Double Ninth重陽節

A day for climbing high and enjoying chrysanthemums.

When
Ninth day of the ninth lunar month
重陽節

九月九日，四民並籍野飲宴。

Jing Chu Sui Shi Ji

What it is

Nine is a yang number, and this date has two. An old note says people wore dogwood and drank chrysanthemum wine for long life, and tells how Huan Jing climbed a hill to escape disaster.

In Song Kaifeng people admired chrysanthemums and went out to the hills.

Coming dates

Worked out from the lunar calendar in China time.

  1. 2026Sun 18 October
  2. 2027Fri 8 October
  3. 2028Thu 26 October
  4. 2029Tue 16 October
  5. 2030Sat 5 October

Sources Jing Chu Sui Shi Ji; Dong Jing Meng Hua Lu; Yan Jing Sui Shi Ji.