The double ninth festival is called the festival for the elderly because 1989 was officially designated as the festival for the elderly. In fact, the Double Ninth Festival existed in ancient times. At that time, on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month, people would climb mountains with their relatives and friends to avoid disasters, hoping that the elderly could live a long and healthy life.
The ninth day of the ninth lunar month is the traditional Double Ninth Festival in China. Nine has always been the most worshipped mysterious number in faith, and nine is the number of yang, so this day is called Double Ninth Festival, also known as Double Ninth Festival.
In ancient times, when the Double Ninth Festival came, it was the most beautiful moment in autumn scenery, so at that time, both literati and ordinary people would go out to see chrysanthemums with relatives and friends, which meant to eliminate disasters.
September 9th is also called the Festival for the Elderly, because it is homophonic with "long", and nine is the largest number in the number, so it is naturally easy to be endowed with the meaning of longevity. Calling this day the Day for the Elderly is to hope that the elderly can live a long life and give their best wishes to the elderly.
Double Ninth Festival, New Year's Eve, Tomb-Sweeping Day and Mid-Autumn Festival are also called the four traditional festivals for ancestor worship in China. "Nine" is the largest number in the number, which means long life, and it places people's wishes for the health and longevity of the elderly. The 9th of September of the lunar calendar 1989 is designated as the "Day of Respect for the Elderly", which advocates the whole society to establish the atmosphere of respecting, respecting, loving and helping the elderly. On May 20th, 2006, the Double Ninth Festival was included in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage in the State Council.
The famous ancient poem about the Double Ninth Festival is 1. People are thinner than yellow flowers because they don't forget me. _ _ _ _ Li Qingzhao's "Drunken Flower Shadows, Mist, Thick Clouds, Sorrow Forever"
2, the world is difficult to laugh, chrysanthemums must be inserted. _ _ _ _ Du Mu's Nine-Day Mountain Climbing
I'll come back at chrysanthemum time when I have a holiday on the mountain. _ _ _ _ Meng Haoran's Passing Old People's Village
4, Dongli wine after dusk, there are dark incense sleeves. _ _ _ _ Li Qingzhao's "Drunken Flower Shadows, Mist, Thick Clouds, Sorrow Forever"
5, knowing that brother climbs high and looks far, one person is not as good as one. _ _ _ _ Wang Wei's "Holidays in the Mountains Think of Shandong Brothers"/Memories of Jiuri Mountain East Brothers in September.
6. On the Double Ninth Festival today, the yellow flowers on the battlefield are particularly fragrant. _ _ _ _ Mao Zedong's "Picking Mulberry Seeds and Chongyang"
7. When people get old, the west wind will turn white, and butterflies will become a thing of the past. _ _ _ _ Zhang Kejiu's Nine-Day Laurel Award
8. Life is easy to get old, but it is not easy to get old. _ _ _ _ Mao Zedong's "Picking Mulberry Seeds and Chongyang"
9. The flowers and chrysanthemums in the garden are golden yellow with solitary clumps like frost. _ _ _ _ Bai Juyi's Double Ninth Festival White Chrysanthemum
10, drinking Jinhua wine in a foreign land, Wan Li shares the same sorrow. _ _ _ _ Lu's Tour of Xuanwu Mountain on September 9th.