The Double Ninth Festival is a holiday for honoring the elderly.
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Often paired in the four-character phrase 敬老爱幼 (jìnglǎo àiyòu), 'respect elders, love the young', a Confucian-rooted ideal still cited in modern public-service campaigns. 敬老院 (jìnglǎoyuàn) is a nursing home.
