导读：Double Ninth Festival The 9th day of the 9th lunar month is the traditional Chongyang Festival, or Double Ninth Festiva
Double Ninth Festival
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 was thought to be of Yin character, meaning feminine or negative, while number 9 was thought to be Yang, meaning masculine or positive So the number nine in both month and day create the Double Ninth Festival, or Chongyang Festival Chong in Chinese means double Also, as double ninth was pronounced the same as the word to signify forever, both are Jiu Jiu, the Chinese ancestors considered it an auspicious day worth celebration That‘s why ancient Chinese began to celebrate this festival long time ago
The custom of ascending a height to avoid epidemics was passed down from long time ago Therefore, the Double Ninth Festival is also called Height Ascending Festival The height people will reach is usually a mountain or a tower Ancient literary figures have left many poems depicting the activity Even today, people still swarm to famous or little known mountains on this day
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 to hope progress in everything they are engaged in There is no fixed ways for the Double Ninth Cake, but super cakes will have as many as nine layers, looking like a tower
The Double Ninth Festival is also a time when chrysanthemum blooms China boasts diversified species of chrysanthemum and people have loved them since ancient times So enjoying the flourishing chrysanthemum also becomes a 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 on windows or doors to avoid evilness
In 1989, the Chinese government decided the Double Ninth Festival as
以“假如你是李伟,计划和同学去敬老院陪老人们过重阳节”写一篇英语作文：
Dear Lucy,
How are you I am Liwei, a 17-year-old teenager currently studying in your school Recently, our class plan to visit the nursing home this Sunday in order to help the old there and enrich our afterschool life As the vice monitor, I would like to invite you to come with us
Here are some details about this activity To begin with, we will leave the school by bus at 8:00 AM and return at 5:00 PM Besides, there will be a lot of activities such as making Chinese dumplings and giving performances, which will be not only meaningful but also interesting
Hopefully, you would like the plan and join us I have the confidence that we will have a great time there Thanks for reading my letter I am looking forward to your reply and your decision
Best wishes
Yours
Li wei
敬老院翻译：
home of respect for the aged;
old folks' home;
old people's home;
geracomium
敬老院例句：
In February, I helped an elderly friend move to assisted living, and last month I cleaned out my mother’s house (she passed away last fall)
At the assisted living facility where my mother lived until she died last year at age 96, thenursing director told me that some people think Alzheimer’s is contagious
重阳节翻译：
Double Ninth Festival;
Chung Yeung Festival
the Double Ninth Festiving
重阳节例句：
On this day, people will eat Double Ninth Gao (or Cake) In Chinese, gao (cake) has the samepronunciation with gao (height)
Chongyang Cake comes from the food just in season in September That is why ChongyangCake is recommended for offering sacrifices to ancestors on the day of Chongyang Festival
The Double Ninth Festival in September 9th The Double Ninth Festival is a traditional, like to eat dinner together Several about good food, the end to a table As night fell, lights shine, people drink chrysanthemum wine, Erguotou, eat a meal, to join you, emotional exchange A smiling face, a burst of laughter out of narrow room, we wish each other a long and healthy life, everything is safe, 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 younger generation will give the elderly more considerate In addition to give them something delicious to eat, another relative to sympathy family man, a married girl early in the morning to return home to visit their parents, to repay the upbringing Conditional family, but also to accompany the old man to have a look in 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,花市卖的风筝种类最全质量上乘
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 for recreational activities like When the Qing Dynasty old Beijing flying move extremely lively popular shops, market sell all kinds of kites, kite flower market 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毛泽东的诗词：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 "see also the cake is busy" scene has not see But when the festival day, could not help but think of the old neighborhood ate the cake in the courtyard, drinking tea 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 yellow flowers on the battlefield Each year the autumn wind blows fierce, unlike spring's splendour, yet surpassing spring's splendour, see the endless expanse of frosty sky and water
