Known as the "Double Nine Festival" and "Elderly People's Day" is which traditional festival in China?

September is the fall, a harvest season, people in ancient times in the harvest season are to sacrifice, Chongyang Festival originated in the worship of the sky. At that time, the level of science and technology is still underdeveloped, people for the grasp of the harvest can only rely on the celestial phenomena, so in the fall harvest season there will be sacrifices appear. And in the I Ching, nine is a yang number, so two nines, it is called Chongyang. Therefore, the day of September 9 is known as the Chongyang Festival.

The rituals of Chongyang Festival can also be called the celebration of Chongyang Festival. On this day, some people climb up to pray for blessings, some autumn tour to enjoy chrysanthemums, some with dogwood, some worship God and ancestors. It can be seen that the Chongyang Festival activities are not clearly defined, each place has its own local customs, this festival is just an expression of people's aspirations for a better life and gratitude, this joyful atmosphere is free and pleasant, so the Chongyang Festival gives people the feeling of being more auspicious and stable.

Nine, to give people the meaning of a long time, people like the elderly longevity, nine, harmonic jiu jiu, implies the meaning of a long time, which for the elderly, there is the hidden meaning of longevity and honor. So with the development of the times, Chongyang Festival has been given the meaning of respect for the elderly and love the elderly, so Chongyang Festival can also be called the Festival of the Elderly, expressing a good prayer for the elderly longevity.