The Double Ninth Festival was formed as early as the Warring States Period. In the Tang Dynasty, the Double Ninth Festival was officially designated as a folk festival, which has been inherited ever since. There is a folk custom of climbing mountains on that day, so the Double Ninth Festival is also called the Mountaineering Festival, as well as the Cornus Festival and the Chrysanthemum Festival.
People usually climb mountains, enjoy chrysanthemums, drink chrysanthemum wine, insert dogwood and eat cakes when celebrating the Double Ninth Festival. In addition, due to the enduring homophonic sound of "9999" in early September, it has a timeless meaning, so ancestor worship and filial piety activities are often carried out on this day.
Related customs of Double Ninth Festival
Gordon 1
First of all, there is a custom of climbing mountains on the Double Ninth Festival. Autumn in September, the sky is crisp. In this season, climbing the mountain and overlooking it can achieve the purpose of relaxing body and mind, keeping fit and getting rid of diseases.
Step 2 eat Chongyang cake
The custom of eating Chongyang cake is related to mountain climbing. Gaohe cake is homophonic. As a holiday food, it was originally to celebrate the harvest of autumn grain and taste new grain. After that, the people have the auspicious meaning of climbing to eat cakes and climbing step by step.
Step 3 enjoy chrysanthemums
The Double Ninth Festival has always had the custom of enjoying chrysanthemums, so it has been called Chrysanthemum Festival since ancient times. September of the lunar calendar, commonly known as Chrysanthemum Month, holds a chrysanthemum party on holidays, and people from all over the city go to the meeting to enjoy chrysanthemums. Since the Wei and Jin Dynasties in the Three Kingdoms, it has become fashionable for Chongyang parties to drink and enjoy chrysanthemums and recite poems. In the ancient customs of Han nationality, chrysanthemum symbolizes longevity.