A restaurant offers a banquet for elders at a nursery in Meishan city, Sichuan province, Sept 28, 2014. [Photo/Xinhua] |
This year, Oct 2 marks Double Ninth Festival, or Chongyang Festival which falls on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month. It is a traditional festival celebrated by Chinese since long ago, usually with activities such as climbing mountains, enjoying chrysanthemum flowers and eating Double Ninth cake. Since 2013, it has also become a legal festival for the elderly.
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