In the I Ching, the ninth day of the ninth month, said the sun and the moon and the sun, the two nine overlap, so it is called Chung Yeung, also known as the ninth. Ancient people considered Chung Yeung an auspicious day to celebrate, and have been celebrating this festival since a very early age. In our country's folk concept, nine nine Chongyang Festival, but also with the "long time" homophonic, and nine in the number is the largest number, so there is a long life, health and longevity of the symbolism.
In 1989, China also designated the Chung Yeung Festival as the "Festival of the Elderly", meaning "long time" the meaning of longevity. So later Chongyang Festival was set up as the only old people's day. To advocate the whole society to establish respect for the elderly, respect for the elderly, love the elderly, help the elderly culture. 2006 May 20, Chongyang Festival was included in the State Council in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage list.
We Chinese are a group of people with a tradition of respect for the elderly, as early as more than three thousand years ago in the "Poetry", there are "sad parents, I was born for the price of labor" of the poem, "who said that an inch of grass heart, to repay the three spring sunshine" is even more popular. At this stage, a large number of elderly population increase, "before the rich first old" social pressure, gives the cultural colorful Chongyang Festival more and more heavy practical significance.
No matter what, Chongyang Festival is only one day, we can not expect to solve all the problems in a day's time, only as an opportunity to form a long-term mechanism, from the system to ensure that the culture to be influenced from the concept of adjustments, which is the real significance of Chongyang Festival.
The Chongyang Festival, a continuation of the excellent traditions of the Chinese nation and the Chinese people beautiful holiday, should no longer be ignored by modern Chinese. The traditions, connotations and values contained therein should be truly recognized and y remembered. Chongyang Festival is a traditional festival, but the significance of Chongyang Festival, is eternal.
What is the special significance of the Chongyang Festival
What is the significance of the Chongyang Festival
What is the special significance of the Chongyang Festival
The Chongyang Festival is held on the ninth day of the ninth month of the lunar calendar, which signifies a long period of time, and many people give it the meaning of longevity, which is also known as the Day of the Elderly. This day is also known as the "Old Man's Day", which represents the blessings and filial piety of the younger generation to the older generation. Filial piety is the first is our country's fine tradition, so Chongyang Festival to filial piety and respect for elders.
Gratitude. From the above mentioned ancestor worship and respect for the elderly filial piety can be presumed to Chongyang Festival there is another layer of gratitude. Gratitude is the basic rule of human beings, as long as the heart is grateful, life will become beautiful.
Anciently, two, four, six, eight, ten for the yin number, one, three, five, seven, nine for the yang number, nine for the yang number of the largest number, the two nine nine want to overlap, implying that the heavy nine, which is also the origin of the date of the nine-nine Chongyang Festival.