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Double Ninth Festival


Identification code: 300400811



Alternative term/s

  • Chongyang Festival
  • Chung Yang Festival
  • Chung Yeung Festival
  • Double Yang Festival
  • Mountain Climbing Festival
  • Respect-the-Senior Festival
  • 重陽節

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Scope note:

Chinese festival observed on the ninth day of the ninth month in the Chinese calendar; it is documented since before the East Han period, before 25 CE. According to the "I Ching," nine is a yang number, which is a traditional Chinese spiritual concept. According to custom, it is held that the double yang of this day is too much yang, and potentially dangerous; to protect against danger, it was customary to climb a high mountain, drink chrysanthemum wine, and wear the cleansing zhuyu plant. Other observances may include visiting the graves of ancestors, cleaning the graves, laying out food offerings, and burning incense.

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