What day is the Double Ninth Festival in 223?

The Double Ninth Festival in 223 is on October 23rd.

The Double Ninth Festival, which falls on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month, is a traditional festival in China in 223. "Double Ninth Festival" is also called "Double Ninth Festival", because "Nine" is defined as Yang number in the Book of Changes, and on September 9th, two and nine are heavy, so it is called "Double Ninth Festival". Nine is the largest number in numbers, so it is endowed with the meaning of long life, health and longevity; The ancients thought that Chongyang was an auspicious day to celebrate.

In ancient times, there was a custom of climbing mountains and praying for blessings on the Double Ninth Festival. Celebrating the Double Ninth Festival generally included climbing mountains, sunbathing in the autumn and enjoying chrysanthemums. Up to now, it has added the connotation of respecting the elderly, enjoying a banquet on the day of Chongyang (holding a banquet to respect the elderly), thanking and respecting the elderly.

Double Ninth Festival custom

1. Chrysanthemum wine

Chrysanthemum is a timely flower, and it was the only grass that flourished in first frost, so it was regarded as "the grass in time" by the ancients; And because of its unique character, chrysanthemum has become a symbol of vitality. The independent chrysanthemum in cold autumn has unusual cultural significance in the eyes of the ancients. In the eyes of Xiandao Fangjia, it is a "life-prolonging guest" and an immortal grass.

Therefore, appreciating chrysanthemums and drinking chrysanthemum wine have become the main festivals in Chongyang. Tao Yuanming, a recluse in Jin Dynasty, loved the nobleness of chrysanthemum and made his ambition clear by chrysanthemum. On September 9 th, although he was poor and had no wine, he still went out and sat in the chrysanthemum bushes next to his house. Over time, he was full of chrysanthemums.

Suddenly, Wang Hong, the secretariat of Jiangzhou, sent chong yang wine, and Tao Yuanming "went home drunk even if he thought about it". The wine that Tao Yuanming drank was probably chrysanthemum wine made from chrysanthemum last year.

2. Sunbathing in autumn

The Double Ninth Festival is the best time to enjoy autumn, and some mountain villages in the south of China have retained the characteristics of "sunbathing in autumn". Going to the countryside to enjoy folk customs and watch the autumn sun has become a fashion in rural tourism. "Sunbathing in autumn" is a typical agricultural custom phenomenon with strong regional characteristics.

Villagers living in mountainous areas such as Hunan, Guangxi, Anhui, Jiangxi, etc. have to use the roofs in front of and behind their houses and their own windowsills to sun and hang crops, which has evolved into a traditional agricultural custom phenomenon over time.

This special lifestyle and scene of villagers drying crops has gradually become the material for painters and photographers to pursue and create, and has created a poetic title of "basking in autumn".

3. Chongyang Cake

Chongyang Cake, also known as Flower Cake, Chrysanthemum Cake and Five-color Cake, is made in a random way. At dawn on September 9, it was the original intention of the ancients to make cakes in September, with a piece of cake on their children's heads and saying something in their mouths, wishing their children all the best. The exquisite Chongyang cake should be made into nine layers, like a pagoda, with two lambs on it to conform to the meaning of Chongyang (sheep).

Some even put a little red paper flag (instead of cornus) on the Chongyang cake and light candles. This probably means "lighting a lamp" and "eating cake" instead of "climbing high". Nowadays, there are still no fixed varieties of Chongyang cakes, and the soft cakes eaten in various places on the Double Ninth Festival are called Chongyang cakes.