The Double Ninth Festival originated from the worship of celestial phenomena and began in ancient times. When the crops were harvested in September, the ancients worshiped the sky and ancestors, climbed high to pray for blessings, and ate a banquet to pray for longevity. Because

I know that my brothers climbed the heights, and there was one less person who could plant dogwood everywhere.

lunar calendar ninth day of the ninth lunar month is the traditional Chinese festival Double Ninth Festival. Double Ninth Festival originated from the worship of celestial phenomena and began in ancient times. When the crops were harvested in September, the ancients worshiped the sky and ancestors, climbed high to pray for blessings, and ate a banquet to pray for longevity. Because "Nine" is the largest number in folk customs, it has the meaning of longevity and longevity. The Double Ninth Festival gradually added the connotations of respecting and loving the elderly.

Now climbing high to enjoy autumn and gratitude and respecting the elderly are the two major themes of today's Double Ninth Festival activities. In addition to traditional folk customs such as drinking chrysanthemum wine, eating Double Ninth Festival cake , drinking banquets and praying for longevity, there are many other things to pay attention to, and there are 3 things to do to pray for your parents and family.

These two things should be taboo

1. Avoid saying Happy Double Ninth Festival

There has always been a saying among the people in my country that the Double Ninth Festival should not say Happy New Year Festival. The ancients had certain taboos about odd numbers, believing that odd numbers are yang numbers. The meeting of two yangs is called Double Ninth, and nine is the largest number in single digits. The Double Ninth Festival is the ultimate of yang. As the saying goes, things will turn to the opposite side when the yang reaches its extreme. Therefore, people believe that the ninth day of the ninth month of the lunar calendar is a great bad day.

On this day, there may be a plague on earth. People need to leave their homes and climb to a high place to avoid the "evil spirit" to bless the whole family with peace. In this way, Double Ninth Festival is a day to avoid disasters. It is not suitable to say happy holidays, but you can say blessings such as health, safety and health.

2. Don’t send chrysanthemums to visit the elderly

When the chrysanthemums are in full bloom around the Double Ninth Festival, chrysanthemums have always had the meaning of being unyielding in our culture. In the traditional customs of the Double Ninth Festival, many activities related to chrysanthemums have been formed, such as drinking chrysanthemum wine, tasting chrysanthemum cake , and enjoying chrysanthemum scenery. However, you cannot send chrysanthemums when visiting the elderly on the Double Ninth Festival!

In our country's tradition, chrysanthemums are flowers that mourn the deceased. If you give chrysanthemums to the elderly, it will be regarded as cursing the elderly, which is very unlucky.

These three things should be done

1. Climbing high and praying for blessings

" yellow flowers are suitable for wine, and the green mountains are good for climbing high." In ancient times, there was a traditional custom of climbing high on the Double Ninth Festival, so the Double Ninth Festival is also called the High Climbing Festival.

There are many different opinions on the origin of climbing the Double Ninth Festival, and four of them are widely circulated.

First, climbing high on the Double Ninth Festival is the worship and awe of the ancients for mountains. It has been clearly recorded in the " Chang'an Zhi " of the Western Han Dynasty. The scene of climbing high on the Double Ninth Festival to pray for blessings. From this, we can see that climbing high on the Double Ninth Festival has been around for thousands of years.

Second, the ancients worshipped the celestial phenomena. People believed that "clear air rises and turbid air sinks" would appear on the Double Ninth Festival. People need to climb high with the clear air and absorb the "clear air".

Third comes from myths and legends. According to legend, in ancient times, "plague" would come on the Double Ninth Festival. People need to hide in the wild mountains in order to bless themselves and their families with peace. Over time, climbing high on the Double Ninth Festival has formed a tradition of climbing high and praying for blessings.

4 is in the chronological order of the year. After the Double Ninth Festival, it has turned to late autumn. The temperature has dropped. Everything between heaven and earth has begun to depress and wither. The "clothing" of the earth has gradually changed from green to yellow. The Double Ninth Festival has the intention of "quitting the green".

2. With , insert dogwood

There is also a traditional custom of inserting dogwood on Double Ninth Festival. dogwood is actually a plant fruit that can be used as traditional Chinese medicine, with a strong taste. The ancients believed that the Double Ninth Festival was "very bad" on the Double Ninth Festival. The insertion of dogwood can devour insects and evil spirits. It is somewhat similar to the meaning of inserting mugwort on the Dragon Boat Festival and calamus . Moreover, in the Double Ninth Festival, the "clear air rises and turbid air sinks" on the body, wearing dogwood with deworming and awakening effects will help the body adapt to the changes of the season and spend the late autumn safely.

3. Worshiping ancestors

From ancient times to the present, the Chinese nation has always had the traditional concept of experiencing ancestors and pursuing the end and far away. There are traditional customs of worshiping ancestors during festivals to express their filial piety to their ancestors, and does not forget the fundamental heart.

Double Ninth Festival is one of the traditional ancestor worship festivals in my country. Before and after the autumn harvest, people will hold ceremony to worship heaven and ancestors to thank God and ancestors for their generous gifts. Nowadays, the tradition of "paying ancestors" on the Double Ninth Festival is still very popular.

——Lao Jing said—

In the traditional customs of Double Ninth Festival, climbing up to pray for blessings, worshiping ancestors or wearing dogwood, whether there is scientific basis or not, it has enhanced the cultural identity of the Chinese nation, and at the same time enhanced the family cohesion, and has a very positive role and should be passed on.

Another thing to note is that, as the saying goes, "Sad autumn has been sad since ancient times, and many people's emotions are lonely." At this time, the temperature drops and everything witheres, and people's emotions are easily depressed and bored. Participate more traditional customs of the Double Ninth Festival to feel the lively atmosphere, which will help relieve emotions and relieve stress. It just so happens that this year's Double Ninth Festival is more free time during the National Day holiday. You can climb high and pray with a few people to not only feel the lively atmosphere of the festival, but also avoid the sadness brought by autumn.

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