The-Double-Ninth-Festival

DoubleNinthFestivalDoubleNinthFestival2OriginCustomHistory3Origin◆Chongyang◆thetheoryofYinandYang◆Yin：feminine,negativeprinciple（evennumbers）◆Yang：masculineandpositive（oddnumbers）◆TheninthdayoftheninthlunarmonthisadaywhenthetwoYangnumbersmeet.SoitiscalledChongYang.History◆TheDoubleNinthFestivalbeganasearlyastheWarringStatestime.◆IntheTangDynasty,theDoubleNinthFestivalhasbeendecidedasofficiallyfolkholiday.Hereafter,anditfollowsuntilnow.◆In1989,theChinesegovernmentdecidedtheDoubleNinthFestivalasSeniors’Day.45◆ClimbingHeights◆WearingCornelTwigs◆EatingDoubleNinthCake◆EnjoyingChrysanthemumFlowers◆ChrysanthemumFlowerWineCustom6ClimbingHeights◆Thecustomofascendingaheighttoavoidepidemicswaspasseddownfromlongtimeago.Therefore,theDoubleNinthFestivalisalsocalledMountain-climbingFestival.789DoubleNinth,RememberingmyShandongBrothersAsalonelystrangerinaforeignland,Ateveryholidaymyhomesicknessincreases.Faraway,Iknowmybrothershavereachedthepeak;Theyarewearingthezhuyu,butoneisnotpresent.九月九日忆山东兄弟——王维独在异乡为异客，每逢佳节倍思亲。遥知兄弟登高处，遍插茱萸少一人。WearingCornelTwigs(山茱萸树枝)◆Theancientpeoplebelievedthatplantingcorneltwigs(dogwoods)onDoubleNinthFestivalcouldpreventdiseasesandavoiddisasters.1011EatingDoubleNinthCake◆ThefeaturedfoodonTheDoubleNinthFestivalisthedouble-ninthcake.Inthenorth,itismorepopularthanthesouth.◆Therearenofixedwaysforthiscake,butsupercakeswillhaveasmanyasninelays,lookinglikeatower.◆Itwasanicefestivepresentforrelativesorfriends.121314EnjoyingChrysanthemumFlowers◆Peoplelovechrysanthemumsinceancienttimes.Enjoyingtheflourishingchrysanthemumonthisfestival.◆OntheDoubleNinthFestivalpeoplealsoliketowearthechrysanthemum.15161718ChrysanthemumFlowerWine◆Thechrysanthemumflowerwineisuniqueinbrewing.Inancienttime’speople,somesay,usuallypickedfreshchrysanthemumflowersandleavesonthe9thofthe9thlunarmonth,andbrewedthemixtureofthemandgrainsintothewine,whichwouldnotbedrunkuntilthesamedaynextyear.1920HangzhoucitizensparticipateintheactivityofmakingejiaosnackstocelebratetheDoubleNinthFestival.21Driversstick'freeridefortheelderly'logoontheirtaxisinZhanjiangonOct20.22SoldierstrimhairforoldpeopleatanursinghomeinPingtan,Fujianprovince,Oct19.Thankyou!