How is the Double Ninth Festival in 2018? What are the customs of the Double Ninth Festival?
The Double Ninth Festival was formed as early as the Warring States Period. Since the Wei and Jin Dynasties, the atmosphere of the Double Ninth Festival has become increasingly strong and has been sung by literati and poets of all generations. In the Tang Dynasty, it was officially designated as a folk festival and has been passed down from dynasty to dynasty since then. So, let’s take a look at what the Double Ninth Festival in 2018 will be like. Mr. Shui Mo has carefully compiled detailed information about the ninth month of the lunar calendar in 2018. If you want to know the auspicious and inauspicious days in the ninth month of the lunar calendar, please go to Mr. Shui Mo.How is the Double Ninth Festival in 2018?The ninth day of the ninth month of the lunar calendar, 2018, is October 17, 2018 in the Gregorian calendar, which is a Wednesday, Libra. The Double Ninth Festival is held. The God of Wealth is in the south. The God of Fortune is in the northwest. The God of Wealth is in the south. The Yin and Yang Gods are in the east. The Yang God is in the southeast. Suitable things for today include breaking ground and drilling, repairing graves, recruiting brides, recruiting sons-in-law, and opening business. Building, breaking ground, erecting pillars, collecting wealth, offering sacrifices, and praying for heirs. Taking up the post, planting, moving into a house, seeking wealth, attending school, cutting clothes, and signing contracts. Traveling, buying property, and seeking medical treatment. Suitable things for today include laying beds, cutting wood, raising beams, recruiting livestock, getting married, migrating, and burying. Fasting and offering sacrifices, praying for blessings, wearing the hairpin, building a house, and litigating. Therefore, according to the lunar calendar, the Double Ninth Festival in 2018 is still a good day.What are the customs of the Double Ninth Festival?1. Climbing The first custom of the Double Ninth Festival is climbing. In the golden autumn of September, the sky is high and the air is fresh. Climbing high and looking far into the distance in this season can make you feel relaxed and happy, and can also help you stay healthy and avoid diseases. 2. Eat Chongyang Cake. Chongyang Cake is also called 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. 3. Appreciating chrysanthemums 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 come 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. 4. Insert Cornus officinalis. Cornus officinalis has a strong fragrance and can repel insects, remove dampness, expel wind evil, eliminate food stagnation, and treat cold and heat. People believe that the ninth day of the ninth lunar month 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". |
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