What is the date of the Double Ninth Festival in 2023?

The Double Ninth Festival in 2023 is 65438+1October 23rd.

In 2023, the solar calendar of the Double Ninth Festival is 65438+1October 23rd, and the ninth day of the lunar calendar. Double Ninth Festival is a traditional festival in China, which is celebrated on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month every year. The number of "Nine" is a positive number in the Book of Changes, and the two positive numbers of "Nine Nine" are heavy, so it is called "Chongyang"; It is also called "Double Ninth Festival", because both the date and the month conform to nine. Returning to the truth of 1999, the ancients thought that 1999 Chongyang was an auspicious day.

The significance of Double Ninth Festival

The significance of the Double Ninth Festival is to respect, respect, love, help and be grateful to the elderly. In the folk concept, "nine" is the largest number, which means longevity, and it places people's wishes for the health and longevity of the elderly.

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 process of inheritance and development, the Double Ninth Festival is passed down from generation to generation as a festival with rich life significance. The theme of giving a banquet to respect the elderly and praying for longevity gradually merged with the traditional filial piety ethics in China, and became one of the important themes of the Double Ninth Festival.

Double Ninth Festival, New Year's Eve, Spring Festival, Tomb-Sweeping Day, Dragon Boat Festival and July 30th are all traditional ancestral festivals in China. Since ancient times, the Chinese nation has the concept of courtesy and respect for ancestors, and has the custom of offering sacrifices to ancestors on holidays to show filial piety and not forget their roots.

The custom of Double Ninth Festival

Climb the peak

One of the most important festival activities in Chongyang is mountain climbing. Therefore, the Double Ninth Festival is also called "ascensiontide". There is no uniform rule for climbing mountains. Generally, we climb mountains and towers.

cornel

In ancient times, there was a custom of inserting dogwood on September 9, so the Double Ninth Festival was also called the dogwood Festival.

Therefore, on the Double Ninth Festival, people have the custom of wearing Cornus officinalis or inserting Cornus officinalis when climbing high and looking far. They can also give Cornus officinalis as a gift to relatives and friends to ward off evil spirits, seek good luck and prolong life.

Drink chrysanthemum wine

Drinking chrysanthemum wine was popular as early as the Han and Wei Dynasties. In China folklore, when chrysanthemums are in full bloom, people collect the stems and leaves of chrysanthemums and mix them with grain to make wine, and wait until September 9th next year to drink.