Double Ninth Festival (Chong Yang Jie)

The Double Ninth Festival, a traditional Chinese Folk Festival, falls on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month. The number of "Nine" is the number of Yang in the book of changes. The number of "Nine" and the number of Yang are equal, so it is called "double Yang"; Because both the sun and the moon meet nine, it is also called "double nine". Returning to the true world on September 9 was the beginning of one yuan. The ancients believed that the Double Ninth Festival on September 9 was an auspicious day. In ancient times, there were folk customs such as climbing high to pray for blessings, worshipping gods and ancestors, feasting and praying for longevity on the Double Ninth Festival. So far, it has added the connotation of respecting the elderly. The two important themes of today's Autumn Festival are appreciating the old and appreciating the old.

The Double Ninth Festival originated from the worship of celestial phenomena. It began in ancient times, popularized in the Western Han Dynasty and flourished after the Tang Dynasty. According to the existing historical materials and textual research, in ancient times, there were activities of offering sacrifices to heaven and ancestors in autumn; The ancients offered sacrifices to the emperor of heaven and ancestors at the harvest of crops in September. They used the activities of thanking the emperor of heaven and ancestors' kindness. This is the original form of the Double Ninth Festival as the autumn harvest sacrifice. The Tang Dynasty is an important period for the integration and finalization of traditional festivals and customs, and its main part has been inherited to this day.

The Double Ninth Festival combines a variety of folk customs in the historical development and evolution, and carries rich cultural connotation. In the folk concept, "Nine" is the largest number in the number. It has the meaning of long life and reposes people's blessings for the health and longevity of the elderly. On May 20, 2006, the Double Ninth Festival was listed in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage list by the State Council. The law of the people's Republic of China on the protection of the rights and interests of the elderly, revised and adopted by the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress in 2012, stipulates that the ninth day of September of the lunar calendar is the elderly day every year.

Double Ninth Festival Wiki:

Chinese name	Chong Yang Jie
Foreign name	DoubleNinthFestival
alias	Old age Festival, Double Ninth Festival, Climbing Festival, ancestor worship Festival, Double Ninth Festival, autumn drying Festival, respecting the elderly Festival, Double Ninth Festival, etc
Holiday time	the 9th day of the ninth lunar month
Festival type	traditional festival
Epidemic area	China and other countries in the Chinese character cultural circle
Festival origin	Celestial phenomena worship, harvest worship, etc
Festival activities	Mountaineering, autumn outing, banquet for the elderly, chrysanthemum appreciation, youth farewell, etc
Holiday diet	Chongyang cake, chrysanthemum wine, etc
Holiday significance	Respect and Thanksgiving, feast and longevity, climbing and fitness
Set time	Ancient times
moral	One yuan starts, long life
Intangible cultural heritage protection unit	Ministry of culture and Tourism