Why do people climb mountains on Double Ninth Festival? What is the meaning of flying kites on Double Ninth Festival?
There are many customs for the Double Ninth Festival, and different customs have their own explanations and considerations. So, let’s take a look at why we have to climb high places on the Double Ninth Festival? What is the meaning of flying kites on Double Ninth Festival? The ninth month of the lunar calendar is also known as the "Chrysanthemum Month," the month when chrysanthemums bloom. September is a long month in the lunar calendar, with a total of thirty days. Come and pay attention to the September 2021 special topic of Shuimoxiansheng.com to learn more details!Why do people climb mountains on Double Ninth Festival?Climbing heights on the Double Ninth Festival is one of the customs. In ancient times, people had the custom of climbing heights on the Double Ninth Festival, so the Double Ninth Festival is also called the "Climbing Festival." The custom of climbing mountains on Double Ninth Festival originated from the climatic characteristics of this time and the ancient people's worship of mountains.There are three theories about why people climb high places on the Double Ninth Festival. Statement 1: In ancient times, people's worship of mountains formed the custom of "climbing mountains to pray for blessings". Dai Sheng of the Western Han Dynasty wrote in "Book of Rites: Sacrifices": "Mountains, forests, rivers, valleys, and hills that can produce clouds, wind and rain, and monsters are all called gods." Documents show that the ancients were both awed and worshipful of mountains. The custom of "climbing mountains to pray for blessings" was popular as early as the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. In the Western Han Dynasty, "Chang'an Records" recorded that people in the capital of the Han Dynasty went out to enjoy the scenery on September 9th. Statement 2: The saying of "saying goodbye to the green" when climbing high comes from the solar terms in nature. The Double Ninth Festival is an autumn festival. After the festival, the weather gradually gets cooler and the grass and trees begin to wither. Climbing mountains on the Double Ninth Festival to "bid farewell to the green" corresponds to the spring outings in March in ancient times. Statement 3: The story of the myth of climbing high to avoid disasters on the Double Ninth Festival took place in the Eastern Han Dynasty. Legend has it that at that time there was a sorcerer named Huan Jing in Runan (now southwest of Shangcai, Henan) who believed that plague would come on this day and people had to leave their homes and go to as high a place as possible to be safe. The absurd story of Huan Jing climbing up to a high place to avoid disaster on September 9th can be found in the mythological and strange novel "Continued Records of the Strange Things of Qi" by Wu Jun of the Liang Dynasty in the Southern Dynasties. What is the meaning of flying kites on Double Ninth Festival?Flying kites is also one of the traditional customs of the Double Ninth Festival.The main feature of the Double Ninth Festival among the people is flying kites. The Guangxu "Huizhou Prefecture Records" also recorded this. In folk tradition, in addition to climbing mountains, flying kites is also a special feature of the Double Ninth Festival. As for why people fly kites during the Double Ninth Festival, in addition to the climatic reasons that the sky is high and the clouds are light, the wind is light and the sun is bright, so kites can easily fly up with the wind, there are also some other explanations that are quite interesting. Legend has it that flying kites during the Double Ninth Festival is to "drive away bad luck". The higher and farther the kite flies, the farther the bad luck will fly away with it. What's more, some people even cut the string to make the kite disappear into the sky. Another explanation is that flying kites on the Double Ninth Festival is to "release good luck" and "release blessings". The better the kite flies, the greater the blessing. The kite flyer must not only not break the silk thread, but also do everything possible to protect it, because if the silk thread breaks, the "good luck" and "blessings" will also float away. |
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