What is the significance of Chongyang Festival?

The significance of the Chongyang Festival is to honor the elderly and reunion.

The Chongyang Festival is one of China's traditional festivals, on the ninth day of the ninth month of every year, because the pronunciation and "long time" coincide, so it is also given the meaning of longevity, in 1989 it was designated as "Respect for the Elderly Day In 1989, it was designated as "Respect for the Elderly Day" to remind people to care more about the elderly around them.

In ancient times, nine is a very noble number, it and "long" homophonic, expressing people hope that life is long, longevity of the good wishes, and in modern times Chongyang Festival is designated as the "Festival of the Elderly", advocating that people respect the old, love the old.

Customs of Chongyang Festival

1, Hong Kong and Macao

In Hong Kong and Macao people's customs, Qingming for the "spring festival", Chongyang for the "autumn festival. The traditional custom of ascending to the heights to pay homage to one's ancestors at Chung Yeung extends to the present day. In Hong Kong and Macau, the ancient Chongyang Festival has evolved into a diversified festival.

2, Guangxi

Longan County, September 9 to let cattle and sheep foraging on their own, as the saying goes: "September 9, cattle and sheep to keep their own". Qingming is a spring festival, Chongyang as an autumn festival, Chongyang worship mountain is one of the Lingnan customs, prudent end of the day, Gubenxian tradition thousands of years to this day.?

3, Fujian

Haicheng County, Chrysanthemum Festival kite flying as a play, known as the "wind raft". Legend has it that on the ninth day of the ninth month is the day of Mazu's ascension to heaven, and the villagers go to the Mazu Temple in Meizhou or the ancestral ancestral shrine of Tin Hau in the harbor to offer sacrifices and ask for blessings.