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What are customs
for the Double Ninth Day?
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The
ninth day of the ninth lunar month is the
Double Ninth Festival. It occurs in the
middle of autumn and peasants use the day
to celebrate the harvest with varied activities:
a. Viewing chrysanthemum on the day is a
delight. Chrysanthemums are flowers that
smell sweet and blossom in spite of cold,
frosty weather. At flower shows, thousands
of chrysanthemums are on display. People
appreciate them, poets write odes about
them and artists paint them.
b. Drinking chrysanthemum wine is another
custom. It is said that the wine is good
for one’s eyes and helps bring blood
pressure down.
c. People also climb mountains or go boating.
This
article by Yang Tianqing and Daniel Kister.
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