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What activities can be carried out in the school Double Ninth Festival?

Schools can carry out the following activities in the Double Ninth Festival:

1, climbing mountains and enjoying the scenery: Double Ninth Festival is a good time to enjoy chrysanthemums. Organizing students to climb mountains and enjoy chrysanthemums can not only exercise, but also cultivate students' aesthetic taste and traditional cultural accomplishment. At the top of the mountain or in the mountains, students can enjoy the beautiful scenery while feeling the charm of traditional culture.

2. Making handicrafts: The school can organize students to make handicrafts, such as paper-cutting, painting, weaving, etc. To commemorate the traditional Double Ninth Festival. By making handicrafts, students can not only exercise their practical ability, but also learn more about and love traditional culture.

3. Poetry recitation: The Double Ninth Festival is a traditional poetry festival in China. Students can be organized to carry out poetry recitation activities, so that they can feel the charm and charm of traditional culture by reciting classic poems. At the same time, some famous poets or writers can be invited to give lectures on poetry for students to increase their understanding and knowledge of traditional culture.

4. Respect and love the elderly: The Double Ninth Festival is a day to respect and love the elderly. Schools can organize students to carry out activities to respect and love the elderly in communities or nursing homes, and send warmth and care to the elderly. Through such activities, students' gratitude consciousness and traditional virtues of respecting the elderly can be cultivated.

The origin of Double Ninth Festival

1. The origin of the Double Ninth Festival can be traced back to the ancient Harvest Festival. People think that nine is a positive number, and the ninth day of September is the day when two positive numbers overlap, so this day is considered to have special significance. On this day, people will hold activities such as offering sacrifices to heaven and ancestors to pray for a bumper harvest and peace. With the passage of time, these activities gradually evolved into the traditional Double Ninth Festival.

Besides the Harvest Festival, the Double Ninth Festival is also related to Taoism. Taoism believes that "Double Ninth Festival" is a way of "Double Ninth Festival" and an important festival in Taoism. In Taoism, nine is the number of yang, and two nines overlap, representing harmony between yin and yang and harmony between heaven and earth. Therefore, Taoism will hold some special religious ceremonies and activities on this day, praying for the blessing of the gods to eliminate disasters and avoid evil spirits.

3. The Double Ninth Festival is also closely related to literature and art. Ancient scholars like to write poems and songs on this special day, leaving many well-known poems and paintings. These works not only enrich the cultural connotation of the Double Ninth Festival, but also make it more artistic.