1, climb up. The custom of climbing on the Double Ninth Festival has a long history. In ancient times, there was the custom of climbing on the Double Ninth Festival, so it was also called "Climbing Festival". The climbing custom of Chongyang originated from the climate characteristics at this time and the worship of mountains by the ancients.
2. Insert Cornus officinalis. The custom of inserting Evodia rutaecarpa was popular in ancient times, so it is also called Cornus Festival. Cornus officinalis is a kind of fruit that can be used as medicine. Because the quality of Cornus officinalis produced in Wuyuedi (now Jiangsu and Zhejiang) is the best, it is also called Evodia rutaecarpa. The ancients believed that climbing a mountain and inserting Evodia rutaecarpa on the Double Ninth Festival could repel insects, damp and pathogenic wind. So he put Cornus officinalis on his arm or in a sachet and on his head.
Step 3 drink chrysanthemum wine. In ancient times, chrysanthemum wine was regarded as the "auspicious wine" that must be drunk on the Double Ninth Festival, which was used to eliminate disasters and pray. Because of its unique character, chrysanthemum has become a symbol of vitality. Chrysanthemum contains health-preserving ingredients. In Jin Dynasty, Ge Hong's "Bao Pu Zi" recorded that people in Nanyang Mountain drank sweet valley water full of chrysanthemums and lived longer. Drinking chrysanthemum wine on the Double Ninth Festival is a traditional custom in China.
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Traditional festivals have always been a supplement to traditional culture. Double Ninth Festival, because it is homophonic with "long-term", is the largest number in numbers and the noblest in numbers, which means long life. Besides, autumn is also the golden season of harvest in a year, and the Double Ninth Festival has far-reaching influence. People have always had special feelings for this festival. There are many excellent poems about the Double Ninth Festival and chanting chrysanthemums in the past dynasties.
For many old people, Chongyang is a moment of happy reunion and can enjoy family happiness; For many children, Chongyang is a good time to be grateful and filial, and it is also a good time to express feelings; For more busy people, the Double Ninth Festival is a time for rest. Traveling to enjoy autumn, climbing high and overlooking, planting dogwoods all over the place, eating Chongyang cake and drinking chrysanthemum wine are all depicting the cultural layer of the new era in various ways.
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