Other information about Chaoshan Double Ninth Festival

At the junction of the northern end of Chenghai County and Raoping County, there is a Lotus Mountain with five towering peaks, more than 500 meters above sea level. There is a fairy temple on the top of the mountain. Every year on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month, the folk custom of "dream interpretation" is popular here. According to legend, the immortals in this temple can show people dreams and predict people's rest and blame. The Double Ninth Festival coincides with Xian Weng's birthday. It is said that this day "dream interpretation" is the most effective. On the night before the ninth festival, all the good men and women in the country prepared incense sticks and went to Lianhua Mountain to fulfill their dreams.

Those who climb mountains and dream must be sincere in order to get good dreams. From the first day of the ninth lunar month, we should abstain from vegetarian food and stop sexual intercourse. Before climbing the mountain on the eighth day of September, you must use the well water of pomegranate branches to put on new clothes. After climbing the mountain to worship the immortals, you need to sleep on the big stone or hillside outside the immortal temple that night, and be shown a dream by the immortal when you fall asleep. Come back in the morning to thank the immortal.

Dream omen is one of people's primitive beliefs, and it is considered as a prediction before or after something happens. However, Chaoshan people have a unique view of dreams. They often treat the scenes in their dreams as riddles like riddles, and the predicted results should also be interpreted as riddles. For example, dreaming of finding gold and silver treasures on the road is regarded as a bad thing; On the contrary, stepping on a pile of feces in a dream is considered profitable. Because of this mentality, these kind men and women go to Xianweng Temple to dream, and no matter what they dream, they will guess for the good. If not, it is because of bad intentions and lack of sincerity that this folk custom lasts forever.

Chenghai people have always passed on the Han folk story of "looking for a needle in a haystack" as the story of the dream of Xianweng Temple. According to legend, Chunying woke up in Xin Mao Year of Kangxi in Qing Dynasty (1765438+), thought twice, was disappointed, wanted to change her mind and didn't try. As the semester approaches, scholars all think that Chun has learned a lot and it is a pity to miss the opportunity, so they invite him to go with them, and Chun Ying has to go reluctantly.

If you go to the provincial capital for the exam, you have to pack your bags. Hyun-sook's wife asked Chun-ying to put the needle in the door while mending his clothes. This needle happens to be inserted on the word "sea" in the couplet "Han Dynasty" and "Su Hai". He suddenly understood Xian Weng's code, jumped up with joy and said, "Good omen, good omen!" " This year, Chen Chunying really won Jieyuan. Since then, countless people have climbed Lianhua Mountain on the Double Ninth Festival to realize their dreams.

The Double Ninth Festival on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month is a traditional Double Ninth Festival, also known as the "Old People's Day". Because the Book of Changes defines "six" as the yin number and "nine" as the yang number, on September 9, the sun and the moon are combined with yang, and 29 is the most important, so it is called Chongyang, also known as Jiujiu. The Double Ninth Festival was formed as early as the Warring States Period. In the Tang Dynasty, the Double Ninth Festival was officially designated as a folk festival of the Han nationality, which has been inherited ever since. The Double Ninth Festival on March 3, also known as "stepping in autumn" and "stepping in spring", is a family matter. On this day, all relatives of the Double Ninth Festival will climb the mountain together to "avoid disaster", insert dogwood and enjoy chrysanthemums. Since the Double Ninth Festival in Wei and Jin Dynasties, the atmosphere has become increasingly strong, which is one of the traditional festivals sung by scholars in past dynasties.