Autumn is coming, cold air is heading south, rain is decreasing, and the weather is fine. In September and autumn, the air is crisp and the temperature is neither too cold nor too hot, which is just suitable for traveling. The ancients had the custom of climbing mountains on the Double Ninth Festival for a long time. For example, in the Tang Dynasty, Wang Wei wrote in "I miss my Shandong brothers during my holiday in the mountains" that when I am in a foreign land, I miss my relatives twice every holiday. When I think of my brothers' bodies climbing high, I will feel a little regret for not being able to reach me.
Chongyang cake, also known as flower cake, chrysanthemum cake and hair cake, is a traditional food for the Double Ninth Festival. Five-color Caiqi Yang is inserted in the cake, and two sheep are printed on the cake, which means "Double Ninth Festival". Some places put a cake on the child's forehead at dawn on September 9, and said something in his mouth, wishing the child all the best.
Brief introduction of double ninth festival
Double Ninth Festival is a traditional folk festival in China, which falls on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month every year. The number "Nine" is a positive number in the Book of Changes, and the two positive numbers of "Nine Nine" are heavy, so it is called "Chongyang"; It is also called "Double Ninth Festival", because both the date and the month conform to nine. In ancient times, there were customs such as climbing to pray for blessings, offering sacrifices to gods and ancestors, and drinking and praying for blessings.
The Double Ninth Festival originated from the worship of astronomical phenomena, which began in ancient times, spread in the Western Han Dynasty and flourished after the Tang Dynasty. According to the existing historical data and textual research, in ancient times, there were activities of offering sacrifices to heaven and ancestors in season and autumn. The ancients offered sacrifices to the Emperor and ancestors when the crops were harvested in September, which was an activity to thank the Emperor and ancestors for their kindness. This is the original form of the Double Ninth Festival as an autumn harvest sacrifice activity.
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