What is a good square dance for Chung Yeung Festival: "nine nine sunny days" "nine nine wine"
The first nine days of September in the lunar calendar, for the traditional Chung Yeung Festival, also known as the Festival of the high, the folk also have the Chung Yeung Festival, Cornucopia Festival, Chrysanthemum Festival, and other sayings.
Customs of the Chongyang Festival
1, climb high
The Chongyang Festival is the first to have the custom of climbing high. In September of autumn, the sky is high and cool, and this season can be achieved by climbing high and looking far away, the purpose of fitness to get rid of diseases.
2, ancestor worship
Chongyang Festival and New Year's Eve, the Chinese New Year's Day, Qingming and known as China's four major festivals ancestor worship, Chongyang ancestor worship and praying for blessings is a traditional custom since ancient times. People will remember their ancestors and pray for the safety and prosperity of their families during the Chongyang Festival.
3, hanging cornelian cherry
China's ancient folk believe that September 9 is also the day of evil, disaster, so in the Chongyang Festival hanging cornelian cherry to ward off evil spirits and seek good luck. Cornus officinalis is known as the "evil weng".
4, chrysanthemums, drinking chrysanthemum wine
Chrysanthemum Festival has always been the custom of chrysanthemums, so ancient also known as the Chrysanthemum Festival. Many places will organize chrysanthemum conferences on the day of Chrysanthemum Festival. Since the Three Kingdoms, Wei and Jin dynasties, it has become fashionable to drink chrysanthemum wine at Chrysanthemum Festival gatherings and enjoy chrysanthemums and write poems.
5, sunshine autumn
Chrysanthemum Festival is the best time to enjoy the autumn, there are still some mountain villages in southern China retained the "sunshine autumn" characteristics. "Sunshine autumn" is a typical agricultural phenomenon, villagers in mountainous areas, due to the complex terrain, the village has very little flat land, so they have to use the front and back of the house and the roof of their own bay window racks sun, hanging sun crops.
6, eat Chung Yeung cake
In the Chung Yeung custom, eat Chung Yeung cake is an essential one, because the "cake" and "high" resonance, implying that the standard of living step by step, symbolizing the joy of the family good luck.