The new frost stains the maple leaves red, the breeze blows the fragrance of chrysanthemums, and in this late autumn, the nine-nine yang, with blessings for all, quietly arrives.
Chen Meiyue ManQing Tour Album. Chongyang Juju
Collection of the Palace Museum
In ancient times, Chongyang Festival was one of the most important festivals, and it was listed as one of the "Four Great Ancestor Worship Festivals in China" along with the Chinese New Year's Eve Festival, the Qingming Festival, and the Zhongyuan Festival. The importance of the Chongyang Festival can be glimpsed from the collection of the Forbidden City, such as this "Yuan Jiang Wind and Rain Chongyang Map Fan Page", which reflects the picture of "the city full of wind and rain near Chongyang".
Yuan Jiang wind and rain Chongyang figure fan page
However, the most well-known collection of the Forbidden City related to Chongyang is this painting by the Qing Dynasty painter Lang Shining, "Yongzheng December Xingle Chart Axis of September Appreciation of Chrysanthemums". During the Chongyang Festival, chrysanthemums are in full bloom, and the Yongzheng Emperor is sitting in the pavilion, quietly admiring the chrysanthemums.
Yongzheng December Xingle Chart Axis of September Chrysanthemum
So, why was the Chongyang Festival valued in ancient times? Why is it a day of respect for the elderly? What are the customs of the chongyang festival in ancient times?
September 9 Why has it become chongyang festival?
As we all know, the Chongyang Festival is the first nine days of September every year, and in ancient times, it was also known as the "Chongjiu Festival". In the eyes of the ancients, "nine" is both the "end" and the beginning of "infinity", often used to represent infinite high, unfathomable, and because the ancients classified all things in heaven and earth into two categories of yin and yang, odd numbers are yang, even numbers are yin, the first nine days of September, the two yangs are heavy, so the Chongyang Festival is named.
The origin of Chongyang Festival can be traced back to celestial worship in ancient times. At that time, in order to pray for a good harvest, people would hold heavenly sacrifices, which was the most primitive form of the Chongyang Festival as a harvest sacrifice.
Qing Qin Bingwen Tong Yin Appreciation Jutu Fan Page
So, how is the Chongyang Festival associated with respect for the elderly? According to the traditional Chinese view, "Chongyang is in the midst of a Qiankun transformation, Qiande is strong and strong, Kunde is soft, and both are available." Nine is the polar yang, also known as the "old yang", so that the Chongyang Festival has a certain connection with the "old man".
In addition, in China's digital culture, Jiu has the meaning of "long and long", and also expresses the blessing of health and longevity for the elderly. Therefore, in the later historical development, the ancients often worshipped ancestors or carried out activities to respect the elderly on this day, so the custom of respecting the elderly on the Chongyang Festival was formed and preserved.
Chongyang Festival is not just a festival of respect for the elderly
In ancient times, in addition to respecting the elderly and loving the elderly, other celebrations of the Chongyang Festival were also very rich, how did the ancients play the Chongyang Festival?
mountain climbing
Ancient to ward off evil spirits Now is a strong body
Legend has it that the Chongyang Festival began in the Eastern Han Dynasty, so the Chongyang Festival at that time was also known as the "Ascend festival", and the famous poet Du Fu's "Ascending" described the scene of the Chongyang Festival ascending.
Zhao Boju Jiangshan Autumn Color Picture Scroll
The custom of ascending the Chongyang Festival is not unrelated to a folk saying. According to legend, in ancient times, people avoided evil spirits and avoided disasters, and climbed the mountain on the ninth day of the first month of September to ward off evil spirits and prolong their lives. In ancient times, there was a saying that the heavy nine was a "yang" to ascend to the day, the heavens and the earth qi rose, the weather fell, the ancients in order to avoid contact with evil qi, so they ascended on the day of nine nine to avoid evil qi.
Today, the Chongyang Festival is in the late autumn season, the sky is clear, and ascending to the heights is also very beneficial to the body, so this custom has been preserved intact.
Chrysanthemum viewing
The time is also elegant
In ancient times, it was also very common to admire chrysanthemums and drink chrysanthemum wine during the Chongyang Festival. Chongyang Festival is the golden autumn season of the year, chrysanthemums are in full bloom, at this time to see chrysanthemums is the best, so Chongyang Festival is also known as "Chrysanthemum Festival".
Zhu Shaozong Chrysanthemum Cluster Flying Butterfly Diagram Page
Chrysanthemums are known as the flowers of longevity, and chongyang festival chrysanthemums also have the meaning of praying for longevity, so the custom of chongyang chrysanthemums has continued to this day.
In addition, the chongyang festival of drinking chrysanthemum wine has been popular as early as the Han and Wei dynasties. According to the "Xijing Miscellaneous Records", "Chrysanthemums are comfortable, and the stems and leaves are picked, and the miscellaneous leaves are brewed, and they are ripe on September 9 of the following year, and it is the Chongyang Festival that drinks, so it is called chrysanthemum wine." "Legend has it that drinking this chrysanthemum wine can prolong life.
Xu Beihong East Hedge Picking Chrysanthemum Chart Axis
In autumn, chrysanthemums bloom, and the elegance of drinking chrysanthemum wine while admiring chrysanthemums originated from Tao Yuanming of the Jin Dynasty, the so-called "wine can get rid of hundreds of diseases, and chrysanthemums can make decadence."
Peggy
Dispel diseases and eliminate disasters and ward off evil spirits
"The Haruka brothers ascended to the heights, and there was one less person planted everywhere." Many people have first learned about the customs of Chongyang Festival from this widely circulated poem.
Zhu Yu is a very famous Chinese medicine, which can be used to make wine to nourish the body and get rid of diseases. The ancients took dogwood as a sacrifice and a thing to avoid evil, and the folk believed that September 9th is also the day of evil, with many disasters and difficulties, so in the Chongyang Festival, people like to wear it to ward off evil and seek good luck. Therefore, it is also known as the "evil spirit", heavy sun day, picking its branches and leaves, and even the fruit is sewn into a small sac with cloth, worn on the body, which can be used to avoid evil qi.
Eat Chongyang Cake
Delicious and auspicious
On this day in Chongyang, some places are still popular to eat Chongyang cake. Eating Chongyang cake is said to be derived from ascending, because there are some places in ancient times that do not have mountains and cannot ascend on the day of Chongyang Festival, so they use to eat Chongyang cake instead, the word "cake" is homophonous with "high", symbolizing "step by step", "Pepsi high" Meaning, can be described as delicious and auspicious.
It can be seen from the many Chongyang Festival customs of the ancients that in addition to respecting the elderly and loving the elderly, strengthening the body is also one of the major themes. The so-called "the greatest capital of life is health", this truth is indeed the same as ancient and modern.
Luo Hired Deng Shi such as deng dai tu axis
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Bai Juyi has a poem: the garden is full of flowers and chrysanthemums, and there are lonely bushes that look like frost. This Chongyang, grasp the order, enjoy the fun of Chongyang from the palace!
(Some of the pictures in this article come from the Internet, invasion and deletion)
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