Solar terms behind Chongyang

They are: 1 month, Cold Food Festival (one or two days before Tomb-Sweeping Day), Tomb-Sweeping Day on April 5th, Qixi Festival on July 7th, Bailuyuan Festival (on September 7th or 8th every year), Double Ninth Festival on September 9th,1New Year's Eve on February 30th.

Double Ninth Festival, the ninth day of the ninth lunar month, is a traditional folk festival in China. The Book of Changes defines "nine" as a positive number, and the two positive numbers of "nine nine" are heavier, so it is called "Chongyang", and it is called "Chongyang" because the sun and the moon meet nine. Returning to the truth of 1999, the ancients thought that 1999 Chongyang was an auspicious day.

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.

In the historical development and evolution, the Double Ninth Festival is a mixture of various folk customs, bearing rich cultural connotations. In the folk concept, "nine" is the largest number, which means longevity, and it places people's wishes for the health and longevity of the elderly. From 65438 to 0989, the ninth day of the ninth lunar month was designated as "Respect for the Elderly", which advocated the whole society to establish the atmosphere of respecting, respecting, loving and helping the elderly.