Today is the Double Ninth Festival, in order to promote the traditional virtues, our company sent holiday blessings to the parents of all employees. Ancient people considered this day an auspicious day. In ancient times, folk people would climb up on this day to pray for blessings and worship their ancestors. Nowadays, this day has added the meaning of respecting the elderly and so on. The two most important themes of today's Double Ninth Festival are to climb high and enjoy autumn and to respect the elderly. Why does Double Ninth Festival have the meaning of respecting the elderly in it? That's because in folklore, "nine" is the largest number, which is a homonym for "long", so it has the meaning of long and healthy life. The Double Ninth Festival carries the blessing of a long and healthy life for the elderly.
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