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The order of the Spring Festival, Qingming Festival, Lantern Festival, Chung Yeung Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, Tanabata

In chronological order: the first day of the first month of the Spring Festival, the 15th day of the first month of the Lantern Festival, the 5th day of the 4th month of the Qingming Festival, the 7th day of the 7th month of the Tanabata, the 15th day of the 8th month of the Mid-Autumn Festival, and the 9th day of the 9th month of the 9th lunar month of the Chung Yeung Festival.

The Chongyang Festival, which falls on the ninth day of the ninth month of the lunar calendar, is a traditional Chinese folk festival. "I Ching" in the "nine" as the number of yang, "nine" two yang number is heavy, so it is called "Chongyang", because the sun and the moon are nine, so it is also known as "heavy nine The sun and the moon coincide with nine, so it is also known as "Chongjiu". Nine nine to the true, the beginning of a yuan, the ancients believe that the nine nine suns is an auspicious day.

Ancient folk in the Chung Yeung Festival have climbed high to pray for blessings, autumn tour to enjoy chrysanthemums, wear dogwood, worship God and ancestor and drink feasts to seek longevity and other customs. Nowadays, it has added the connotation of honoring the elderly, enjoying the feast on the day of the Chongyang Festival, and giving thanks to and honoring the elderly. The two important themes of the Chrysanthemum Festival today are the appreciation of the autumn and the thanksgiving and respect for the elderly.

The Chrysanthemum Festival, in its historical development and evolution, combines a variety of folklore into one, carrying a rich cultural connotation. In the folk concept of "nine" in the number is the largest number, there is a long long life meaning, sent people to the elderly health and longevity of the blessing. 1989, the ninth day of the ninth lunar month was designated as "Respect for the Elderly Day", advocating the whole society to establish respect for the elderly, respect for the elderly, love for the elderly, and to help the elderly The festival has been designated as "Respect for the Elderly Day" in 1989, advocating the establishment of a social culture of respect, honor, love and help for the elderly.