The Double Ninth Festival, a traditional Chinese folk festival, falls on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month every year. The "nine" number is Yang number in the Book of Changes, and the "ninety-nine" two Yang numbers are equal, so it is called "Double Yang"; Because the sun and the moon are every nine, it is also called "double nine". Ninety-nine return, one yuan begins, the ancients believe that ninety-nine double ninth day is auspicious. In ancient times, there were customs of climbing high to pray for good luck, worshiping gods and ancestors, drinking and praying for longevity on the Double Ninth Festival. Since then, it has also added the connotation of respecting the elderly. Appreciation of autumn and gratitude and respect for the elderly are two important themes of today's Double Ninth festival activities.
The Double Ninth Festival originated from the worship of celestial phenomena, which began in ancient times, popularized in the Western Han Dynasty, and reached its peak after the Tang Dynasty. According to the existing historical data and textual research, in ancient times, there were harvest activities to worship heaven and ancestors in the autumn; The ancients worshipped the Emperor of Heaven and ancestors at the time of harvest in September to thank the emperor of heaven and ancestors for their kindness, which is the original form of the Double Ninth Festival as the autumn harvest sacrifice activity. The Tang Dynasty was an important period when the traditional festival customs were mixed and formed, and its main part has been passed down to the present.
The Double Ninth Festival, a traditional Chinese folk festival, falls on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month every year. The "nine" number is Yang number in the Book of Changes, and the "ninety-nine" two Yang numbers are equal, so it is called "Double Yang"; Because the sun and the moon are every nine, it is also called "double nine". Ninety-nine return, one yuan begins, the ancients believe that ninety-nine double ninth day is auspicious. In ancient times, there were customs of climbing high to pray for good luck, worshiping gods and ancestors, drinking and praying for longevity on the Double Ninth Festival. Since then, it has also added the connotation of respecting the elderly. Appreciation of autumn and gratitude and respect for the elderly are two important themes of today's Double Ninth festival activities.
The Double Ninth Festival originated from the worship of celestial phenomena, which began in ancient times, popularized in the Western Han Dynasty, and reached its peak after the Tang Dynasty. According to the existing historical data and textual research, in ancient times, there were harvest activities to worship heaven and ancestors in the autumn; The ancients worshipped the Emperor of Heaven and ancestors at the time of harvest in September to thank the emperor of heaven and ancestors for their kindness, which is the original form of the Double Ninth Festival as the autumn harvest sacrifice activity. The Tang Dynasty was an important period when the traditional festival customs were mixed and formed, and its main part has been passed down to the present.
