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Happy Double Ninth Festival, also called Double Yang Festival, is on the 9th day of the 9th lunar month in traditional Chinese calendar. It usually falls ...in October in the Gregorian calendar. The festival originated in the Warring States period (475-221 BCE). In Yi Jing (The Book of Changes), number 6 was thought to be of Yin quality whereas number 9 of Yang character. In standard Chinese, number 9 is pronounced ji, the same as for ‘long-lasting’ ( ji). Thus, number 9 in both month and day was thought to be auspicious. More explanations about the origin and celebrations of the festival can be found here: https://www.academia.edu/42632322/Double_Ninth_Festival See more

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Happy Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as Moon Festival, falls on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month in traditional Chinese calendar, and it is the secon...d biggest festival (after the Spring Festival) celebrated in China and the Sinosphere. This year, it happens to be on the same day as China’s National Day. So, it doubles its significance. Historically, the Moon Festival has a mythology behind, which is explained in the PPT here: https://www.academia.edu/42632326/Mid_Autumn_Festival See more

Happy Mid-Autumn Festival!

Confucius is believed to be born on September 28, 551 BC. His famous Analects with educational admonitions are placed outside the Teahouse windows in the Confucius Temple in Shanghai, as shown in the pictures taken in October 2017.