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Flowers, cakes and dance mark Double Ninth Festival

(chinadaily.com.cn) Updated: 2016-10-09 14:04 Comments

Flowers, cakes and dance mark Double Ninth Festival

A total of 99 senior couples celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary, also known as the golden wedding anniversary, at a scenic spot in Yantai city, East China's Shandong province, on Oct 8, 2016. [Photo/IC]

Sunday marks the Double Ninth Festival, or the Chongyang Festival, a traditional Chinese event that falls on the 9th day of the 9th month of the lunar calendar each year. In Chinese traditions, it's a day to show respect and love to the elderly.

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