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Yalechùhng yèuhng jit
Definition
Double Ninth Festival or Chung Yeung Festival, a traditional holiday on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month.
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How it's used
Traditionally associated with climbing high places to avoid disaster, modern observance focuses almost exclusively on paying respects to ancestors. It is a public holiday in Hong Kong, and the term is often used interchangeably with the act of visiting graves, known as 拜山. The day is also commonly referred to as 九九重陽.
Examples
On Chung Yeung Festival, many people go to visit graves.
Do you need to accompany your family to visit graves on Chung Yeung Festival?
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Common phrases
climbing high on Chung Yeung Festival
visiting graves on Chung Yeung Festival
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