Double Ninth Festival on September 9 of the lunar calendar. At this time, many parts of the country have entered late autumn. The weather is getting colder and colder, the plants and trees are beginning to wither and fall, and chrysanthemums are beginning to bloom. Therefore, we must maintain a positive and optimistic attitude during this season to prevent sad autumn and from being affected by changes in the temperature.
Double Ninth Festival is a festival where two "9" overlap each other. According to traditional Chinese sayings, "9" is the largest among the numbers, so it has the meaning of long-lasting and long-lasting happiness.
There are many traditional customs on Double Ninth Festival, among which "4 major customs, 2 major taboos " must be remembered to pray for your family, and wish the elderly at home can increase their blessings and longevity.
9 Double Ninth Festival, remember these "4 customs"
1, climb high and look far away
" alone in a foreign land, I miss my family more during the festival, I know my brothers climb high, and I have one less person to wear dogwood all over ". This poem about Double Ninth Festival that has been passed down through the ages talks about the customs of Double Ninth Festival, and one of the most important ones is to climb high and look far away.
Enters the ninth month of the lunar calendar. Due to the changes in temperature, the plants and trees begin to show autumn colors. At this time, many people feel depressed because they see the withered and yellow plants and the geese returning south. They feel that the year is about to pass, and they will develop an inexplicable " sad autumn " mentality, and climbing up to see the distance can relieve this depressed mood.
Climbing the Double Ninth Festival to see the distance was also called " Ciqing " in ancient times, because at this time you can see the grass and trees gradually turn yellow. The most important thing is that during this period, the plants and trees on the mountain experience the growth of spring, summer and autumn, and a mature natural fragrance will be released from the plants and trees. This fragrance will make people feel relaxed and happy, and the oxygen contained in the air at high places is also high. Breathing more air at this time can make the lungs feel particularly comfortable.
2. Visiting elders to fulfill their filial piety
Double Ninth Festival is a festival to express their filial piety. This day is also the day for wanderers to return to their hometown to visit their elders, so they feel the feeling of " missing their relatives more during the holidays".
When visiting elders on Double Ninth Festival, it is best to chat with elders and parents more often, have a meal with parents and elders, and bring the daily necessities and gifts needed for the elders to change seasons.
3, drink chrysanthemum wine or chrysanthemum tea
" When the yellow flowers bloom near Double Ninth Festival, the Double Ninth Festival is also the day when chrysanthemums begin to bloom. chrysanthemums are also called " hangshouke ". Brewing wine with chrysanthemums was once a major custom of Double Ninth Festival.
Because " wine " and "9" are homophonic, and the Double Ninth Festival has come to the time when the grains are returned to the warehouse, making wine in Chongyang is still a traditional custom in many places. For example, Moutai wine has the brewing tradition of taking water from Dragon Boat Festival and Double Ninth Festival Xiasha , so drinking chrysanthemum wine on Chongyang Festival is also a custom of looking forward to health and long-term health.
However, people rarely drink chrysanthemum wine nowadays, and drinking too much wine may not be beneficial to the body. Therefore, there is also a custom of using chrysanthemum tea instead of wine during the Double Ninth Festival. chrysanthemum itself is cool and moist, and drinking with chrysanthemum tea is more suitable for moisturizing and moistening during dry autumn and winter.
4, Cleaning
Double Ninth Festival is the same as Dragon Boat Festival, and it is also a " National Health Festival ". Because the season is about to change, many daily necessities and clothes for summer and autumn must be summarized and sorted out. Because the bedding and clothes for winter have been placed for a long time, they must also be taken out during the Double Ninth Festival to clean and dry them while the weather is sunny, so that they can be used hygienic and clean.
There are also wearing sachets to eliminate diseases during the Double Ninth Festival. Among them, dogwood is a good Chinese herbal medicine. It has a similar effect as mugwort leaves on the Dragon Boat Festival. However, in addition to being sold in pharmacies, it is difficult for people living in cities to find dogwood.
However, other substitutes can be used instead of dogwood on Double Ninth Festival to purify the air at home, such as placing a few eye-catching green plants at home, and carrying some insect-proof medicines when going out to climb mountaineer.
9 Double Ninth Festival on September 9th, remember these "two taboos"
1. Don't place chrysanthemums at home
Although chrysanthemums are flowers that meet the conditions of the Double Ninth Festival, chrysanthemums as potted plants are not suitable for placing them at home, because chrysanthemums themselves have a short time to bloom and are prone to small insects after they fail; and most chrysanthemums are now flowers for sacrifices, which are not suitable for placing them at home, especially for elderly people at home. Putting a pot of chrysanthemums will make the elderly tired of them.
2. Avoid staying at home and not going out
Double Ninth Festival According to the ancients' belief: if the lonely yang does not grow, the yin does not grow, everything will not be successful, and the circulation will not be smooth. Therefore, Double Ninth Festival is like Dragon Boat Festival, not a festive and peaceful day.
Double Ninth Festival is a day to go out to experience the breath of nature. Therefore, you cannot stay at home and not go out on the Double Ninth Festival. You can take advantage of the sunny weather to go out for a walk. Even if you don’t climb a mountain, you can go to the high places outdoors to see the scenery of late autumn, and breathe more fresh air outdoors. This is very beneficial for cultivating your body.
Every traditional festival in China has its own cultural connotation. The Double Ninth Festival can be passed down for thousands of years because it has many customs and taboos, which makes our festival particularly meaningful. Therefore, remembering the "4 major customs and 2 major taboos" on Double Ninth Festival is also very meaningful to pray for your family and increase blessings and longevity.
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