This is the traditional festival of the Han nationality, the Double Ninth Festival.

Also known as climbing festival.

Due to the ninth day of September.

Homonym is "long", which has a long meaning.

Therefore, this day is often used to worship ancestors and carry out activities to respect the elderly.

Therefore, this festival is also called the festival for the elderly.

The traditional custom of the Double Ninth Festival is not just a celebration.

In fact, it is still a way of keeping in good health.

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Understand the health customs of the Double Ninth Festival.

And how to make good use of these customs to keep in good health in autumn.

In ancient times, Chongyang had the folk custom of climbing, so Chongyang Festival was also called "Climbing Festival".

According to legend, this custom began in the Eastern Han Dynasty. There are many climbing poems written by scholars in the Tang Dynasty, most of which are the custom of writing the Double Ninth Festival. Du Fu's Seven Laws "Ascending the Mountain" is a famous article about climbing the mountain in Chongyang.

In the Mid-Autumn Festival, when the air is crisp in autumn, people can climb high and look far, shout loudly and exercise their bones and muscles. Therefore, Chongyang is the most suitable time for people to climb high.

Chongyang cake, also known as flower cake, chrysanthemum cake and five-color cake, is made randomly. On the Double Ninth Festival, making cakes in September was the original intention of the ancients. Children put a cake on their heads and say something in their mouths, wishing them all the best.

Exquisite Chongyang cake should be made into nine layers, like a pagoda, with two lambs on it, which conforms to the meaning of Chongyang (sheep). Because the Double Ninth Festival is also considered as a festival to respect the elderly, people often make double ninth festival cakes to commemorate the elderly. This kind of cake is rich in a variety of health foods, which is beneficial for the human body to absorb a variety of nutrients.

Eating cakes according to folk customs also means "climbing the mountain". In childhood memory, Chongyang cake is sweet in plain days, which makes people laugh.

On the Double Ninth Festival, chrysanthemums are in full bloom at this time, and people get together with relatives and friends to celebrate the festival.

Looking at chrysanthemums can not only see the beauty of autumn, but also be a kind of spiritual health preservation. While enjoying chrysanthemums, you can also eat chrysanthemums, such as chrysanthemum tea and chrysanthemum porridge. And these are very beneficial to the body.

Those who admire chrysanthemums are happy, those who drink chrysanthemums are happy, and those who drink chrysanthemums speak. Chrysanthemum wine, in ancient times, was regarded as the "auspicious wine" that Chongyang must drink to eliminate disasters and pray for blessings.

The custom of inserting Evodia rutaecarpa in the Double Ninth Festival was very common in the Tang Dynasty.

In the Qing Dynasty, the custom of Beijing Double Ninth Festival was to stick chrysanthemum branches and leaves on doors and windows to "eliminate evil and filth, and make money and treasure". Cornus officinalis is a fennel plant. Up to now, Cornus officinalis is mostly used in Chinese herbal medicine, with many effects.

Cornus officinalis is an important symbol of the Double Ninth Festival. Ancient people often wore sachets filled with dogwood to ward off evil spirits and eliminate disasters when climbing mountains on the Double Ninth Festival on September 9.

In addition to inserting Evodia rutaecarpa according to the custom, it is advisable to brew Cornus wine or drink Cornus tea on the Double Ninth Festival, which has the effects of nourishing liver and kidney and strengthening spleen and stomach.

The sky is dry and autumn is getting stronger. Drinking tea should be warm and old.

For example, old tea with mild tea properties (Pu 'er tea, white tea and black tea), whose microorganisms and beneficial bacteria are scavengers for regulating gastrointestinal tract.

The Double Ninth Festival is also a festival for the elderly. The Chinese nation has a traditional virtue of respecting and loving the elderly since ancient times, and the Double Ninth Festival embodies the national style of "respecting and loving the elderly".

On this day of respecting the elderly, we can also learn more about the way the elderly drink tea and send a warm cup of tea to your parents.

Of course, there is no need to choose a date to take care of your parents. If you love them, you should say it and put it into action.

In addition, autumn health is just the right time.

In addition to the above, we should also: beware of autumn dryness.

Pay attention to sleep and supplement appropriately.

Regular daily life, good mood.

If you happen to be in front of your parents

May wish to respect a cup of Yang tea!

Finally, I wish the elderly all over the world.

Health and longevity, happiness and well-being!

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