24 Solar Terms Calendar

FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS: Double Ninth Festival (Chóngyáng Jié)

🥣 Signature Foods: Chongyang cake (重阳糕), chrysanthemum wine.
🧧 Traditional Customs: Climbing mountains, admiring chrysanthemums, respecting and honoring elders.
⚠️ Traditional Taboos: Avoid giving potted chrysanthemums as gifts (associated with funerals).

CULTURAL HIGHLIGHTS: Shuāngjiàng (Frost's Descent)

🌾 Farming Activities: Final autumn solar term; completing autumn harvesting and soil preparation.
🥣 Typical Foods: Persimmons (柿子), chestnuts, duck, beef.
🎋 Traditions & Customs: Eating persimmons to protect bones/teeth, chrysanthemum viewing festivals.
⚠️ Traditional Taboos: Avoid staying out in damp night air as frost forms.