What is the custom of Double Ninth Festival in northern China?

On September 9th in Xianghe County, families with in-laws will give gifts to each other, which is called "chasing festivals". The sunny and rainy days in Yongping House will be dominated by Chongyang weather. If it rains on the Double Ninth Festival, it will rain these days. There are no mountains in Zhou Dian County, and there are more people climbing the stairs in the county than in the Double Ninth Festival.

Anhui province

Tongling county regards the ninth Double Ninth Festival as the Dragon and Candle Festival to welcome the mountain gods. Chopping bamboo and horses for fun is said to drive away the plague.

Shandong (province)

People in the north of Changyi eat spicy radish soup on the Double Ninth Festival. There is a proverb: "After drinking radish soup, the whole family is not bitter." Juancheng people call the Double Ninth Festival the birthday of the God of Wealth, and every household bakes cakes to offer sacrifices to the God of Wealth. Zou Ping offered a sacrifice to Fan Zhongyan in Chongyang. In the old days, dyeing houses and wineries also paid homage to the god of tanks on September 9. Tengzhou's daughter, who has been married for less than three years, avoids going back to her parents' home for the holidays. There is a saying that "if you go home to Chongyang, you will kill your mother-in-law."

Shanxi province

On the Double Ninth Festival in Xixiang County, relatives and friends presented chrysanthemums and chrysanthemum cakes. Scholars exchange poems and wine. It is said that women can learn from Cornus officinalis on this day, which can cure their distress.

Shanxi

Since ancient times, there has been a traditional habit of climbing mountains on September 9 in Jinnan, Shanxi. Appreciating great rivers and mountains and scenic spots and historic sites has become a major event of the festival. Today, famous sayings such as "Gan Kun will win, and our generation will climb the peak together", "The east wind can't stay, Ran Ran rises from the peak" and "New joy in September, agriculture, countryside and farmers celebrate autumn" are still being recited among the people.

Henan Province

In 20 10, China Democracy and People's Livelihood Association awarded Xixia County, Nanyang City "the hometown of Chongyang culture in China", and established the only "China Chongyang Culture Research Center" in Xixia, where the "China Xixia Chongyang Culture Festival" was held every year on September 9th of the lunar calendar.