The Educational Significance of Double Ninth Festival Activities for Children

The educational significance of the Double Ninth Festival for children mainly includes three aspects: one is to commemorate friendship, the other is to fear the elderly, and the third is to know that food is hard to come by. Double Ninth Festival, also known as Respect for the Elderly and Harvest Festival, is intended to make future generations always have respect for the elderly and cherish food and friends.

Double Ninth Festival

Double Ninth Festival is a traditional folk festival in China, which falls on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month every year. In ancient times, there were customs such as climbing to pray for blessings, offering sacrifices to gods and ancestors, and drinking and praying for blessings.

In the folk concept, "nine" is the largest number, which means longevity, and it is entrusted with people's good wishes for the health and longevity of the elderly.

The folk customs of the Double Ninth Festival mainly include: sunbathing in autumn, the Nine Emperors' Meeting, feasting and praying, flying kites, climbing mountains, eating double ninth cake, offering sacrifices to sea gods, enjoying chrysanthemums, drinking chrysanthemum wine, bidding farewell to the Qing Dynasty, and enjoying dogwood.