The annual Double Ninth Festival is coming soon. There is a traditional custom of appreciating chrysanthemums on Double Ninth Festival. Why do you enjoy chrysanthemums on Double Ninth Festival? Are all the chrysanthemums blooming during the Double Ninth Festival? Let’s take a look below!

Origined from chrysanthemum culture

During the Double Ninth Festival, it is in late autumn, thousands of trees are bleak, chrysanthemums are elegant in the frost, and they have the style of a hermit from the world. Huang Fengchi in the Ming Dynasty compiled "Plum Bamboo Orchid" "Four Scores of Chrysanthemums". Since then, plums, orchids, bamboos and chrysanthemums have been called the "Four Gentlemen". People often use the "Four Gentlemen" to imply the noble moral character of the saints. Throughout the ages, there have been countless poems and articles about chrysanthemums. Therefore, people appreciate chrysanthemums on the Double Ninth Festival. Taste the meaning of chrysanthemum culture in it.

Derived from the chrysanthemum flowering period

Double Ninth Festival is in late autumn, which is the flowering period of chrysanthemums. It is the best time to appreciate chrysanthemums in the whole year. Double Ninth Festival is a traditional festival. Since ancient times, there has been a custom of appreciating chrysanthemums during the Double Ninth Festival. Therefore, appreciating chrysanthemums on the Double Ninth Festival also has a certain meaning of inheriting traditional culture and customs.

Derived from the meaning of longevity

In traditional Chinese culture, chrysanthemums symbolize longevity. The Double Ninth Festival is a festival that expresses respect for the elderly and gratitude. During the Double Ninth Festival, you can spend time with your parents or elders. Appreciating chrysanthemums is something that can deepen the relationship between parents and children. Moreover, many families have the habit of buying potted chrysanthemums during the Double Ninth Festival. Chrysanthemums are easy to take care of, have strong vitality, and have the meaning of longevity. They are perfect gifts for family members. .

Are all the chrysanthemums in bloom during the Double Ninth Festival?

Usually the Double Ninth Festival is when the chrysanthemums are in full bloom.

Some chrysanthemums have already bloomed before the Double Ninth Festival. When the Double Ninth Festival comes, most of the chrysanthemums are in full bloom. Therefore, there is no need to worry about the lack of chrysanthemums during the Double Ninth Festival. If there are chrysanthemums on display during the local Double Ninth Festival, , will also use greenhouses to raise a batch of more precious chrysanthemum varieties in advance, just waiting to be displayed to the public during the chrysanthemum conference.

The significance of the Double Ninth Festival

The Double Ninth Festival is a traditional Chinese festival. The earliest Double Ninth Festival was a sacrificial festival. The Chinese people attach great importance to the culture of filial piety. Some customs and customs have also occurred since the Double Ninth Festival has been inherited. The meaning of the Double Ninth Festival has changed. Today's Double Ninth Festival is more about respecting and respecting the elderly. The Double Ninth Festival has also become a festival of respecting the elderly, giving thanks, feasting and praying for longevity. It embodies the traditional culture of the Chinese nation and expresses the "old people and old people". The deep feeling of "people are old, I am young and people are young".