The 9th day of the 9th lunar month is the traditional Chongyang Festival, or Double Ninth Festival. It usually falls in October in the Gregorian calendar. In an ancient and mysterious book Yi Jing, or The Book of Changes.On this day, people will eat Double Ninth Gao (or Cake). In Chinese, gao (cake) has the same pronunciation with gao (height) . People do so just to hope progress in everything they are engaged in. There is no fixed ways for the Double Ninth Cake, but super cakes will have as many as nine layers, looking like a tower.

The Double Ninth Festival is also a time when chrysanthemum blooms. China boasts diversified species of chrysanthemum and people have loved them since ancient times. So enjoying the flourishing chrysanthemum also becomes a key activity on this festival. Also, people will drink chrysanthemum wine. Women used to stick such a flower into their hair or hang its branches on windows or doors to avoid evilness.

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The ninth day of the ninth lunar month is the traditional Double Ninth Festival, or Double Ninth Festival. It is usually in October of the Gregorian calendar. In an ancient and mysterious Book of Changes. On this day, people will eat Chongyang cake. In Chinese, "Gao" and "Gao" are homonyms. People do this only in the hope that they can make progress in everything they do. There is no fixed method for Chongyang cake, but the super cake will have as many as nine layers and look like a tower.

The Double Ninth Festival is also a day when chrysanthemums are in full bloom. There are many kinds of chrysanthemums in China, which have been loved by people since ancient times. Therefore, watching chrysanthemums in full bloom has become an important activity of this festival. In addition, people will drink chrysanthemum wine. Women used to put this flower in their hair or hang it on windows or doors to avoid evil.