When is the Double Ninth Festival in 2017?

When is the Double Ninth Festival in 2017?
Introduction: The Double Ninth Festival, also known as the Climbing Festival, the Senior Citizens' Day, the Dogwood Festival, etc., is an important traditional festival in China. So when is the Double Ninth Festival in 2017? The Fortune Teller website has compiled a special article about the Double Ninth Festival for everyone, let’s take a look together! Lunar calendar: September 9, 2011 Gregorian calendar: Saturday, October 28, 2017 1. The Kaifeng Chrysanthemum Fair in Henan Province was first held in 1983. Every October, Kaifeng holds a chrysanthemum fair. Nanyang will hold a mountain climbing competition for seniors during the Double Ninth Festival. After reaching the summit, there will be a mountain shouting competition. The staff will use decibel meters to determine the winners based on the volume of the contestants' voices. Children in Qingfeng County fly kites for fun on the Double Ninth Festival.
2. On the Double Ninth Festival in Xixiang County, Shaanxi Province , relatives and friends give each other chrysanthemums and chrysanthemum cakes as gifts. The scholars appreciated each other with poetry and wine. It is said that women can cure heartache by picking cornus officinalis with their mouths on this day.
3. People in the northern part of Changyi, Shandong Province eat spicy radish soup on the Double Ninth Festival. There is a saying: "Drinking radish soup will keep the whole family safe." The people of Juancheng call the Double Ninth Festival the birthday of the God of Wealth, and every family makes scorched cakes to offer sacrifice to the God of Wealth. Zouping worships Fan Zhongyan on the Double Ninth Festival. In the old days, dyeing and wine factories also worshipped the jar god on September 9th. In Tengzhou, daughters who have been married for less than three years are forbidden to return to their parents' home to celebrate the festival. There is a saying that "if she returns home to celebrate the Double Ninth Festival, her mother-in-law will die."
4. In the old days, scholars in Nanxi County, Sichuan Province gathered at Censhan Tower on Longteng Mountain on this day to commemorate the poet Cen Shen, and the gathering was called the "Cen Association". According to the old folk custom, people would steam glutinous rice to make wine and fermented glutinous rice around the Double Ninth Festival. As the saying goes: "Double Ninth Festival wine is sweet and delicious."
5. Wuchang County in Hubei Province brews wine on the Double Ninth Festival. It is said that the wine brewed here is the most refreshing and will not spoil even if stored for a long time. The Double Ninth Festival in Yingcheng County is a date for fulfilling vows, and many families worship the gods of local communities and fields on this day.
6. In Tongling County, Anhui Province, the ninth day of the ninth lunar month is celebrated as the Dragon and Candle Festival to welcome the mountain god. Carving bamboo horses for fun is said to drive away the plague.
7. Farmers in Changting County, Fujian Province pick edamame from the fields and give them to each other, which is called the Edamame Festival. In Haicheng County, flying kites on the Double Ninth Festival is a form of entertainment, which is called "Fengcha". More people in Putian worship their ancestors on Double Ninth Festival than on Qingming Festival, so there is a saying that March is the Small Qingming Festival and Double Ninth Festival is the Big Qingming Festival. Because the ninth day of the ninth lunar month is also the anniversary of Mazu's ascension to heaven in the coastal areas of Putian, many villagers go to the Mazu Temple in Meizhou or the Tianhou Ancestral Temple or Palace Temple in Gangli to offer sacrifices and pray for blessings.

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