The origin and significance of the Double Ninth Festival

The origin and significance of the Double Ninth Festival

The origin and significance of the Double Ninth Festival. There are various festivals in our country, and the Double Ninth Festival is one of them. Each festival has its own origin and meaning. Next, I will take you to understand the origin and significance of the Double Ninth Festival. The Origin and Meaning of the Double Ninth Festival 1

The Origin of the Double Ninth Festival

Harvest Sacrifice to Heaven

The origin of the Double Ninth Festival can be traced back to ancient times. According to legend, the Double Ninth Festival is the day when Emperor Yuan attained enlightenment. The earliest existing written records about the customs and activities of the Double Ninth Festival can be found in "Lu's Spring and Autumn Annals": "(September) Order the family steward to prepare for the harvest, citing five important points. The emperor's books are collected in the Shencang, and they must be respected. Order. On this day, the great emperor sacrificed and reported to the emperor." It can be seen that at that time, there were activities to worship the emperor and ancestors in September when the crops were harvested, to thank the emperor and ancestors for their kindness. This is the original form of the Double Ninth Festival as a sacrificial activity in ancient times. At the same time, there are also large-scale drinking and banquet activities, which developed from the banquets held to celebrate the harvest in the pre-Qin Dynasty. Worshiping gods and ancestors, praying for longevity, drinking banquets, etc. constitute the basic content of the Double Ninth Festival.

The significance of the Double Ninth Festival

The Double Ninth Festival, the ninth day of the ninth lunar month, coincides with the ninth day of the ninth lunar month, which is called "Double Ninth Festival". Folks have a folk custom on this day. The custom of climbing high, so the Double Ninth Festival is also called the "Climbing Festival". There are also sayings such as Chongjiu Festival, Dogwood Festival, and Chrysanthemum Festival. Since "Jiujiu" (九九), the ninth day of the ninth lunar month, is homophonic to "jiujiu", which means longevity, ancestor worship and elder-respecting activities are often held on this day.

The Double Ninth Festival, together with the Chu, Qing and Yu festivals, are also the four major festivals for worshiping ancestors in traditional Chinese festivals. On December 28, 2012, the law clarified that the ninth day of the ninth lunar month every year is the Senior Citizens’ Day.

Ancient poems about the Double Ninth Festival

1. Picking mulberry seeds for the Double Ninth Festival

Life is easy but it is hard to grow old, every year is the Double Ninth Festival,

Today It's Double Ninth Festival again, and the yellow flowers on the battlefield are especially fragrant.

The annual autumn wind is strong, not like the spring scenery.

It is better than the spring scenery, and the vast river and sky are covered with frost.

2. Intoxicated by the east wind, Guan Hanqing

The title is red leaves and clear water flowing in the ditch, and people admiring the yellow flowers are drunk in the singing tower.

The sky is long and the shadows of wild geese are sparse, and the moon is setting and the mountains are thin.

In the deserted late autumn, when the decaying willow trees and cicadas are filled with sorrow, who would teach white clothes to serve wine?

3. Reminiscing about Shandong brothers - (Tang Dynasty) Wang Wei on September 9th

Being a stranger in a foreign land, I miss my family even more during the festive season.

I know from afar that my brothers have climbed to a high place, and there is one less person planting dogwood trees everywhere. The origin and meaning of the Double Ninth Festival 2

What is the meaning of the Double Ninth Festival

The Double Ninth Festival is a traditional festival in my country. It usually falls on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month every year. On this day, the number "nine" is a yang number in the "Book of Changes". The two yang numbers "nine and nine" coincide with each other, so it is called "Double Ninth Festival". Later, because the sun and moon both coincide with nine, it is also called "Double Ninth Festival". Nine". In ancient times, people believed that the Double Ninth Festival was a very auspicious day. On this day, people will climb high to pray for blessings and go on autumn outings.

What does the Double Ninth Festival commemorate?

As a traditional folk solar term in our country, the Double Ninth Festival is mainly derived from the worship of celestial phenomena and started in In ancient times, it was popularized in the Western Han Dynasty and flourished after the Tang Dynasty; "Lu's Spring and Autumn Period". According to "Ji Qiu Ji", the ancients worshiped the Emperor of Heaven and their ancestors during the harvest season in September to thank the Emperor and ancestors for their kindness. This was the original form of the Double Ninth Festival as an autumn harvest sacrificial activity; it was a traditional festival custom in the Tang Dynasty. An important period of blending and shaping, the main part of which has been passed down to this day.

The Double Ninth Festival has evolved with the development of history. Its existence is not to commemorate anything, but to integrate a variety of mixed folk customs and carry the rich cultural content of our country.

What are the main customs of the Double Ninth Festival?

Appreciating chrysanthemums

Our country is the hometown of chrysanthemums. There are many varieties of chrysanthemums from ancient times to the present. Chrysanthemum cultivation has been very common since ancient times. Among them, chrysanthemum is the flower of longevity, and it is also praised by literati as a symbol of perseverance in the frost. In ancient times, people often held large-scale chrysanthemum exhibitions. Chrysanthemums are sometimes in season in autumn, and this time coincides with the Double Ninth Festival, which has a deep relationship with the Double Ninth Festival. , so the Double Ninth Festival is also called the Chrysanthemum Festival, and the chrysanthemum is also called the Nine Flowers. Chrysanthemum appreciation has become an integral part of the customs of the Double Ninth Festival.

Climbing

The Double Ninth Festival is also called the Climbing Festival. In fact, it means that on this day, people will climb mountains and towers to pray for blessings or go on autumn outings. In the Sui Dynasty, Sun Simiao's "A Thousand Gold Prescription·" "Moon Order": "On the Double Ninth Festival, people must climb high to enjoy the wine and enjoy the distant views, as a way to enjoy the feast and to refresh their autumn aspirations. Climbing is still an indispensable activity of the Double Ninth Festival.

Pei Cornus officinalis

The second is the custom of wearing Cornus officinalis on the Double Ninth Festival. You must know that Cornus officinalis is an important symbol of the Double Ninth Festival, because Cornus officinalis is known as "Evil-warding Old Man", and chrysanthemum is also known as "Life-Extension Guest". It is a kind of traditional Chinese medicine. According to historical records, the leaves of Cornus officinalis can also cure cholera, and the roots can kill insects. The "Compendium of Materia Medica" says that it has a spicy and fragrant smell and is warm in nature. The ancients believed that wearing Cornus officinalis can ward off evil spirits and eliminate disasters. >

What is the Double Ninth Festival called again?

There are many names for the Double Ninth Festival, some of which are derived from the customs of the Double Ninth Festival. It is also known as the Chongjiu Festival, the Autumn Festival, the Autumn Festival, the Chrysanthemum Festival, the Dogwood Festival, the Elderly Day, the Climbing Festival, the Respect for the Aged Festival, the Girls’ Day, etc.

Among them, the Elderly Day mainly started in 2013. It became popular in the year of 2017, mainly to promote customs such as respecting the elderly and filial piety, and to promote our country's traditional culture.

What can you eat on the Double Ninth Festival?

Double Ninth Cake

Double Ninth Festival. Cake, also called flower cake, chrysanthemum cake, five-color cake, etc., is an indispensable eating habit during the Double Ninth Festival. It mainly means climbing high (cake) to avoid disasters.

Chrysanthemum wine

Chrysanthemum wine is specially brewed during the Double Ninth Festival every year for the Double Ninth Festival of the next year; this is because the Double Ninth Festival is the season when chrysanthemums bloom, and chrysanthemums have a good meaning; on September 9th, people will pick The first blooming chrysanthemums and some green branches and leaves are mixed with the grain prepared for brewing, and it is drunk on September 9th of the next year. The origin and meaning of the Double Ninth Festival 3

Slogan of the Double Ninth Festival.

1. Promote the Chinese style of respecting the elderly and protect the legitimate rights and interests of the elderly.

2. Respecting the elderly means respecting yourself.

3. Aging work must be based on the principle of respecting the elderly. Elderly-oriented, community-oriented, and grassroots-oriented.

4. The tradition of respecting the elderly is passed down from generation to generation.

5. Do things well for the elderly.

6. Improve the elderly service function and optimize the community living environment

7. The experience and knowledge of the elderly are valuable assets for society.

8. Trees. Respect the elderly and promote social civilization.

9. Caring for the elderly today is to care for yourself tomorrow.

10. Only by honoring your parents can you be honored by your children.

11. If you are an official and do not respect the elderly, you are not a good leader; if you are an official and you respect the elderly, everyone agrees.

12. Care about the lives of the elderly and give full play to the role of the elderly.

13. Do a solid job in aging work and promote the construction of a harmonious society.

14. Intergenerational harmony, neighborly harmony, and the integration of old and young.

15. Create a social environment for healthy aging.