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The Double Ninth Festival is coming, also known as the autumn step, climbing, avoiding water and other festivals; On the ninth day of the ninth month of the lunar calendar, it is also called the Double Ninth Festival, which means the "heavy" nine days.
The Chung Yeung Festival is actually somewhat similar to the origin of the Mid-Autumn Festival, but it has a stronger humanistic atmosphere.
Because the Double Ninth Festival is closely related to the longevity culture of the mainland, it is deeply entrusted and has gradually become a traditional custom.
On this day, people will climb high to enjoy the autumn, fly kites, etc., and some people will carefully prepare some flavorful snacks to set up a table of delicious dishes.
The favorite thing for people during the Chung Yeung Festival is to eat chestnuts, chestnut cakes and other flavorful snacks on this day.
As we all know, chestnuts have the image of standing up to the sky, symbolizing the spiritual struggle attitude of breaking through the ground inch by inch, and chestnuts are also the "birthday star" in the tree.
Of course, like these delicacies, there are many things that people need to do during the Chung Yeung Festival, which reflect our ancient folk customs and humanistic feelings.
Chestnut cake.
Known as the "king of dried fruits", chestnuts are not only sweet and delicious, but also rich in nutrients that are beneficial to the human body.
It is rich in starch, glucose and other substances, which can provide heat for the human body, and is the best food to keep warm in winter, and it is rich in dietary fiber and has a laxative effect.
It can promote metabolism and has a certain effect on weight loss, chestnuts are also rich in trace elements such as zinc and selenium, which can maintain the good state of the skin, and can also be anti-aging, as well as rich in minerals, which is an excellent food to supplement trace elements in the human body.
The Double Ninth Festival is inextricably linked to chestnuts, and September is the season when chestnuts are ripe, and it is a good time to eat chestnuts.
Eating chestnuts also means that children can thrive, and not only that, chestnut cake has become a must-have food for the Chung Yeung Festival.
During the Chung Yeung Festival, there will definitely be people who make some chestnut cakes for the whole family at home, and the meaning of chestnut cakes is very beautiful.
During the Chung Yeung Festival, people will carefully prepare some chestnuts, then cook the chestnuts, peel them, and mash them.
Then add the mashed chestnuts to milk or cream (depending on personal taste) and mix some honey and you're good to go.
Finally, the mixed chestnuts are kneaded into small round balls and then flattened with a mold to print the pattern in the middle.
Chestnut cake products have been formed, and chestnut cake has a very strong heritage in the traditional customs of the mainland.
In ancient times, there was a custom called "eating ninety-nine" in the mainland, and people would eat some special dim sum on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month, which was the same as our chestnut cake.
Moreover, with the long river of history, this folk custom was gradually widely spread in the Central Plains of the mainland, forming the food custom of today's "Double Ninth Festival".
Although the custom of "eating 99" during the Chung Yeung Festival comes from eating dim sum, there is a very fun family reunion in the process of eating dim sum.
During the snack period, the family can tell jokes and chat together, and everyone has a good time.
Moreover, in the traditional culture of the mainland, nine is the number of longevity, and ninety-nine is "long", and people hope that their families can be together for a long time.
Therefore, eating chestnuts during the Double Ninth Festival is also hoping to eat them, eat longevity, eat blessings, and eat well.
"Eat the same, do the same."
The custom of eating chestnuts and chestnut cakes during the Chung Yeung Festival is a good reflection of the mainland people's concern for family feelings, and the auspicious meaning of the shape of chestnut cakes can also be seen from it.
When people wrap chestnut cakes, they will also put some "bats" or "pots" on the cakes, symbolizing joy and good things, such as "bats" flying up, such as the "mouth of the pot" is endlessly smooth.
And during the Chung Yeung Festival, people not only have to eat some flavorful snacks, but also do some things.
People will climb high to enjoy the autumn, away from the plague god, hoping for peace throughout the year, and will also put some human face flowers, hexagrams and other disasters during the Double Ninth Festival, and will also fly kites outdoors, so that their every move is like a kite, moving with the wind, free and worry-free.
In some areas, in order to prevent and eliminate disasters, they will also drink alcohol all night during the Chung Yeung Festival to get drunk and drink the "plague god" to maintain the safety and health of their families for a year.
At present, the folk customs of the mainland are simple, and the customs with strong beliefs and customs are not only the patent of rural people, but many urban people will still climb the mountains to enjoy the autumn and climb high and overlook the scenery in the company of their families during the Double Ninth Festival.
The greatest significance of the Chung Yeung Festival is to allow families to share the joy of family together, but now, in recent years, with the continuous development of the aging population in the mainland, the life and health of the elderly have attracted more and more attention.
On this special day, we should not only arrange some festive activities, but also enhance the enthusiasm of the elderly to participate.
We should always accompany the elderly, care for the elderly, let the elderly feel the temperature of life, feel the care of their families, and learn rich wisdom from the elderly and get guidance in life.
Moreover, the Chung Yeung Festival is a good opportunity to hold some meaningful activities for the elderly to participate in and enjoy the joy of family, and also to let people learn the importance of inheriting excellent traditional culture on this special day.
People are not old.
The old and the old, the young and the young, the ancients often said that "the old heart is not old", which contains many things, first of all, the old people have accumulated rich experience in life, and have rich wisdom.
Years of life experience exercise, so that the old people in life more likely to find a way to solve the problem, in work, life encounters, the elderly are very experienced, can solve their doubts.
The old man's mind is more open-minded and broad, he will not easily get angry with others, he is more able to grasp the rhythm of life, and in the development of his career, he can get rich lessons from the old man.
Older people also have a wealth of social experience in life, and they are able to communicate with others, making it easier for them to succeed.
Not only that, but there are also the feelings of the old people's family and country, family feelings, and the old heart, which is a quality that we should respect.
People often respect the old in their daily life and work, although the times are constantly changing, but people's hearts will not change, and the family is the warmest harbor in people's lives.
The old people continue to pay for their children, so the children can not forget the filial piety to the elderly, and always take more time to go home to see their parents after work, be with the elderly more, and give the elderly more company.
We have to learn a lot from the elderly, not only to maintain a broad mind, to cultivate spiritually, but also to gain some practical abilities from the elderly.
epilogue
In life, people should learn that it has always been the traditional virtue of the Chinese nation that people are not old, that they are happy, and that they respect the elderly.
The Chung Yeung Festival is the time for us to remind ourselves to cherish family reunions, and to let the elderly feel the virtue of respecting the elderly, accompany the elderly more, and let the elderly feel the temperature of life.
And the old people wrap some chestnut cakes in their lives, which is also an extra joy of life.
Food is the carrier of culture, and people can taste the charm of traditional culture while tasting food.
During the Chung Yeung Festival, you may wish to enjoy the culture and emotions of chestnut cakes with your family.