Hey, you're good at asking, tomorrow's Chongyang Festival, our old and young masters in Beijing pay attention to the weather, is it better to be sunny or rainy? Our ancestors are particular about this, and I'll talk to you about this today.
Double Ninth Festival, also known as the Nine Festivals, is a traditional festival in the mainland, on the ninth day of September of the lunar calendar every year, on this day, the folk have the customs of climbing, appreciating chrysanthemums, drinking chrysanthemum wine, and wearing dogwood. Regarding the weather of the Chung Yeung Festival, the ancestors left a proverb: "Chongyang has no rain to see the clear sky, and Chongyang has rain and a good year." ”
What does this proverb mean? Let's talk about it separately.
Chongyang has no rain to see the clear sky
If the sky is clear on this day, it will be a good sign. You see, the autumn is crisp, the sun is shining, and you can look far away and feel comfortable. The old Beijing dialect says: "Chongyang is sunny, and autumn is sunny." This means that if the day is sunny during the Chung Yeung Festival, then the weather will be fine throughout the autumn. This is a great thing for agricultural production, the grain is ripe, the fruit is abundant, and the hard work of the year pays off.
Chongyang has a rainy trillion year
So what if it rains on Chongyang? Don't worry, the ancestor also said that there is rain in Chongyang, it is a mega year. Rain moistens the earth and is good for agricultural production. There is a saying in the old Beijing dialect: "Chongyang rain, wheat is ripe." This means that the rain on the day of Chung Yeung Festival indicates that the wheat will ripen better in the coming year. Therefore, even if it rains, we have to be happy, because it indicates the joy of a good harvest.
Let's talk about the customs of old Beijing
On the day of the Double Ninth Festival, the old Beijingers still have a lot of customs. For example, climb high and look far away. Old Beijingers like to climb Xiangshan, Badachu and other places to enjoy the beautiful scenery of autumn. There are also chrysanthemums, the old Beijingers like to raise chrysanthemums, chrysanthemums, on the day of the Double Ninth Festival, the chrysanthemums at home should be dressed up well, placed in the yard, for people to watch.
In addition, there is the custom of pedog. Dogwood is a plant that has the meaning of driving away evil spirits and avoiding evil. Old Beijingers like to put dogwood on their heads or hang them on their bodies on the day of the Double Ninth Festival to seek peace.
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Having said all that, tomorrow Chongyang, do you want a sunny day or a rainy day? In fact, whether it is sunny or rainy, it has its own benefits. Sunny days are conducive to travel, and you can have a happy holiday; The rain heralds a good harvest, and the days are prosperous. We Beijingers pay attention to going with the flow, not forced, what do you say?
Finally, I would like to borrow the old Beijing dialect to send you a blessing: "Happy Double Ninth Festival, the body is great, and the food is fragrant!" ”