Double Ninth Festival?Double Ninth Festival

Enjoy the autumn on a trip

Overlook the high

View chrysanthemums? admire the chrysanthemum

insert the Cornus

eat the heavy Sun Cake

drink the chrysanthemum wine

Double Ninth Festival, the ninth day of the ninth lunar month, coincides with the ninth day of the ninth lunar month, so it is called the "Double Ninth Festival". Folks have the custom of climbing on this day, so the Double Ninth Festival is also called the "Climbing Festival".

There are also sayings such as Chongjiu Festival, Dogwood Festival, and Chrysanthemum Festival.

Since the homophone of "Jiujiu" on the ninth day of September is "Jiujiu", which means long-term, ancestor worship and elder-respecting activities are often held on this day. The Double Ninth Festival and the Chu, Qing and Yu festivals are also the four major festivals for ancestor worship in traditional Chinese festivals.

On December 28, 2012, the law clarified that the ninth day of the ninth lunar month every year is the Senior Citizens’ Day.