The Double Ninth Festival, also known as the Double Ninth Festival, is a traditional festival in China. On the day of the Double Ninth Festival every year, people will hold climbing activities and respect for the elderly. How should we draw the handwritten newspaper about the Double Ninth Festival? Let's have a look
Festival introduction
The Double Ninth Festival, the ninth day of the ninth lunar month, is called "Double Ninth". The Confucian concept of yin and Yang after the central Han Dynasty has six Yin and Nine Yang. Nine is the number of Yang. Solid Double Ninth is also called 'Double Ninth'. People have the custom of climbing on that day, so the Double Ninth Festival is also called 'Climbing Festival'. There are also Double Ninth Festival, dogwood, chrysanthemum Festival and so on. Because the homonym of "Jiu Jiu" on the ninth day of September is "Jiu Jiu", which means long-term, we often worship our ancestors and carry out activities to respect the elderly on this day. Double Ninth Festival, Chui Festival, Qing Festival and Yu Festival are also the four major festivals of ancestor worship in traditional Chinese festivals. Only in recent years, people have attached great importance to the elderly, so this festival is also known as the elderly's day.
Name interpretation
September 9 of the lunar calendar is the traditional Double Ninth Festival. Because the ancient book of changes set 'six' as the Yin number and 'nine' as the Yang number. On September 9, the sun and moon merge into Yang, and the two and nine weigh each other, it is called Double Ninth, also known as double ninth. The ancients thought it was an auspicious day worthy of celebration, and began to celebrate this festival very early.
Evolution process
The Double Ninth Festival has a history of more than 2000 years. " The name "Double Ninth Festival" is recorded in the Three Kingdoms period. According to Cao Pi's book of nine days and Zhong Yao: 'when the year goes to the month, it suddenly returns to September 9. Nine is the number of Yang, and the sun and moon should coincide. The custom praises its name. It thinks it is suitable for a long time, so it is used to enjoy banquets and high meetings. "
In the Wei and Jin Dynasties, there was the custom of enjoying chrysanthemums and drinking.
During the Tang Dynasty, the Double Ninth Festival was only designated as an official festival. Since then, the court and the people celebrated the Double Ninth Festival together, and carried out various activities during the festival.
In the Ming Dynasty, at the Double Ninth Festival in September, the imperial palace will eat flower cakes together to celebrate. The emperor will climb the mountain in person to enjoy the autumn ambition.
In the Qing Dynasty, this custom was still popular.
Since the 1980s, some places in China have designated the ninth day of September of the lunar calendar as the festival for the elderly, advocating that the whole society establish a climate of respecting, respecting, loving and helping the elderly. In 1989, the Chinese government designated this day of the year as "elderly day" and "respecting the elderly day".