What does September 9th mean?
Double Ninth Festival is a traditional folk festival in China, which falls on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month every year. The number "Nine" is a positive number in the Book of Changes, and the two positive numbers of "Nine Nine" are relatively heavy, so it is called "Chongyang"; It is also called "Double Ninth Festival", because both this day and this month are in line with nine. 1999 returns to the truth, starting with one yuan. The ancients thought that 1999 Chongyang was an auspicious day. In ancient times, the Double Ninth Festival had the customs of climbing to pray for blessings, worshipping gods and ancestors, and drinking and praying for blessings. Inherited to this day, it has increased the connotation of respecting the elderly. Climbing mountains and enjoying autumn and giving thanks and respecting the elderly are two important themes of today's Double Ninth Festival.
The Double Ninth Festival originated from the worship of celestial phenomena, which began in ancient times, spread in the Western Han Dynasty and flourished after the Tang Dynasty. According to the existing historical data and textual research, in ancient times, there were activities of offering sacrifices to heaven and ancestors in season and autumn; The ancients offered sacrifices to the Heavenly Emperor and ancestors during the harvest in September, which was an activity to thank the Heavenly Emperor and ancestors for their kindness. This is the original form of the Double Ninth Festival as an autumn harvest sacrifice activity. The Tang Dynasty is an important period for the mixing and shaping of traditional festivals and customs, and its main part has been passed down to this day.