The Chongyang Festival, also known as Double
Ninth Festival, is held on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month. On this day, people hold many activities in
celebration, such as eating Chongyang cakes, climbing mountain, enjoying chrysanthemum
and drinking chrysanthemum wine, etc.
It was also called the Flower Cake, the
Chrysanthemum Cake, and the Five-Color Cake. There is no fixed ways for the
Double Ninth Cake. But the super cakes is a nine-layer cake shaped like a
tower.
Climbing Mountain
In ancient China, as people ascended to high
places on the Double Ninth Festival, the Chongyang Festival is also known as
the Height Ascending Festival. People usually climb mountains or towers.
Enjoy Chrysanthemum and Drink Chrysanthemum Wine
The first person who purportedly enjoyed chrysanthemum and drank
chrysanthemum wine on the Chongyang Festival was the poet Tao Yuanming who
famous for his poems, enjoyed chrysanthemum. Many people followed his suit,
drinking chrysanthemum wine and enjoying chrysanthemum, which became a custom.
