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Definition
Double Ninth Festival or Chung Yeung Festival, celebrated on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month.
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How it's used
People often refer to this day simply as 重九 or 重陽. It is a major day for paying respects to ancestors, which is why you will see many families visiting cemeteries. It is also traditionally associated with hiking to high places to avoid misfortune.
Examples
Are you going hiking this Chung Yeung Festival?
Many people go to visit graves on the day of the Chung Yeung Festival.
Related words
Common phrases
climbing high on the Double Ninth Festival
grave sweeping on the Double Ninth Festival
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 清明, which is the other major festival for grave sweeping that occurs in the spring. While both involve visiting ancestors, they fall at different times of the lunar calendar.
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Grammar guides
- QuestionsFrom yes or no questions to asking who, what, where, and when. The patterns you need to ask questions naturally in Cantonese.
- ClassifiersCantonese puts a classifier between a number and a noun, and a bare classifier on its own can mean the. Learn the common ones and how to use them.
- ComparisonsHow to say bigger than, the most, the same as, and not as good as. Cantonese uses 過 where Mandarin uses 比, and that catches a lot of learners out.
