2, Chongyang Festival in China has a very long history, the origin of Chongyang Festival can even be traced back to the pre-Qin Dynasty. About the origin of the Chongyang Festival in China, there are many sayings, one is from the "I Ching" in the nine of the Yang number of heavy, the second is from the harvest sacrifice to the sky, and the third is from the ancient rituals of Mars.
3, Chongyang Festival is our people are very important to a festival, there are many folk customs, such as chrysanthemum, in the Chongyang Festival, many places will be held in the chrysanthemum exhibition, attracting many tourists to visit. There is also drinking chrysanthemum wine. It is believed that drinking chrysanthemum wine on Chongyang Festival has the effect of prolonging life. In addition to these customs, there are also eating Chung Yeung cakes, climbing to see the distance, inserting dogwood and other customs.
4, Chrysanthemum Festival has been passed down to the present day, and added the connotation of respect for the elderly, love for the elderly, etc. In 1989, the ninth day of the ninth month of the lunar calendar was designated as the Festival of Respect for the Elderly ", advocating that the whole society to establish a respect for the elderly, respect for the elderly, love for the elderly, and to help the elderly culture. Every year at the time of the Chung Yeung Festival, there are many young people with their own prepared gifts, to visit some of the widows and orphans in the elderly home, and they talk to them, to express their love and care for them.