the auspicious meaning of climbing higher and higher. In the north, the custom of eating Chongyang cake is particularly popular. Flying kites Kites are also known as kites now. The word "kite" is the name used after the Five Dynasties. Before that, people in the north used to call it "paper kite", while people in the south mostly called it "kite". The name "paper kite" in Huizhou obviously retains the ancient name before the Five Dynasties, and has a "mixed" flavor of the north and the south. |
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