<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">Double Ninth Festival</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>Chinese festivals</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>Chongyang Festival</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>Chung Yang Festival</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>Chung Yeung Festival</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>Double Yang Festival</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>Mountain Climbing Festival</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>Respect-the-Senior Festival</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>重陽節</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ 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. ]]></note></mads>