Shooting tigers for fun is the custom of Double Ninth Festival in Liao Dynasty. "Late Departure" is the transliteration name of Qidan, which means "September 9th", a festival of Qidan people in Liao Dynasty. Every year on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month, the Emperor of Liao led his ministers to hunt tigers for fun, and those who caught less would be punished by the Double Ninth Festival. After the filming, the courtiers were invited to drink chrysanthemum wine and eat raw rabbit liver and deer tongue sauce. He also used dogwood to make wine, sprinkled it on the door, or added a little salt to drink.
When drinking, take Cornus officinalis 18 tablets for men and 9 tablets for women, and send them with the wine. People think that evil can be avoided.
Folk activities of Double Ninth Festival;
In the process of historical continuation, the Double Ninth Festival is a traditional festival in China, which combines many folk customs and cultural connotations. Celebrating the Double Ninth Festival generally includes traveling to enjoy the scenery, climbing high and looking far, watching chrysanthemums, picking Chinese herbal medicines, holding banquets for the elderly, eating double ninth cake, keeping in good health with medicinal liquor, drinking chrysanthemum wine and other activities.
The Double Ninth Festival is a season of "clear sky rising, turbid air sinking". The higher the terrain, the more clear the sky, so "climbing to enjoy the clear sky on the Double Ninth Festival" has become a folk custom. Autumn in September, the sky is crisp, this season, climbing high and looking far can achieve the purpose of refreshing, fitness and recuperation. There are many folk activities and rich cultural connotations in the Double Ninth Festival.