Holiday chrysanthemums in China
Chrysanthemum - a beautiful flower loved and respected in China. Petals him as the star beams in different directions. It preserved the tradition that has grown from a speck of dust chrysanthemum fallen to earth from the star. Therefore I hear the whisper of the night - a conversation between the stars and roses. Since ancient times, and it is about 2500 years, the Chinese have grown chrysanthemums and known under the name "gold flower". In the classification of the name remained. Chrysos - gold and antelyus - flower. Chrysanthemum - the national flower of China, in honor of the Golden Flower is called the month of October and autumn every year arranged holiday "Chunyang" - Holiday chrysanthemums.
Occasion 9 of 9 months in the lunar calendar. In our opinion it is the same as the 9 October. This is the time when nature generously human fetus: maroon grenades, solar quince, plum purple, tangerine orange and, of course, bushes chrysanthemums, completely drenched flowers. In the long curls, hairy, small things like buttons, and huge with a sunflower, a wide variety of colors, from white to dark red. Sea of flowers! All this decorated with chrysanthemums Festival. Before the feast of Chinese cooked rice or wheat cakes, decorated with sweets, nuts, dates, raisins. And here comes the feast. Chinese since ancient times observe the traditions and therefore, putting on the belt pouches with dogwood berries and twigs sticking to hair dogwood, they climb the hill called "10,000 years", or any other, nearby. It even made the emperor, for which Chrysanthemum was favorite flower. Climbing the mountain, the people rested and were treated with tincture on chrysanthemums, cooked exactly a year ago, 09.09. In the north of China in chrysanthemum feast cooked lamb. After two nines represent the masculine, and in Chinese "ram" sounds like "yang". Fun continues emission of kites - national fun, reading poems, singing and dancing. The Chinese give each other flowers of chrysanthemums with a wish of longevity.