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1、DoubleNinthFestivalChong Yang. Yang means masculine and positive;The number nine is regarded as yang The ninth day of the ninth month is a double yang daySo ,the lunar calendar on September 9, is the traditional Double Ninth FestivalOriginThe Double Ninth Festival began as early as the Warring State
2、s time. In the Tang Dynasty, The Double Ninth Festival has been decided as officially folk holiday.Hereafter ,and it follows until now. Number nine is the largest number, with the meaning of longevity. “Nine”soundssimilartotheword“longtime”inChineseAdaytohonorseniorcitizensIn1989,theChinesegovernmen
3、tdecidedtheDoubleNinthFestivalasSeniorsDay.Sincethen,allgovernmentunits,organizationsandstreetscommunitieswillorganizeanautumntripeachyearforthosewhohaveretiredfromtheirposts.Atthewatersideoronthemountains,theseniorswillfindthemselvesmergedintonature.Youngergenerationswillbringelderonestosuburbanare
4、asorsendgiftstothemonthisday. The chrysanthemum( krisnmm ) has the meaning of the longevity, and enjoying (viewing)the chrysanthemum is an important part of Double Ninth Festival, therefore, Double Ninth Festival is called as “Chrysanthemum Festival”. One of most important custom on Double Ninth Fes
5、tival is climbing. Therefore the Double Ninth Festival calls “the climb up festival”. Certainly, people climbing mountain is not only climbing, but also watching the red leaves and the wild flowers, drinking wine and eating the meat. This makes hiking and picnic together.The featured food on The Dou
6、ble Ninth Festival is the double-ninth cake. In the north, it is more popular than the south. The featured drink on The Double Ninth Festival is chrysanthemum wine. The chrysanthemum wine is regarded as necessary drink in the ancient times at the festival. It is said ,it can dispel the disaster.The
7、double ninth festival has the custom of wearing zhuyu, therefore it is called “the zhuyu festival”. The zhuyu is the important symbol of double ninth festival. People thought inserting the zhuyu in double ninth festival is able to ward off disaster ,like the chrysanthemum wine. On double ninth festival people also like to wear the chrysanthemum. Thank you !
