It is also the Double Ninth Festival of the year. On this day, in the traditional feelings of Chinese people, there are not only the sincere family affection of "knowing brothers climbing the heights from afar, but also the intimate friendship of" waiting for the double ninth day, and coming to chrysanthemum ". Today, the Double Ninth Festival is still a legal "senior citizen's Day", which adds a strong human touch and profound cultural heritage.
Taste custom: climbing high and appreciating chrysanthemum "Carnival"
The word "Chongyang" appeared as early as in Chuci. Qu Yuan has a poem: "gather Chongyang into the Imperial Palace, build ten days before the view of the Qing capital." The ancients set "Nine" as the number of Yang, the ninth day of the ninth month, so it was named Chongyang.
According to legend, the Double Ninth Festival was officially designated as a festival, which began in the Tang Dynasty. On that day, the imperial court held a grand banquet, and the people no longer lived in their homes, and they went on a long journey. "Qianjinyueling" wrote: "on the day of the Double Ninth Festival, you will climb high with food and wine to overlook the distance. It will be a tour of the banquet, so as to have a good autumn ambition."
In the Song Dynasty, the Double Ninth Festival is a large-scale chrysanthemum "Carnival". According to the records of the dream of Tokyo, the capital is full of flowers, and the people are scrambling to plant chrysanthemum branches, drink chrysanthemum wine, climb chrysanthemum terrace, hold chrysanthemum meetings, and compete in chrysanthemum city.
On the day of Chongyang, dogwood is an indispensable folk custom. The aroma of Cornus officinalis is strong, with the effect of refreshing the brain and expelling insects. The ancients picked the branches, leaves and fruits of Cornus officinalis, wore them on their arms or put them in sachets to pray for refuge.
Chongyang cake is a traditional food of the Double Ninth Festival. In order to be beautiful, the ancients would put colored flags on the cakes, and add pomegranate seeds, chestnut yellow, Ginkgo biloba, pine nut meat and other food materials, very rich. The parents also put the double ninth cake on their children's foreheads, wishing all things were cakes (high) and taking homophonic pictures to be auspicious.
Reciting ancient poems: Thinking of relatives and friends, deep feelings
For thousands of years, the cultural charm of Chongyang Festival is not only reflected in the traditional folk customs, but also contained in the poems of literati.
The poet's inspiration can often be inspired by the lofty view and the beautiful scenery. Meng Haoran's "if the tree on the horizon is like a shepherd's purse, the riverside island is like the moon.". He should bring wine to enjoy the Double Ninth Festival "depicts the tranquil and quiet mountain scenery. Li Bai's "nine days of clear weather, climbing without autumn clouds. It expresses the happy mood of climbing high.