On September 9th in Xianghe County, Hebei Province, families with in-laws will give gifts to each other, which is called "chasing festivals". The sunny and rainy days in Yongping House will be dominated by Chongyang weather. If it rains on the Double Ninth Festival, it will rain these days. Children in qingfeng county play with paper kites on the Double Ninth Festival. There are no mountains in Zhou Dian County, and there are more people climbing the stairs in the county than in the Double Ninth Festival.
People in the north of Changyi, Shandong Province eat spicy radish soup on the Double Ninth Festival. There is a proverb: "After drinking radish soup, the whole family is not bitter." Juancheng people call the Double Ninth Festival the birthday of the God of Wealth, and every household bakes cakes to offer sacrifices to the God of Wealth. Zou Ping offered a sacrifice to Fan Zhongyan in Chongyang. In the old days, dyeing houses and wineries also paid homage to the god of tanks on September 9. Tengxian's daughter, who has been married for less than three years, avoids going back to her family for the holidays. There is a saying that "if you go home to Chongyang, you will kill your mother-in-law."
On the Double Ninth Festival in Xixiang County, Shaanxi Province, relatives and friends presented chrysanthemums and chrysanthemum cakes. Scholars exchange poems and wine. It is said that women can learn from Cornus officinalis on this day, which can cure their distress.
On the Double Ninth Festival in Jiangsu, Nanjing people cut the five-color paper into an inclined plane and inserted it into the court as a flag. Eat a kind of pasta called "camel hoof" at the Double Ninth Festival in Changzhou County. The Chrysanthemum Festival held in Shanghai Yuyuan Garden was judged by three grades: novelty, nobility and rarity. Eat Chongyang cake and Jiupin soup at the Double Ninth Festival in Wuxi County.
Visiting each other on the Double Ninth Festival in Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province, relatives and friends cry and worship the spirits only when there is a funeral. On September 9, Tonglu County prepared pigs and sheep as ancestors, which was called autumn festival. At the same time, zongzi are tied up and given to each other on the Double Ninth Festival, which is called Chongyang Zongzi.
On September 9, Dexing County, Jiangxi Province was harvesting late rice.
Tongling County, Anhui Province takes the ninth Double Ninth Festival as the Dragon and Candle Festival to welcome the mountain gods. Chopping bamboo and horses for fun is said to drive away the plague.
Wuchang County, Hubei Province, Double Ninth Festival brewing. It is said that the wine brewed here is the clearest and will not go bad after a long time. The Double Ninth Festival in Yingcheng County is a wishing day, and even every household worships the God of Fangshe Tianzu on this day.
In Changting County, Fujian Province, the edamame Festival is called the edamame Festival. Flying kites in the Double Ninth Festival in Haicheng County is a game, which is called "Wind Chak".
In Chongyang, Lianchuan, Guangdong, all the boys and girls gathered outside the city to sing songs for the whole state to watch. Nanxiong House invited maoshan taoist to set up the Empress Dowager Club on September 9th, and all young women who want to have children will come to attend. On the Double Ninth Festival in Yangjiang County, a paper kite with a rattan bow is placed, which is very loud in mid-air. People in Lingao County get up early on the Double Ninth Festival, and everyone shouts "Catch Bobcats" in unison, which is a good sign of peace and prosperity.
In Huaiji County, Guangxi, Chongyang is regarded as a day of enlightenment for Yuan Di. Men, women and children came out of the city, and they all competed with God with cannons. On September 9th in Longan County, cattle and sheep were allowed to feed on their own. As the saying goes, "on September 9, cattle and sheep will keep their food."
On this day, scholars from Nanxi County, Sichuan Province gathered at Censhan Building in Longteng Mountain to commemorate the poet Cen Can, known as Cen Association. According to the old folk custom, glutinous rice should be used to steam wine before and after Chongyang to make mash. As the saying goes, "steamed wine on the Double Ninth Festival is sweet and delicious".
There is a traditional habit of climbing mountains on September 9 in Jinnan area of Shanxi Province since ancient times. Appreciating great rivers and mountains and scenic spots and historic sites has become a major event of the festival. Today, famous sayings such as "Gan Kun will win, and our generation will climb the peak together", "The east wind can't stay, Ran Ran rises from the peak" and "New joy in September, agriculture, countryside and farmers celebrate autumn" are still being recited among the people.
Nanyang, Henan Province, with beautiful words such as "I wish you a long and healthy life", "Grow old together" and "Happy family" as the main content, is called a grand competition. Of course, you can also shout out your unique heartfelt words according to your own wishes. At that time, 99 old people will participate in the mountaineering competition together, and a mountain shouting competition will be held after reaching the summit. The staff will use a decibel meter to determine the ranking of the competition according to the voice of the players.