Double Ninth Festival
October 23, 2023
The Double Ninth Festival falls on September 9th in the lunar calendar. Because the ancient "Book of Changes" defines "six" as a yin number and "nine" as a yang number. On September 9th, the sun and moon are in conjunction with the yang, and the two nines overlap, so it is called Double Ninth Festival, also called Double Nine. The ancients considered it an auspicious day worthy of celebration, and began celebrating this festival very early. Activities to celebrate the Double Ninth Festival are colorful and romantic, and generally include activities such as traveling to enjoy the scenery, climbing high to overlook, viewing chrysanthemums, planting dogwood trees, eating Double Ninth cakes, drinking chrysanthemum wine, etc.