In the last article, we talked about the origin of the Double Ninth Festival. In this article, we will introduce the custom of Double Ninth Festival to you. According to health data, the Double Ninth Festival is a traditional festival of Han nationality and a mixture of various folk customs. Celebrating the Double Ninth Festival generally includes activities such as sightseeing, climbing high and looking far, enjoying chrysanthemums, planting dogwood all over, eating double ninth cake and drinking chrysanthemum wine. Double Ninth Festival, because it is homophonic with "Nine Nine", and nine is the largest number in the number, so it has the meaning of everlasting health and longevity. 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 poems describing the Double Ninth Festival in Tang poetry and Song poetry. There are mainly the following customs about the Double Ninth Festival: 1, climbing: the Double Ninth Festival first has the custom of climbing. The weather is crisp in autumn and September. Looking from afar in this season, you can achieve the purpose of feeling comfortable, keeping fit and getting rid of diseases. 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. 3. Chrysanthemum viewing: The Double Ninth Festival has always had the custom of chrysanthemum viewing, so it was also called Chrysanthemum Festival in 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 the Han nationality, chrysanthemum symbolizes longevity and longevity noodles. 4. Drink chrysanthemum wine: On the Double Ninth Festival, China has the traditional custom of drinking chrysanthemum wine. Chrysanthemum wine, in ancient times, was regarded as the "auspicious wine" that Chongyang must drink to eliminate disasters and pray for blessings. Chrysanthemum wine existed in the Han Dynasty. In Wei Dynasty, Cao Pi once presented chrysanthemums to Zhong You in Chongyang, wishing him a long life. Ge Hong of the Jin Dynasty recorded in Bao Puzi that there was a family in Nanyang Mountain, Henan Province, who lived a long life because of drinking the sweet valley water full of chrysanthemums. In this sense, chrysanthemum is also a kind of food to prolong life. In Emperor Liang Jian's article, there is a saying that "picking chrysanthemums under the hedge, picking pearls in the basket, dew wet and timid", and picking chrysanthemums to make wine is also a trick. Until the Ming and Qing Dynasties, chrysanthemum wine was still very popular, and it was still recorded in Gao Lian's Eight Chapters of Respect for Life in the Ming Dynasty. This is a popular health drink. Fujian Province: The article on healthy eating knowledge says that in Puxian, Fujian, people follow the old custom and steam nine layers of Chongyang rice fruit. People wash high-quality rice with clear water, soak it for two hours, take it out and drain it, mix it with water and grind it into slurry, add alum (dissolved in water) and stir it, add brown sugar (boiled with water to make concentrated sugar solution), then steam it on a pot, spread a clean cooking cloth, scoop in rice slurry for nine times, steam it out of the cage and coat it with peanut oil. This rice fruit is divided into nine layers, which can be uncovered and cut into water chestnuts. Four sides are distinct and translucent. It's sweet, soft and delicious, and it doesn't stick to teeth. It is a healthy food for the elderly in Chongyang. Puxian people worship their ancestors in Chongyang more than Qingming, so there is a saying that there is a small Qingming in March and a big Qingming in September. Due to the coastal area of Puxian, the ninth day of September is also the anniversary of Mazu's ascension to heaven. Villagers often go to the Tianhou Palace and the Palace Temple in Mazu Tempel or Meizhou to pray. In Changting county, farmers give edamame as a gift in the field, which is called edamame Festival. Shandong Province: In the north of Changyi, the hometown of health tips Bian Xiao, there are customs of Double Ninth Festival and spicy radish soup. There is a proverb: "drinking radish soup will not harm the whole family." Juancheng people call the Double Ninth Festival the birthday of the God of Wealth, and every household bakes cakes to offer sacrifices to the God of Wealth. Zou Ping offered a sacrifice to Fan Zhongyan in Chongyang. In the old days, dyeing houses and wineries also paid homage to the god of tanks on September 9. Tengxian's daughter has been married for less than three years and avoids going back to her parents' home for the holidays. There is a feudal superstition that "going home to Chongyang will kill my mother-in-law." Guangdong province: health experts say that boys and girls used to gather outside the city to sing songs, and everyone was watching. Nanxiong House invited maoshan taoist to set up the Empress Dowager Club on September 9th, and all young women who want to have children will come to attend. People in Lingao County get up early on the Double Ninth Festival, and everyone shouts "Catch Bobcats" in unison, which is a good sign of peace and prosperity. Taiwan Province Province: The climate in Taiwan Province Province has changed greatly. Since September, there has been a so-called "nine-drop" autumn wind, and it doesn't rain when the north wind blows. This time is the best time to fly kites. There is a local proverb: "On September 9th, the wind blew (kites) all over the sky." It is also a grand occasion for kites flying all over the sky on the Double Ninth Festival. Hakka people in Taiwan Province Province also have the custom of offering sacrifices to their ancestors on the Double Ninth Festival. It is said that the earlier you go to worship your ancestors, the more you can get their blessings. Shanxi Province: On September 9th, rural women in Shanxi used to take a day off from farm work. Married daughters are used to going back to their parents' homes for the holidays. There has been a traditional habit of climbing mountains on September 9 in southern Shanxi since ancient times. Up to now, there are still some famous health-preserving sayings among the people, such as "Gan Kun will win, and our generation will climb the mountain together", "The east wind can't stay, and Ran Ran rises from the peak", "New happiness in September, three rural areas celebrate autumn" and so on. Hebei Province: On September 9th in Xianghe County, Hebei Province, families with in-laws will give gifts to each other, which is called "Festival Chasing". The sunny and rainy days in Yongping House will be dominated by Chongyang weather. Children in qingfeng county play with paper kites on the Double Ninth Festival. There are no mountains in Zhou Dian County, and most people climb towers on the Double Ninth Festival. Beijing: Health tips say that Beijingers stick chrysanthemum branches and leaves on doors and windows during the Double Ninth Festival, which means "getting rid of evil and filth for good luck". This is the vulgarization of the chrysanthemum on the head. In the Song Dynasty, some people cut ribbons into dogwood and chrysanthemum and gave them to each other. Zhejiang Province: According to dietary tips, Shaoxing Prefecture visits each other on the Double Ninth Festival, and relatives and friends only cry and worship the gods when they are in mourning. Tonglu county prepares pigs and sheep to worship their ancestors on September 9, which is called autumn festival. At the same time, we also wrap zongzi on the Double Ninth Festival and give them to each other. This is the so-called Double Ninth Zongzi. Jiangsu Province: According to the knowledge of women's health, Nanjing people cut five-color paper into inclined planes and tied it into flags and inserted them in the courtyard on the Double Ninth Festival. Eat a kind of pasta called "camel hoof" at the Double Ninth Festival in Changzhou County. Eat Chongyang cake and Jiupin soup in Wuxi Double Ninth Festival. Health experts say Huaiji County has designated the Double Ninth Festival as the day of enlightenment in Yuan Di. Men, women and children came out of the city, and they all competed with God with cannons. On September 9th in Longan County, cattle and sheep were allowed to feed on their own. As the saying goes, "on September 9, cattle and sheep will keep their food." Sichuan: On this day, scholars from Nanxi County gathered in the Censhan Building of Longteng Mountain to commemorate the poet Cen Can, which was called "Cen Hall". Before and after the Double Ninth Festival in Sichuan, glutinous rice should be used to steam wine and make mash. As the saying goes, "steamed wine on the Double Ninth Festival is sweet and delicious". Guizhou Province: Tujia people in the northeast of Guizhou pay more attention to it and insist on making glutinous rice Baba, pushing tofu and offering sacrifices to "domestic tigers" every year. There is a saying that "Chongyang does not hit Baba, and the tiger bites the mother; Chongyang does not push tofu, and the tiger bites the ass. Hubei province: Wuchang double ninth festival brewing. It is said that the wine brewed on this day is the clearest and won't go bad after a long time. The Double Ninth Festival in Yingcheng County is a wishing day, and everyone worships the God of Fangshe Tianzu on this day. Can you make wine? Look at the wine-making methods we recommend. This is an original article by Bian Xiao! Anhui Province: In Tongling County, the Double Ninth Festival is regarded as the Dragon and Candle Festival to welcome the mountain gods, which is said to drive away the plague.