The ninth day of the ninth lunar month is the traditional festival of the Chinese nation-the Double Ninth Festival. Because the Book of Changes defines "six" as a negative number and "nine" as a positive number, on September 9, the sun and the moon merged into one, so it is called Chongyang, also known as Chongyang. The ancients thought it was an auspicious day to celebrate, and they began to celebrate it from a very young age.

In the process of historical continuation, the Double Ninth Festival not only incorporates many folk customs, but also incorporates many cultural connotations. The ninth day of the ninth lunar month is a climate of "clear air rising and turbid air sinking". The higher the terrain, the more concentrated the clear sky, so "Chongyang climbing to enjoy the clear sky" became a folk custom. Autumn in September, the sky is crisp, this season, climbing high and looking far can achieve the purpose of refreshing, fitness and recuperation.

Double Ninth Festival is a traditional festival in China, which combines various folk customs. There are many folk activities and rich cultural connotations. Celebrating the Double Ninth Festival generally includes traveling to enjoy the scenery, climbing high and looking far, watching chrysanthemums, planting dogwood everywhere, giving a banquet to respect the elderly, eating double ninth cake, drinking chrysanthemum wine and other activities.

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In modern times, the Double Ninth Festival has been given a new meaning. 1989, China designated September 9th every year as the festival for the elderly, which skillfully combined tradition with modernity and became a festival to respect, love and help the elderly. At this time, organs, organizations and streets all over the country often organize retired old people to enjoy the scenery in autumn, or play near the water, or climb mountains to keep fit, so that their bodies and minds can be bathed in the embrace of nature; The younger generation of many families will also help the elderly to go to the suburbs or prepare some delicious food for the elderly.

In the process of inheritance and development, the Double Ninth Festival is passed down from generation to generation as a festival with rich life significance. The theme of giving a banquet to respect the elderly and praying for longevity gradually merged with the traditional filial piety ethics in China, and became one of the important themes of the Double Ninth Festival.

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