When is Senior Citizens’ Day in 2021? What is the origin of Senior Citizens’ Day?
The Double Ninth Festival is also the annual Senior Citizens' Day. So when is the Senior Citizens' Day in 2021? What is the origin of Senior Citizens’ Day? Let’s take a look at the following content!When is Senior Citizens’ Day in 2021?Thursday, October 14, 2021 (9th day of the 9th month of the Xinchou Year (Year of the Ox), 248 days until the Double Ninth Festival in the 2021 lunar calendar)About China Senior Citizens' Day The Chinese Senior Citizens' Day falls on the ninth day of the ninth month of the lunar calendar. It is China's traditional festival "Double Ninth Festival" and also a traditional festival for respecting the elderly in my country. The "Law on the Protection of the Rights and Interests of the Elderly" (hereinafter referred to as the "Elderly Law") which came into effect on July 1, 2013 stipulates that "the ninth day of the ninth month of the lunar calendar each year is Senior Citizens' Day." The Double Ninth Festival in 2013 (October 13) will be the first statutory Senior Citizens' Day in China! What is the origin of Senior Citizens’ Day?In the ancient Chinese "Book of Changes", "six" is defined as a yin number, and "nine" is defined as a yang number, also known as the "extreme number", referring to the height of the sky as "nine layers". On the ninth day of the ninth month, both the sun and the moon are nine, which is a double nine, so it is called "Double Ninth". It is also two yang numbers together, so it is called "Double Ninth", so this day is the Double Ninth Day. Because "Jiujiu" Chongyang Festival is homophonic with "Jiujiu", and nine is the largest number, it has the connotation of longevity, and it carries people's blessings for the health and longevity of the elderly. Therefore, the Double Ninth Festival has profound meaning. Since ancient times, people have had special feelings for the Double Ninth Festival. In 1989, the Chinese government designated this day of each year as "Old People's Day" and "Respect for the Aged Day".Why is the Double Ninth Festival called Elderly Day?The ninth day of the ninth month of the lunar calendar is my country's traditional Double Ninth Festival. The customs of the Double Ninth Festival include climbing high places to look into the distance, appreciating chrysanthemums, inserting dogwood, eating Double Ninth Cake, and drinking chrysanthemum wine. Therefore, the Double Ninth Festival is also called the "Climbing Festival", "Dogwood Festival" and "Chrysanthemum Festival". In the Ming Dynasty, on the Double Ninth Festival in September, the whole palace would eat flower cakes together to celebrate, and the emperor would personally climb Wansui Mountain to express his feelings about autumn. In the Qing Dynasty, this custom was still popular.Since the 1980s, some places in my country have designated the ninth day of the ninth month of the lunar calendar as Elderly Day, advocating that the whole society establish a culture of respecting, honoring, loving and helping the elderly. |
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