0 浏览the 9thay of september in the lunar calendar is the chinese chongyangfestival and a happy occasion in autumn. according to the traditional theoryofyin and yang, both the 9th month and the 9thay of the month belong toyang,which means positive and masculine, and chong meansouble, thus it iscalledchong yang.
people often gather for a party, appciate chrysanthemums, pin thele***esof cornus on clothes. and the custom of climbing mountains and eating aspecialcake also features theay.
this custom of climbing mountains can beated back as early as westhandynasty. some old tr***el notes h***e it that, people climbed to mountainpeaksnot only for beautiful scenes and poetic inspiration, but also the***oidance ofevil spirits andisasters.
this practice came from an ancient folktale. it is said long agothereappeared aevil of plague in the ruhe river. people layown andiedwhereverit came up. a boy named heng jing swore to help his neighbors and fellowpeopleto get rid of it. he visited many famous mountains to seek a powerfulmaster.finally an old taoist took him in and taught him how toefeat theevil.hengjing put his whole heart into study and practice.
oneay, the taoist called him up and said, ‘heng jing, tomorrow is the9thday of september and theevil will reappear. it is time for you to go homeandstop theevil.‘ the master also g***e him a pack of le***es of cornus and ajarof liquor soaked with chrysanthemums. riding a crane, heng jing went agreatdistance back home in aay. as instructed by his master, he told hisfellowvillagers to climb up the nearby mountain with a cornus leaf pinned ontheirclothes and a glass of chrysanthemum liquor in hand.
when theevil of plague came up from under the water, it gotizzy bythescent of cornus and chrysanthemums. heng jing fought with his master‘s swordandkilled theevil in a few rounds. people held parties,rankchrysanthemumliquor to celebrate it. and the next year, the custom of mountainclimbingbecame popular among the villagers.
in the golden september, chrysanthemum blooms, reminding people ofthefolktale. and later a special cake withates, chestnuts and meat was madetoadd more festivity to the specialay.手抄报版面设计边框图案内容