Today is the ninth day of the ninth lunar month, and we usher in the Double Ninth Festival
The ancients set "nine" as the yang number, and on the ninth day of September, the two nines were overlapping, so it was called "Chongyang"
Climbing is a traditional custom in Chongyang, and the sky is high and refreshing, and going out to "step on autumn" and climb high with family and friends to enjoy the scenery is refreshing
Relative to the spring outing, this season is close to late autumn, the weather is getting cooler, and the green is about to fade, so at this time ascending is also called "resignation green"
In the ninth month of the lunar calendar, commonly known as the "chrysanthemum moon", during the Wei and Jin dynasties, it has become fashionable to appreciate chrysanthemums in Chongyang, and after Tao Yuanming wrote "picking chrysanthemums under the east fence", it marks that chrysanthemum appreciation has become a trend
Enjoying chrysanthemums on autumn nights, drinking and looking at the moon, wanderers far away from home express their thoughts on their families towards the bright moonlight
Because "ninety-nine" and "long-lasting" have the same sound, nine is the largest single digit, so it is endowed with the meaning of long life, health and longevity, and the Double Ninth Festival is also known as "Old People's Day" and "Respect for the Elderly Day"
Respect for the elderly, companionship and filial piety is not only the theme of this day, but also something we should consciously do
Chongyang is a year old, and now Chongyang is taking advantage of the autumn rhyme to drink with family and friends to share the joy of Chongyang
Organizer: Propaganda Department of Suiyang County Committee of the Communist Party of China
Organizer: Suiyang County Rong Media Center
Producer: Shi Zhimou | Editor-in-Chief: Lo Wing-yin
Deputy Editor-in-Chief: Peng Kunyu
Editor in charge: Zhang Li | Responsible proofreader: Peng Kunyu
Source: People's Daily