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Double Ninth Festival

noun

Etymology

A calque of Chinese 重九 (Chóngjiǔ).

  1. borrowed from 重九

Definitions

  1. A traditional Chinese holiday falling on the ninth day of the ninth month in the Chinese…

    A traditional Chinese holiday falling on the ninth day of the ninth month in the Chinese calendar.

    • Before the double ninth festival [ninth day of ninth lunar month], Hsiangfen County, Shansi Province, saw a promising year--the output of all autumn grain crops increased 10 percent.

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