The origin of drinking chrysanthemum wine?

On the Double Ninth Festival, chrysanthemums are in full bloom, so the Double Ninth Festival was called "Chrysanthemum Festival" in ancient times. Drinking chrysanthemum wine on the Double Ninth Festival is also a popular folk custom in ancient times. Jiujiu is homophonic with "Jiujiu" and also homophonic with "wine", so it is deduced that Jiujiu should drink chrysanthemum wine.

In China, it was popular to brew calendar chrysanthemum wine as early as the Han and Wei Dynasties. According to "Miscellanies of Xijing", "Chrysanthemum is free and stems and leaves are picked. It is brewed by Zatai and will be cooked on September 9 next year, so it is called chrysanthemum wine. " It is said that drinking this "chrysanthemum wine" can prolong life. The elegant rise of chrysanthemum blooming and drinking chrysanthemum wine while enjoying chrysanthemum originated from Tao Yuanming, a poet in Jin Dynasty.

According to Ge Hong's explanation of Miscellanies of Xijing in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, when Emperor Gaozu was in the palace, he ate lotus bait and drank chrysanthemum wine on September 9th. Clouds make people live longer. "Later, drinking chrysanthemum wine gradually became a folk custom, especially in the Double Ninth Festival. According to "Yong Xu" written by Guan Liang in the Southern Dynasties, "On September 9th ....., drink chrysanthemum wine, and the disaster can be eliminated". This is the beginning of the ancient custom of drinking chrysanthemum wine on the Double Ninth Festival.

folk song

There are many folk songs and sayings about Chinese New Year, and the Double Ninth Festival is no exception. The following are songs and proverbs about the Double Ninth Festival, which reflect the custom of drinking chrysanthemum wine and flying kites on the Double Ninth Festival and the custom of divining the weather on the Double Ninth Festival.

Double Ninth Festival, climb harder. After all, every year, what is the credit? Although the scenery is picturesque and the air is crisp in autumn, it is good to swim and be scared. If you want to do it, you must yearn for the Double Ninth Festival and know how to be coquettish. If you dare to speak, you can avoid disaster. It is never too early. It means that you are single, so try to stay. Telling a whole book will never get old.