Does the birthday of the Double Ninth Festival have any special significance?

In ancient China, people used to regard "nine" as an auspicious number.

In the Book of Changes, people regard "nine" as a positive number. On the ninth day of the ninth lunar month, the day and month are nine, so it is called "Double Ninth Festival", also known as "Double Ninth Festival". There is a saying that "1999 was unified and Vientiane was renewed".

Therefore, the ancients thought it was an auspicious day and a festive festival worth celebrating, so this day was endowed with rich cultural connotations, and the Double Ninth Festival, one of the traditional festivals in China, also came from it.

Double Ninth Festival, also known as ancestor worship festival and mountaineering festival, has been given a new meaning of respecting the elderly in the new era. Ancestor worship is a very grand project in China, which stems from human's respect for nature in primitive society, while China people have been polite and respectful to their ancestors since ancient times.

It is always necessary to worship ancestors on holidays, which shows that people do not forget their roots, and it is also in line with the ancient filial piety. Double Ninth Festival, New Year's Eve, Tomb-Sweeping Day and July 30th are also called the four traditional ancestral festivals in China, which shows its important position in the eyes of the ancients.

Extended data

1. The Double Ninth Festival is the season to enjoy autumn, and some mountain villages in the south of China still retain the characteristics of "basking in autumn". Going to the countryside to appreciate the folk customs and watch the autumn sun has become a fashion in rural tourism. "Sunbathing in autumn" is a typical agricultural custom phenomenon with strong regional characteristics. 2. Chongyang has become a landmark building in people's life after the return of Xia Dong. If "thinking above" and "cold food" are the customs of the Spring Festival Double Ninth Festival when people go out to swim after the long winter, then it will revolve around people's feelings in this season.

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