Today is the Double Ninth Festival.

The Double Ninth Festival, also known as the Double Ninth Festival, is one of the traditional festivals in China. It is usually celebrated on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month. This festival originated from the activities of offering sacrifices to gods in autumn in ancient times, and it has the custom of praying for longevity, offering sacrifices to ancestors and enjoying autumn sacrifices to ancestors.

There are many interesting traditions and customs in the Double Ninth Festival. For example, people will climb mountains, enjoy chrysanthemums and drink chrysanthemum wine, as well as make Chongyang cakes and eat Chongyang chestnuts. In addition, people believe that the Double Ninth Festival is a day suitable for praying for longevity, so they will pray for longevity by climbing mountains, drinking chrysanthemum wine and inserting dogwood. In the southern region, some places still keep the custom of celebrating the birthday of the elderly on the Double Ninth Festival.

There are also many poems and cultural allusions related to this festival. For example, the famous Tang Dynasty poet Wang Wei's poem "on the mountain holiday thinking of my brothers in shandong" describes the climbing of the Double Ninth Festival. In addition, there are cultural activities such as cornus Flower Cave, Climbing high and overlooking, appreciating chrysanthemums and composing poems.

Generally speaking, the Double Ninth Festival is a traditional festival with rich cultural connotations and historical details. It not only embodies the cultural spirit of the Chinese nation to respect the old and love the young, but also reflects people's yearning and pursuit of a better life. In today's society, the Double Ninth Festival is still of great significance. It reminds us to care for the elderly, inherit traditional culture and create a harmonious and beautiful social atmosphere.