Customs for the Double Ninth Day
1 min readThe 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 sme11 sweet and blossom in spite of cold，frosty weather.At flower shows，thousands ofchrysanthemums 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 chrysanthemum wine is good for one’s eyes and helps bring blood pressure down.
c.People also climb mountains or go boating.
Mountain Climbing in the Double Ninth Day
Autumn is the best season to climb mountains，as the weather is pleasant，the sky clear and the air crisp.People revel in the beautiful autumn scenes，and enjoy the fresh air and warm sunshine.As a pastime，mountain climbing is good for keeping fit.
The fragrant cornel can be used as herbal medicine.It may not possess the magic to exorcise evil spirits，but it does repel mosquitoes.That is why mountain climbers often carry a bundle of the plant.
