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The 9th day of the 9th lunar month is the traditional Chongyang Festival,or Double Ninth Festival. It usually falls in October in the Gregorian calendar.In an ancient and mysterious book Yi Jing, or The Book of Changes, number 6 wasthought to be of Yin character, meaning feminine or negative, while number 9 wasthought to be Yang, meaning masculine or positive. So the number nine in bothmonth and day create the Double Ninth Festival, or Chongyang Festival. Chong inChinese means double. Also, as double ninth was pronounced the same as the wordto signify forever, both are Jiu Jiu, the Chinese ancestors considered it anauspicious day worth celebration. That's why ancient Chinese began to celebratethis festival long time ago. The custom of ascending a height to avoid epidemicswas passed down from long time ago. Therefore, the Double Ninth Festival is alsocalled Height Ascending Festival. The height people will reach is usually amountain or a tower. Ancient literary figures have left many poems depicting theactivity. Even today, people still swarm to famous or little known mountains onthis day.
The Double Ninth Festival in September 9th. The Double Ninth Festival is atraditional, like to eat dinner together. Several about good food, the end to atable. As night fell, lights shine, people drink chrysanthemum wine, Erguotou,eat a meal, to join you, emotional e_change. A smiling face, a burst of laughterout of narrow room, we wish each other a long and healthy life, everything issafe, the courtyard is filled with auspicious atmosphere.
重阳那天,人们有敬老的风习,各家晚辈都要给上了年纪的老人多一些体贴.除了专给他们做些可口的吃食外,分家另过的亲属须慰问老者,出了嫁的闺女一早要回娘家探望父母,以报答养育之恩.有条件的人家,还要陪老人去看看热闹儿逛逛.
The double ninth day, people have to respect the customs, the youngergeneration will give the elderly more considerate. In addition to give themsomething delicious to eat, another relative to sympathy family man, a marriedgirl early in the morning to return home to visit their parents, to repay theupbringing. Conditional family, but also to accompany the old man to have a lookin the fun.
重阳节之时,北京正值秋风送爽,天高云淡的季节.到空旷之处放风筝,不但简便易行,也是很受人喜欢的一种娱乐活动.清代时老北京人放飞之举极为热闹盛行,店铺集市都出售各种纸鸢,花市卖的风筝种类质量上乘.
The Double Ninth Festival of Beijing, in the autumn wind sends bright,clear sky season. To open in flying a kite, is simple, is also very popular forrecreational activities like. When the Qing Dynasty old Beijing flying movee_tremely lively popular shops, market sell all kinds of kites, kite flowermarket sells the most complete varieties of good quality.
如今,曾经住过的大杂院早已变迁,昔日重阳节“又见花糕处处忙”的景象也已不见.但时逢佳节吉日,不由得又想起老邻居在庭院吃着花糕,喝着清茶说笑聊天的温馨,思念童年一起欢笑玩耍的小伙伴.不知不觉当中想起诗词：人生易老天难老,岁岁重阳,今又重阳,战地黄花分外香.一年一度秋风劲,不似春光,胜似春光,寥廓江天万里霜.
Now, the courtyard already change once lived, the Chung Yeung Festival "seealso the cake is busy" scene has not see. But when the festival day, could nothelp but think of the old neighborhood ate the cake in the courtyard, drinkingtea and laughing chat warm, Miss childhood laugh play small partners.Imperceptibly, think of Mao Zedong Poems: God easy life difficult for the old,but the Double Ninth Festival, this double ninth, especially fragrant yellowflowers on the battlefield. Each year the autumn wind blows fierce, unlikespring's splendour, yet surpassing spring's splendour, see the endless e_panseof frosty sky and water.
Our class had already planned to go to Handian Nursing Home to visit thoseold people living there . We were all eager to go there as soon as we can. Andtoday this time really came, so you could image how happy we were. At about 8：00in the morning , with tools in hands, we went out of our school towards theHandian Nursing Home.
It was about 9：00 when we arrived there. Though we were alittle tired, none of us wanted to have a rest. As some of those old peopleseldom came out, so some of us helped them walk around to breathe the fresh air.Some help them to wash their clothes, and the others swept the ground. Most ofus never do such things at home, so we maybe didn’t do these well, but we alltried our best. At about 11：55,we had lunch with them, and our monitor stood forus to bless them devoutly. During the lunch time, we were all very happy. Afterlunch, we had a party with those old people. Before we came here, we had alreadyprepared some songs for them. As we e_pected, they all felt great pleased withour programs. Though maybe we didn’t performed well, the smile on their facesmade us very happy.Happy time always goes fast. Though we didn’t notice thatwe had stayed here for a long time, the clock on the wall informed us clearlythat it was time for us to go home. So we had to say good bye to those oldpeople. On the way home, we all said this was really a significant day, and wedecided to come back again whenever we had time.
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The 9th day of the9th lunar month is the traditional Chongyang Festival, or Double Ninth Festival.
On this day, people will eat Double Ninth Gao (or Cake). In Chinese,gao (cake) has the same pronunciation with gao (height). People do so just tohope progress in everything they are engaged in. There is no fi_ed ways for theDouble Ninth Cake, but super cakes will have as many as nine layers, lookinglike a tower.The Double Ninth Festival is also a time when chrysanthemumblooms. China boasts diversified species of chrysanthemum and people have lovedthem since ancient times. So enjoying the flourishing chrysanthemum also becomesa key activity on this festival. Also, people will drink chrysanthemum wine.Women used to stick such a flower into their hair or hang its branches onwindows or doors to avoid evilness.
In 19__, the Chinese government decided theDouble Ninth Festival as Seniors' Day. Since then, all government units,organizations and streets communities will organize an autumn trip each year forthose who have retired from their posts. At the waterside or on the mountains,the seniors will find themselves merged into nature. Younger generations willbring elder ones to suburban areas or send gifts to them on this day.
Whenever the chrysanthemum fragrance, an invigorating autumn climateseason, we will usher in a special holiday -- Chongyang festival. ChongyangFestival is a ninth in the annual Lunar New Year in September. Previously, I ofthe double ninth festival really don't understand how that only each to this daypeople eat a few pieces of Double Ninth cake, everyone to chat also passed.Later, he gradually sensible, and from their parents learned about the origin ofthe Double Ninth Festival and special meaning. Chongyang Festival is also calledthe festival for the elderly or the festival, the annual Lunar New Year inSeptember, the two nine phase, known as the "ninth". On this day there are folkcustoms, so the Double Ninth Festival is also called "climbing festival". Thereare Double Ninth Festival, dogwood, the chrysanthemum Festival said. Due to theninth day of the ninth lunar month "99" is a homonym for "long", there arepermanent, so often in today ancestors and carry out activities for the elderly.In addition, the Double Ninth Festival and Qing, Yu three China Festival is atraditional festival the four major festivals. Suddenly, this year the festivalcame, my mind has a small abacus. This morning, I went to grandma ne_t, want totest her memory, asked: "grandma, what day is today?" My grandma said, "today,what day?" I said to me, "think, think about it." "Today is _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ ________ "No, it's your birthday today." "My birthday? My birthday is inDecember!" "Ha ha, not that birthday. Today is the Double Ninth Festival is thefestival of the elderly, you ah. So I take you out for a walk." Then, I took mygrandmother's clothes go forward. The smile on the face of grandmother today isvery brilliant, the side of clear lake, reflection with the shore trees figure,a few fish carefree in the water swimming, sometimes play with each other,sometimes spit spit bubbles. Ear from time to time when grandma grandma story,intox_cated in the beautiful painting. Yes, often listen to people say, let theold man happy, old age. Perhaps it is this beautiful picture. At this time, itwas late, my grandmother and I get enough to return home, and mom also early atthe table on the double ninth cake. I quickly handed over to my grandmother, andgrabbed a piece of the mother's mouth, of course, I will not forget myself. Why?Today more than ever the double ninth cake how sweet......
每当秋高气爽、菊花飘香的时节，我们便会迎来一个特殊的节日——重阳节。重阳节是在每年农历的九月初九。以前，我对重阳节确实不怎么了解，认为只不过每到这一天人们吃上几块重阳糕，大伙再聊聊天也就过去了。后来，等自己渐渐懂事了，并从父母那里了解到了一些关于重阳节的来历和特殊的含义。重阳节也叫敬老节或老人节，每年的农历九月初九，二九相重，称为“重九”。民间在这一天有登高的风俗，所以重阳节又称“登高节”。还有重九节、茱萸、菊花节等说法。由于九月初九“九九”谐音是“久久”，有长久之意，所以常在此日祭祖与推行敬老活动。重阳节与除、清、盂三节也是中国传统节日里祭祖的四大节日。转眼间，今年的重阳节又来到了，我的心里有了个小算盘。这天上午，我走到奶奶旁边，想考考奶奶的记性，就问：“奶奶，今天是什么日子?”奶奶疑惑的说：“今天，今天什么日子?”我神秘地说：“想想，好好想想。”“今天是___妈的生日?”“不对，今天是你的生日。”“我的生日?我的生日要到十二月啊!”“呵呵，不是那个生日。今天是重阳节，是你们老年人的节日啊。所以我带你出去走走。”说着，我便拉着奶奶的衣角向前走。奶奶脸上的笑容今天很灿烂，一旁清澈的湖水倒影着岸边树木的身影，几条小鱼无忧无虑的在水里游弋，有时互相嬉戏，有时吐吐水泡。耳边还不时传来奶奶小时候的故事，奶奶陶醉在这美丽的诗画里了。是啊，经常听大人们说，要让老人老有所乐，安享晚年。或许说的就是这幅美丽画面吧。这时，天色已晚，我和奶奶意犹未尽的回到了家，而妈妈也早早在餐桌上放上了重阳糕。我连忙递了一块给奶奶，又抓起一块塞进了妈妈的嘴里，当然我不会忘了自己。咦?今天的重阳糕怎么比以前的更甜了呢。