What festival is the Double Ninth Festival?

Double Ninth Festival refers to the ninth day of the ninth lunar month, which is a traditional folk festival in China. In ancient times, there were folk customs such as climbing to pray for blessings, enjoying chrysanthemums in autumn, wearing dogwood, offering sacrifices to gods and ancestors, and feasting on the Double Ninth Festival. So far, it has added the connotation of respecting the elderly, feasting on the day of Chongyang, and being grateful for respecting the elderly. Climbing mountains and enjoying autumn and giving thanks and respecting the elderly are two important themes of today's Double Ninth Festival.

Double Ninth Festival, also known as "stepping on autumn", is a traditional festival of Han nationality. Celebrating the Double Ninth Festival generally includes traveling to enjoy the scenery, climbing high and looking far, watching chrysanthemums, planting dogwood all over, eating double ninth cake, drinking chrysanthemum wine and other activities.

The ninth day of the ninth lunar month is also the four traditional ancestor worship festivals in China. The Double Ninth Festival was formed as early as the Warring States Period. In the Tang Dynasty, the Double Ninth Festival was officially designated as a folk festival, which has been inherited ever since. Chongyang and the "spring outing" on March 3 are all family members. On Double Ninth Festival, all relatives should climb the mountain together to "avoid disaster".

Respect for the elderly activities

Respecting the elderly is the traditional virtue of the Chinese nation. /kloc-The Double Ninth Festival in 0/999 embodies the deep affection and endless ethnic customs of the Chinese nation from generation to generation. From 65438 to 0989, the China government officially designated the ninth day of the ninth lunar month as "China Festival for the Elderly" and "Respect for the Elderly", and the Double Ninth Festival became a festival to respect, love and help the elderly. 20 12, 12 On February 28th, the Law on the Protection of the Rights and Interests of the Elderly further specified in law that the ninth day of the ninth lunar month is the festival for the elderly every year, and it will be implemented from July 13. Therefore, the Double Ninth Festival is also a day of respecting the elderly, respecting the elderly or respecting the elderly.

activity

During the Double Ninth Festival, various holiday theme activities and volunteer service activities will be held in all parts of China to vigorously promote the traditional virtues of the Chinese nation and strive to create a social atmosphere of respecting and loving the elderly.