Time goes round and round, and after entering the ninth lunar month, the weather is getting cooler day by day, especially after a few autumn rains, which makes people feel the coolness of late autumn. Tomorrow is the ninth day of the ninth lunar month, and it is also a very special day in the old tradition. Let's find out, what are you afraid of? Look at what the ancestors said, respect the old traditions.
Tomorrow on the ninth day of September, what do you say?
The ninth day of the ninth lunar month is the fourth day of the cold dew solar term, which is in the first stage of the three seasons of cold dew. At this time, the temperature in nature is gradually decreasing, and the wild geese are going to fly south for the winter, which also marks that it has entered the late autumn season, and winter is not far away.
In addition, the ninth day of the ninth lunar month of tomorrow is also the "Double Ninth Festival" in the traditional Chinese festival, as well as the "opening day" of the folk auspicious time.
"Nine" belongs to the yang number, but also the largest number, the ninth day of the ninth month of the lunar calendar is just the day of the month and the date are nine, the ancients called this phenomenon "Chongjiu", "Chongyang", and set this day as the "Chongyang Festival".
The ancients believed that the ninety-nine return to one indicates the beginning of one yuan, the renewal of Vientiane, and is an auspicious and good day, so people will climb high on this day to pray for blessings, worship the heavens and ancestors, and share the beauty of autumn and the joy of autumn harvest. This festival has developed to the present, because "99" has the meaning of health and longevity, so the Double Ninth Festival is also designated as the "Old People's Day", and it is also a respect for the elderly day that advocates respecting and loving the elderly.
It is an important part of traditional Chinese culture and still influences all aspects of people's lives. Whether in ancient or modern times, when people are faced with major life events such as marriage, groundbreaking, moving, and starting a business, they usually pay special attention to the choice of day, hoping to pick a good day in the old tradition to pray for good luck.
In this regard, the ancestors have inherited many theories that the ancients chose when choosing auspiciousness, among which one of the more important theories is called "Twelve Jianzhi", which is also recorded in the large-scale historical series "Siku Quanshu".
How to use the "Twelve Constructions" to choose auspiciousness? Legend has it that there are 12 star gods who take turns on duty every day, they are built, divided, full, leveled, fixed, persistent, broken, dangerous, successful, harvested, opened, closed, the ancients will be based on which star god is on duty on a certain day, to determine the auspiciousness of the day.
Tomorrow is the ninth day of the ninth lunar month, which is the month of Jiaxu and the day of Wushen in the discipline law of the Ganzhi. "Xuyue Jianxu", the day of the day is the day of construction, and then the rotation order of the 12 star gods, and the twelve earthly branches "Zi, Chou, Yin, Mao, Chen, Si, Wu, Wei, Shen, You, Xu, Hai" corresponds, the day is the day of construction, the day of Hai is the day of removal, the day of the child is the full day, and so on, so tomorrow is the ninth day of the ninth month of September is the "opening day".
According to the ancient mantra of "building a full flat and collecting black, except for the danger and holding the yellow, it can be used when it is opened, and it is not quite broken when it is closed", and the opening day is "all available when it is opened", which is the auspicious day of the zodiac in the eyes of the ancients.
As the old saying goes, "September is afraid of the ninth day of the new year", tomorrow is the ninth day of September, what is there to be afraid of? Look at what the ancestors said.
1- Afraid of sending chrysanthemums
Because of the proximity to the flowering cycle of chrysanthemums, the ninth day of the ninth lunar month was also called the "Chrysanthemum Festival" by the ancients. As early as the Wei and Jin dynasties, there was already the custom of appreciating chrysanthemums on the ninth day of September. Tao Yuanming, a poet of the Wei and Jin dynasties, wrote in the poem, "Yu idle, love the name of the nine." Qiu Ju Yingyuan, and holding the mash by the ground, empty service Jiuhua, pinning on words".
However, it should be noted that in traditional Chinese culture, chrysanthemums are generally used as memorial flowers, especially white chrysanthemums and yellow chrysanthemums, which often appear in some occasions for sacrifices. Therefore, many people will have taboos in this regard and will not give chrysanthemums as gifts. Tomorrow, when you enjoy chrysanthemums on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month, do not pick chrysanthemums on a whim and give them to people around you.
2- Afraid of staying up late
When distinguishing the seasons, the ancients designated the lunar calendar from January to March as spring, April to June as summer, July to September as autumn, and October to December as winter. In the ancient books of traditional Chinese medicine, it is said, "In autumn and March, this is called Rongping." The weather is urgent, and the weather is bright. Go to bed early and wake up early, and enjoy the chickens. Make the mind peaceful, in order to delay the autumn punishment", this is also the way of health preservation advocated by the ancients, the three months of autumn should be done early to go to bed and get up early, and develop good habits of work and rest.
Tomorrow, the ninth day of the ninth lunar month, is already the last month of autumn, and it is also a month of transition between autumn and winter, and it is also a festival suitable for climbing and traveling, so in the old tradition, we should pay attention to rest and do not stay up late, so as not to violate the natural rhythm and bring discomfort to the body.
3- I'm afraid of not raining
In the ninth month of the lunar calendar, agricultural production ushered in the critical period of autumn planting, when the growth of overwintering crops will determine the quality of next year's summer harvest, so people pay special attention to the weather changes during this period.
In the agricultural proverb, it is said that "Chongyang has no rain and a sunny winter", "Chongyang does not use an umbrella, and the peas are bare-stalked", "If you are not afraid of Jiujiu, you are afraid of Jiujiuqing". In the view of the ancestors, if it rains on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month, it will bring rain to the crops, and it also indicates that the winter will be colder, on the contrary, if it is a sunny day, it may indicate that there will be less rain in the future, and it is more likely to be a warm winter later.
Autumn and winter are warmer, which makes people feel more comfortable, but not from the perspective of agricultural production. "It should be cold or not, it is difficult to grow up", the winter that should be cold has become warmer, which will reduce the resistance of winter crops, and may also bring winter drought, so the ancestors will be afraid that it will not rain on the ninth day of September.
Tomorrow is the ninth day of the ninth lunar month, do you agree with the experience and customs passed down by these ancestors? Feel free to share your thoughts.