Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c12.s1.t2.44

v2.c12.s1.t2.44

It is celebrated on the ninth day of ninth lunar month. Double Ninth Festival was also named “Hill-climbing Fair”, “Daughters’ Festival” and Chrysanthemum Fair, etc., and different names were given according to different activities that were held. In the Northern Song Dynasty, several large temples held “Lion Fair”, Buddhas and Bodhisattvas sat on some fake lions to accept offerings, and monks rode on lions to chant sutras, which attracted a lot of audience.