The Double Ninth Festival 重阳节.docx

WordThe Double Ninth Festival 重阳节 The ninth day of the ninth lunar month is the Chong Yang Festival, a traditional festival in China. The celebrating activities are various and romantic ,including climbing mountains , appreciating chrysanthemums , wearing dogwoods , eating the Chong Yang cake and so on . "Nine' has the same pronunciation as the Chinese character "jiu' which stands for 'a long time' , and is the biggest single figure . Therefore it indicts longevity. There have been a lot of poems and works celebrating Chong Yang Festival and praising chrysanthemums since ancient times. People also believe that climbing mountains can expel bad luck, and indicates "climbing to a higher position' and "longevity'. China designates the ninth day of the ninth month as Senior s Day , which combine tradition with modern times subtly to turn it into a festival for respecting , caring about , loving , and helping the elderly people . 农历九月初九为中国传统的节日重阳节。庆祝重阳节的活动多彩而浪漫，包括登高远眺、欣赏菊花、遍插茱萸、吃重阳糕等。"九'与汉字"久'同音，又是个位数字之最，因此寓意长寿长期。自古以来，有不少贺重阳用菊花的诗词佳作。人们还以为，登高可以驱除霉运，意指"晋上升位'和"长寿'。中国把九月九日定为老人节，传统与现代奇妙地结合，使之成为一个尊老、敬老、助老的节日。 2