A brief introduction to the origin and significance of the Double Ninth Festival on September 9
September 9th is the Double Ninth Festival, which is a very ancient tradition and festival, which originated from the ancient people’s worship of astronomical changes , began to spread widely in the Western Han Dynasty and reached its peak after the Tang Dynasty, but it is not a statutory holiday.
Introduction to the Double Ninth Festival
The Double Ninth Festival is a traditional Chinese festival that falls on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month every year.The number of "nine" is a yang number in the Book of Changes, and the two yang numbers of "nine and nine" overlap each other, so it is called "double yang"; because both the sun and the moon meet nine, it is also called "double nine".Ninety-nine returns to the truth, the beginning of one yuan, the ancients believed that nine-nine double yang is an auspicious day.In ancient times, during the Double Ninth Festival, there were many customs such as climbing high to pray for blessings, visiting chrysanthemums in autumn, wearing dogwoods, worshiping gods and ancestors, and feasting to pray for longevity.It has been passed down to the present, and the connotations of respecting the elderly have been added.On the day of Chongyang, we enjoy a high banquet and thank the elderly.Appreciating the autumn and being grateful and respecting the elderly are the two major themes of today’s Chongyang festival.
Origin of the Double Ninth Festival
The Double Ninth Festival originated from the worship of celestial phenomena, started in ancient times, popularized in the Western Han Dynasty, and flourished after the Tang Dynasty.According to the existing historical data and research, in ancient times, there were harvest sacrifices to the sky and ancestors in Jiqiu; it is recorded in the "Lv’s Spring and Autumn Period Jiqiu Ji" that the ancients sacrificed to the emperor and ancestors in September when the crops were harvested to thank the emperor, Ancestor Ende’s activities.This is the original form of the Double Ninth Festival as an autumn harvest sacrificial event.The Tang Dynasty was an important period in which traditional festival customs were combined and finalized, and the main part of it has been passed down to this day.The folk custom of worshiping ancestors on Chongyang has been around for thousands of years, and it is an ancient folk custom with profound significance.The Double Ninth Festival, the New Year’s Eve, the Qingming Festival and the Obon Festival are also known as the four traditional Chinese ancestor worship festivals.
Meaning of the Double Ninth Festival
Double Ninth Festival is a mixture of various folk customs in the historical development and evolution, and carries a rich cultural connotation.In folklore, "nine" is the largest number in numbers, which means longevity and longevity.On May 20, 2006, the Double Ninth Festival was included in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage list by the State Council.In 2012, the "Law of the People’s Republic of China on the Protection of the Rights and Interests of the Elderly", which was revised and passed by the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, stipulates that the ninth day of the ninth lunar month is the Old Age Day.
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