Troditional chinese holiday---Chongyang Festival

Changzhou, China
October 22, 2012 8:59pm CST
The Double Ninth Festival also named Chongyang Festival falls on september 9th chinese lunar calender, that is today ! In "Book Changes" the number "Nine" is classified as positive one. So the Ninth day of the ninth lunar month is called Chongyang Festival. It's a troditonal holiday formed by a variety of folk cutomes. There are some activities to celebrate it, like going on a sightseeing, climbin the mountain, viewing chrysanthemum, inserting cornel, eating chongyang cake nd drinking chrysanthemum wine. The people have a special feeling about this vacation, due to in this period, it is the golden right time for harvest. So that plenty of chinese poems eulogize Chongyang. In Kaifeng city Henan province, it holds chrysanthemum show every year started from 1983. Today there is a temple fair in our town, so I introduce this holiday to you to know more about chinese culture. And I plan to visit with my colleague after work. Have a nice day ! Alice
1 response
lymsnb
@lymsnb (223)
• China
23 Oct 12
yes , today is september 9th -chongyang Festival happy double ninth festival ! you can ascend a height and chrysanthemum with you best friends forever. wish you happy everyday, my dear friend have a good day !
Just an Ordinary Owl?
@owlwings (43910)
• Cambridge, England
23 Oct 12
Today is October 22nd not September 9th! (although it may be the 9th day of the 9th month of your calendar).
jonesleo
@jonesleo (3)
• China
23 Oct 12
We Chinese festival,The double ninth festival first have the custom of the ascent, autumn in Septemberthe days of high gas great,this season uphill command can achieve relaxed and happy, the purpose of fitness illnesses.