Double Ninth Festival
October 25th 2020
Introduction
The Double Ninth Festival takes place in October (on the 9th September according to the lunar calendar). Also known as the Chong Yang Festival, it was originally a taoist festival which has been more recently dedicated to celebrate and care for elderly people.
Vocabulary
- Chong Yang Festival 重阳节 chóng yáng jié
- Origin story 来历 láilì
- Cornel leaves 茱萸叶子 zhūyú yèzi
- Chrysanthemum flowers 菊花 júhuā
- Activities 活动 huódòng
- Climb a mountain 爬山 páshān
- Visit the elderly 看望老人 kànwàng lǎorén
- Fly a kite 放风筝 fàng fēngzhēng