What are the customs of the Double Ninth Festival?

One, insert dogwood.

In ancient times, there was a custom of planting dogwood on September 9th, so the Double Ninth Festival is also called the Dogwood Festival. Cornus officinalis has a strong fragrance and can repel insects, remove dampness, and remove wind evil. It also has the functions of eliminating food accumulation and treating cold and heat. It can be used as medicine, and can also be used to make wine to maintain health and eliminate diseases. Therefore, on the Double Ninth Festival, people have the custom of wearing dogwood or planting dogwood when climbing high and looking into the distance. They can also give dogwood as gifts to relatives and friends in order to ward off evil spirits, seek good luck, and prolong life.

Two, drink chrysanthemum wine.

Chrysanthemum wine is cool and sweet. It has the effects of improving eyesight, replenishing liver qi, calming the stomach and intestines, diuresis, treating dizziness, lowering blood pressure and losing weight. It is a good product for strengthening the body and increasing longevity. Drinking chrysanthemum wine has become popular as early as the Han and Wei dynasties. In Chinese folk custom, people collect the stems and leaves of chrysanthemums when they are in full bloom, mix them with grains to make wine, and wait until September 9 of the next year to drink it.

Three, climb high and look far.

On the Double Ninth Festival, there is a common custom among the people, that is, people go out to climb high and look far. There are two theories about its origin.

1. In ancient times, people worshiped mountain gods and believed that "Nine-nine old Yangs, the Yang pole will change", so on September 9, they would go to the mountains to climb high and look far away, and worship the mountain gods for good luck. Later, it gradually evolved For an entertainment activity.

2. During the Double Ninth Festival, most of the busy farming and autumn harvests have ended. At this time, the people are relatively free, and the wild fruits and medicinal materials in the mountains are in mature season, so people will go to the mountains to collect wild fruits, medicinal materials, etc. at this time. , and later gradually concentrated the activities on the Double Ninth Festival, which evolved into the custom of climbing high and looking far away on the Double Ninth Festival.

Four, enjoy chrysanthemums.

During the Double Ninth Festival, all kinds of chrysanthemums are in full bloom, and viewing chrysanthemums has naturally become an important part of the festival. In addition to admiring the numerous chrysanthemums, chrysanthemum lanterns will be lit, banquets will be held, and music and drums will be played to celebrate the Double Ninth Festival.

Five, eat Double Ninth Festival cake.

Double Ninth Cake, also known as flower cake, chrysanthemum cake and five-color cake, is a representative food of the Double Ninth Festival on September 9th. As a festival food, it was first used to celebrate the harvest and enjoy new crops. Because "gao" and "cake" are homophonic, which means climbing higher step by step, it has the auspicious meaning. Later, the custom of climbing high and eating cakes on the Double Ninth Festival came into being.

Sixth, worship ancestors during the Double Ninth Festival.

Double Ninth Festival, together with New Year’s Eve, Qingming Festival and Ghost Festival, are collectively known as the four traditional ancestor worship festivals in China. As early as the pre-Qin period, when crops were harvested, people had the custom of offering sacrifices to heaven and earth and ancestors in September to thank the ancestors of heaven and earth for their kindness.