Is the Double Ninth Festival a holiday? Is 2021 a legal holiday?
The Double Ninth Festival in 2021 will not be a holiday.This day is Thursday, October 14th in the Gregorian calendar, which is the ninth day of the ninth month in the lunar calendar.First, the Double Ninth Festival is not a legal holiday, so there is no time off; second, this year’s Double Ninth Festival is not a weekend, so there will be no holiday.
Introduction to the Double Ninth Festival
The Double Ninth Festival, the New Year’s Eve, the Qingming Festival and the Obon Festival are also known as the four traditional Chinese ancestor worship festivals.In the historical development and evolution, the Double Ninth Festival is a mixture of various folk customs and carries rich cultural connotations.In folklore, "nine" is the largest number in numbers, which means longevity and longevity.On May 20, 2006, the Double Ninth Festival was included in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage list by the State Council.In 2012, the "Law of the People’s Republic of China on the Protection of the Rights and Interests of the Elderly", which was revised and passed by the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, stipulates that the ninth day of the ninth lunar month is the Old Age Day.
The time of the Double Ninth Festival in 2021
The origin of the name "Chongyang" comes from the "Yang Yao is Nine" in the ancient book "Book of Changes".In the "Book of Changes", "six" is defined as a negative number, "nine" is defined as a positive number, and it is also a "polar number", referring to the height of the sky as "nine levels"."Nine" is Laoyang, it is the number of positive poles, two positive numbers are combined together, nine and nine are unified, one yuan begins, and all phenomena are renewed.Therefore, the ancients believed that Chongyang was an auspicious day worth celebrating.In ancient times, there was a custom of feasting and praying for longevity.On the ninth day of the ninth lunar month, the sun and the moon both meet nine, which is called "two nines are heavy", so it is called "double nine", and at the same time, the two yang numbers are combined together, so it is called "double yang".In the Ming Dynasty, Zhang Dai wrote "Night Boat":"Nine is the number of the sun, and its day and month correspond, so it is called ’Chongyang’." Therefore, the time of the Double Ninth Festival in 2021 will be Thursday, October 14th in the Gregorian calendar.
2021 Statutory Holidays Query
1.New Year’s Day:Holidays from January 1 to 3, 2021, a total of 3 days.
2.Spring Festival:From February 11th to 17th, there will be a 7-day holiday.Work on February 7 (Sunday) and February 20 (Saturday).
3.Tomb-sweeping Day:From April 3rd to 5th, there will be 3 days off.
Four.Labor Day:May 1st to 5th holiday, a total of 5 days.April 25 (Sunday) and May 8 (Saturday) for work.
5.Dragon Boat Festival:From June 12th to 14th, there will be a total of 3 days.
Six.Mid-Autumn Festival:September 19th to 21st, a total of 3 days.Work on September 18 (Saturday).
7.National Day:From October 1st to 7th, there will be 7 days off.Work on September 26 (Sunday) and October 9 (Saturday).
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