When is Senior Citizens’ Day in 2021? What needs to be done on the day?
The Double Ninth Festival is also a traditional festival for respecting the elderly in my country. So when is the Senior Citizens' Day in 2021? What should we do on that day? Let's take a look at the following content!When is Senior Citizens’ Day in 2021?The Double Ninth Festival in 2021 is on Thursday, October 14th. Because the Double Ninth Festival is not a legal holiday, people work as usual on this day and there is no holiday.The Double Ninth Festival is on the ninth day of the ninth month of the lunar calendar every year. It is a traditional festival that was held long ago to commemorate the autumn harvest. The number "nine" is a yang number in the Book of Changes, so the ninth day of September is the Double Ninth Festival. The ancients believed that this festival was an auspicious day. The significance of Double Ninth Festival: The Double Ninth Festival has incorporated various folk customs in its historical development and evolution, and carries rich cultural connotations. In folk beliefs, "nine" is the largest number, implying longevity, and is a symbol of people's blessing for the health and longevity of the elderly. In 1989, the ninth day of the ninth lunar month was designated as "Respect for the Aged Day", advocating that the whole society establish a culture of respecting, honoring, loving and helping the elderly. What to do on Senior Citizens’ Day?Chrysanthemum AppreciationThere has always been a custom of appreciating chrysanthemums on the Double Ninth Festival, so the Double Ninth Festival was also called the Chrysanthemum Festival in ancient times. People believed that chrysanthemums were a symbol of longevity. During the Double Ninth Festival, chrysanthemum conferences and chrysanthemum exhibitions would be held in many places, and people from all over the city would go out to appreciate the chrysanthemums. Since the Three Kingdoms and Wei and Jin Dynasties, it has become a fashion to gather together on Double Ninth Festival to drink, appreciate chrysanthemums and write poetry. Drink chrysanthemum wine Ancient Chinese people had the traditional custom of drinking chrysanthemum wine on the Double Ninth Festival. Chrysanthemum wine was regarded as an auspicious wine that must be drunk on the Double Ninth Festival, which could ward off disasters and pray for blessings. Drinking chrysanthemum wine on September 9th was popular from the Han Dynasty to the Ming and Qing Dynasties. In ancient times, people had the custom of climbing heights on the Double Ninth Festival, so the Double Ninth Festival is also called the "Climbing Festival". According to legend, this custom began in the Eastern Han Dynasty. There are many poems about climbing mountains written by literati in the Tang Dynasty, most of which describe the customs of the Double Ninth Festival. Du Fu's seven-character poem "Climbing Mountain" is a famous poem about climbing mountain on the Double Ninth Festival. There is no uniform rule on where to climb, but it usually means climbing mountains or towers. There is also the custom of eating "Chongyang Cake". Eat Chongyang Cake According to historical records, Chongyang cake is also known as flower cake, chrysanthemum cake and five-color cake. There is no fixed method to make it and it is rather casual. At dawn on September 9th, people would place a piece of cake on their children’s foreheads and chant something, wishing their children success in everything. This was the original intention of the ancients making cakes in September. Inserting dogwood and chrysanthemums The custom of inserting dogwood on the Double Ninth Festival was already very common in the Tang Dynasty. The ancients believed that wearing dogwood on the Double Ninth Festival could ward off disasters and misfortunes; some people wore it on their arms, made a sachet and put the dogwood inside and wore it, or wore it on their heads. |
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