1、,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. number “9“ was thought to be of Yang, meaning masculine or positive. So the number nine in both month
2、 and day create the Double Ninth Festival, or Chongyang Festival.,In 1989, the Chinese government decided the Double Ninth Festival as Seniors Day. Since then, all government units, organizations and streets communities will organize an autumn trip each year for those who have retired from their pos
3、ts. At the waterside or on the mountains, the seniors will find themselves merged into nature. Younger generations will bring elder ones to suburban areas or send gifts to them on this day.,The height people will reach is usually a mountain or a tower. Ancient literary figures have left many poems t
4、o describe the activities. Even today, people still swarm to famous or little known mountains on this day.,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 i
5、n. There is no fixed ways for the Double Ninth Cake, but super cakes will have as many as nine layers, looking like a tower.,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.,The Double Ninth Fest
6、ival 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.,When is the double ninth festival ,the people also like wearing the chrysanthemum.,Thank you !,
