Chongyang

The Chongyang Festival, also known as the Double Ninth Festival, is held on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month.

In 2021, the Chongyang Festival will take place on Thursday 14th October.

The Chongyang Festival is also known as the Senior Citizens’ Festival. This year we are inviting you to join children in China to celebrate Seniors Day by:

• Sharing your memories and stories of times spent with your grandparents or other elderly members of the community around you
• Make an Elders Day card
• Make a phone call to elders in your family and community
• Share your thoughts and actions of what you can do to dedicate your love and care to elders

In order for you to better understand the origin, customs and meaning of this amazing Festival, we highly recommend that you read and print out the following material that WenLin Chinese School has prepared for you and your community to share:

• Chongyang Festival Introduction - Flyer: click here to download
• Chongyang Card Colouring - Front and Inner Page: click here and here to download
• Chongyang Festival - Introduction: click here to download
• Chongyang Festival - Flyer: click here to download (click here for event information in Chinese)
• Chongyang Festival - Poems and Stories: click here to download
• Chongyang Festival - Full Presentation for Schools: click here to download
• Chongyang Festival Virtual Exhibition - Entry Form: click here to download
• Chongyang Festival - Craft Cut Out Guide click here to download
• How to make a 3D Card: click here to download
• How to make a Chrisanthemum with paper: click here to download
• How to make a Chrisanthemum with straws: click here to download
• How to make a Crane with paper: click here to download

Also, an insightful and helpful video on "how to build" che character "chóng". Here it is:

And finally, if you need some drawing inspiration, why not watch some YouTube video tutorials with your little ones? Here we go:

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