The Double Ninth Festival

The Chongyang Festival, also known as the Double Ninth Festival, is held on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month. The Senior Citizens' Festival is another name for it.

The Double Ninth Festival will be held on October 4, 2022.

The number 6 was considered to belong to the Yin character, according to data from the enigmatic book Yi Jing, whereas the number 9 was thought to belong to the Yang character. As a result, both the ninth day and the ninth lunar month are Yang characters on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month. As a result, the celebration was dubbed the Double Ninth Festival.

People used to feel that the double ninth day was worthy of a celebration. Because people used to climb mountains on that day, the Chongyang Festival is also known as the Height Ascending Festival. The Chongyang Festival is also known as the Chrysanthemum Festival. Ancestors are also worshiped on that day since "double ninth" is pronounced the same as the word for "forever."

On the Double Ninth Festival, people celebrate by doing things like appreciating chrysanthemums, inserting Zhuyu, eating Chongyang pastries, and sipping chrysanthemum wine, among other things.

Time: October 4, 2022 (Tuesday)