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Double Ninth Festival
Origin
• Chong Yang.
• Yang means masculine and positive;
• The number nine is regarded as
yang
• The ninth day of the ninth month is
a double yang day
• So ,the lunar calendar on
September 9, is the traditional
Double Ninth Festival
The Double Ninth Festival
began as early as the Warring
States 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. The Double Ninth
Festival is called as “Old People
Festival “in 1989.
The chrysanthemum( [kri'sænθəməm] ) 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
Festival 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 Double 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 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.
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