The implication of appreciating laurel in Mid-Autumn Festival

Appreciation of laurels in Mid-Autumn Festival shows that people's pursuit and praise of life is sweet.

Osmanthus fragrans, known as "Murraya", is a kind of traditional precious flowers and trees that our people love very much. Since ancient times, people have regarded osmanthus fragrans and its fruits as "spiritual reality from heaven" and as a symbol of loftiness, beauty and auspiciousness. Therefore, people praise good children and grandchildren as "Gui Zi Lan Sun"; Call the Moon Palace "Ghost Palace" and use "Ghost Woman" as a metaphor for the moon.

Introduction:

1, Double Ninth Festival-Chrysanthemum

Odd numbers are Yang, even numbers are Yin, and nine is the maximum number of Yang. The ancients thought September 9 was the most auspicious day. The number nine itself is the change of Yang, so September 9 is called the Double Ninth Festival. The Double Ninth Festival coincides with the blooming of chrysanthemums. In ancient times, there were folk customs such as climbing high and looking far, enjoying chrysanthemums and eating crabs, wearing dogwood, drinking alcohol to worship ancestors and praying for longevity.

2. The solstice of winter-plum blossom

From the solstice of winter, the ancients had the custom of "counting nine days". One of them is a map of plum petals. Every day, this color is painted on the petals of plums. Every nine days is September 19th, the coldest time. After 998 1 day, you can welcome spring, and everything is full of vitality, which means that the spring ploughing season has arrived.