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Chung Yeung Festival
What is? : Chung Yeung Festival where entire families gather to engage in age-old practices of ancestor worship.
Also called : Chrysanthemum
When is? : Ninth day of the ninth lunar month of western calendar.
Frequency : Annual
Observed by : Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese
Where it is celebrated / observed? : Hong Kong
Origin : Han dynasty (202 BC – 220 AD)
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About : The Chung Yeung Festival brings good luck. It originated from the Han dynasty. A soothsayer advised men to take his family to high ground for the ninth day of the ninth moon. The man complied and the next day he understood that all the inhabitants of his village had been slaughtered, while their family was spared by leaving for the hills. In Hong Kong, people go for a picnic on this day. Special cakes called 'Ko' is famous on this day and people eat in the hope of being promoted to high positions.
Country : HONG KONG
