Double Ninth Festival:Respect for Elders and Prayers for Blessings  

出　　处：《China Today》2016年第10期78-80,共3页今日中国(英文版)

摘　　要：THE Double Ninth Festival falls on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month.Chinese ancients believed that nine was the largest number.According to the yin/yang dichotomy that forms the basis of the Chinese view of the world,yin represents the elements of darkness and yang represents life and brightness.The number nine is regarded as yang.

分 类 号：K892.1[历史地理—民俗学]