Chrysanthemum wine is mainly made of chrysanthemum, glutinous rice and koji, also known as longevity wine. It tastes cool and sweet, and has the effects of nourishing liver, improving eyesight, strengthening brain and delaying aging.
Chrysanthemum wine is a must-drink wine for the Double Ninth Festival. It is an auspicious wine to eliminate disasters and pray for blessings. Jiujiu is homophonic with Jiujiu and also homophonic with wine. Chrysanthemum is a common flower in Double Ninth Festival, so the tradition of Double Ninth Festival is to drink chrysanthemum wine.
On September 9th, the Double Ninth Festival, people will pick newly blooming chrysanthemums and a little green branches and leaves, mix them with grain, and drink them on September 9th of the following year.
2 The significance of drinking chrysanthemum wine on the Double Ninth Festival is a traditional festival in China, and drinking chrysanthemum wine on the Double Ninth Festival is a folk custom, which means keeping fit and prolonging life. In ancient times, people called chrysanthemum wine "not old prescription", and described a kind of "not old prescription" in Taiqing Ji: "Chrysanthemum, poria cocos and rosin were picked on September 9, not old."
Secondly, drinking chrysanthemum wine on the Double Ninth Festival is also related to the health care of solar terms, because chrysanthemum is the timely flower of the Double Ninth Festival. Theoretically speaking, the nature and taste of chrysanthemum should belong to "sweet, bitter and slightly cold, which belongs to lung and liver meridians", and its main functions are dispelling wind and clearing heat, calming liver and improving eyesight, and treating wind-heat cold.
Finally, the Double Ninth Festival falls on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month, which is homophonic with "Jiujiu" and "Jiujiu", which means that ancient people brew chrysanthemums into wine every year on the Double Ninth Festival and take them out for drinking, which means praying for good luck.
Do you drink realgar wine on the Double Ninth Festival? Usually not.
Chrysanthemum wine is the main drink of the Double Ninth Festival. Although realgar wine can also be drunk, it will not do harm to human health. However, chrysanthemum wine is the main wine in the Double Ninth Festival, and realgar wine is rarely drunk.
Drinking realgar wine on Dragon Boat Festival can dispel yin and evil, and can also drive away insects and snakes.
What are the three customs of the Double Ninth Festival? One of the customs of the Double Ninth Festival is an autumn outing. As early as ancient times, there was a 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.
Double Ninth Festival, also known as Respect for the Elderly Festival, is a day when people should respect the elderly, which can reflect the filial piety of their children and worship and sacrifice their ancestors.
Finally, you can enjoy chrysanthemums on the Double Ninth Festival, because this is the season when chrysanthemums are in full bloom. Many areas have the custom of enjoying chrysanthemums on the Double Ninth Festival. Besides enjoying chrysanthemums, you can also buy some chrysanthemums to pay homage to your deceased relatives.