Chung Yeung Festival is a traditional day in our country

The ninth day of the ninth month of the lunar calendar is the traditional Chung Yeung Festival. Because the ancient "Book of Changes" in the "six" set the "six" as the number of yin, the "nine" as the number of yang, September 9, the sun and the moon and yang, the two nine are heavy, so it is called Chongyang, also called Chongjiu, the ancients believed that it was an auspicious day worth celebrating, and from a very early time began to celebrate this festival.

The activities to celebrate the Chung Yeung Festival are colorful and romantic, generally including traveling to enjoy the scenery, climbing high and overlooking the distance, watching chrysanthemums, planting dogwoods, eating Chung Yeung cakes, drinking chrysanthemum wine and other activities.

Ninety-nine Double Ninth Festival, because of the same sound as "long-lasting", nine is the largest number in the number, with the meaning of longevity, and autumn is also the first season of a year's harvest, Chongyang Festival, far-reaching meaning, people have always had special feelings for this festival, there are many poems in Tang and Song poems He Chongyang, chrysanthemum poems.

In 1989, China set September 9 as the Old People's Day every year, and the combination of tradition and modernity has become a festival for the elderly, respecting the elderly, loving the elderly, and helping the elderly. At this time, various organs, groups, and streets across the country often organize the elderly who have retired from their jobs to enjoy the scenery in autumn, or play in the water, or climb the mountain to keep fit, so that the body and mind are bathed in the embrace of nature; Many families also support the elderly to go to the countryside for activities or prepare some delicious food for the elderly.

The Double Ninth Festival is the Old Man's Day.

Chung Yeung Festival is a traditional festival in China, which falls on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month every year. Because "nine" is "yang number" in the Book of Changes, "ninety-nine" is "double yang".

The ancients believed that the Double Ninth Festival was an auspicious day, because the ninety-nine returned to the true and the beginning of one yuan. Therefore, on this day, there are customs such as climbing high to pray for blessings, with dogwoods, worshipping ancestors and worshiping gods, enjoying chrysanthemums in autumn, drinking feasts and praying for longevity. To this day, the connotation of gratitude and respect for the elderly has been added.

The Double Ninth Festival is a traditional Chinese festival, and it is a very important traditional festival in China, because the Double Ninth Festival is also called the Respect for the Elderly Festival.

On this day, various ceremonies are held to honor the elderly, and the Double Ninth Festival is on a higher level, hoping that the elderly can live a long and healthy life, so China attaches great importance to this festival.

Chung Yeung Festival is a Chinese folk custom.

Double Ninth Festival (also known as: Old People's Day), on the ninth day of September of the lunar calendar every year, is a traditional festival of the Han nationality, because the "Book of Changes" sets "six" as the yin number, and the "nine" as the yang number, on the ninth day of September, the sun and the moon are yang, and the two nines are heavy, so it is called the double yang, also called the heavy nine. The Double Ninth Festival was formed as early as the Warring States Period, and in the Tang Dynasty, the Double Ninth Festival was officially designated as a folk festival, and it has been followed by successive dynasties since then.

On May 20, 2006, the Chung Yeung Festival was included in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage lists.

On December 28, 2012, the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress voted to pass the Law on the Protection of the Rights and Interests of the Elderly, which clearly stipulates that the ninth day of the ninth lunar month (Chung Yeung Festival) is the Elderly Day.

The origin of Chongyang can be traced back to before the pre-Qin period. In "Lü's Spring and Autumn Period", the "Ji Qiu Ji" contains: "(September) ordered the family to slaughter, prepare for the harvest of agriculture, and give five kinds of essentials. Hide.

Chongmin Huaiyang Bu Nahe Festival Emperor is collected in Shencang, only respectful must be rewarded. "It's the day, the Great Emperor, taste the sacrifice, and tell the Son of Heaven." It can be seen that at that time, there were already activities to worship the Emperor of Heaven and the ancestors at the time of the harvest of crops in autumn and September, in order to thank the Emperor and the ancestors for their kindness.

The Double Ninth Festival is a traditional Chinese folk festival that falls on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month every year.

The number of "nine" is a yang number in the Book of Changes, and the two yang numbers of "ninety-nine" are overlapping, so it is called "double yang"; Because the sun and the moon are all nine, it is also called "heavy nine". The ancients believed that the Double Ninth Festival was an auspicious day.

Origin of the name. The origin of the name "Chongyang" comes from the ancient book "I Ching" in the 'Yang Yao is nine'. In the Book of Changes, "six" is set as a yin number, "nine" is set as a yang number, and it is also a "pole number", referring to the height of the sky as "ninefold".

On the ninth day of the ninth month of September, the sun and the moon are all nine, which is called "two nines", so it is called "heavy nine", and at the same time, it is two yang numbers together, so it is called "double yang".

The origin of the Chung Yeung Festival can be traced back to ancient times. According to legend, Chongyang is the day when Emperor Yuan attained enlightenment. There are extant written records of Chongyang customs and activities, which can be found in the "Lü's Spring and Autumn Period" and the "Jiqiu Ji":

September) ordered the family to slaughter, agricultural preparation, to give five kinds of essentials. The Tibetan emperor's book is collected in Shencang, and only respectful must be paid. "It's the day, the Great Emperor, taste the sacrifice, and tell the Son of Heaven."

It can be seen that at that time, there were activities to worship the Emperor of Heaven and ancestors at the time of the autumn harvest of crops in September, in order to thank the Emperor and the ancestors for their kindness.