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1、DoubleNinthFestivalChongYang.Yangmeansmasculineandpositive;ThenumbernineisregardedasyangTheninthdayoftheninthmonthisadoubleyangdaySo,thelunarcalendaronSeptember9,isthetraditionalDoubleNinthFestivalOriginTheDoubleNinthFestivalbeganasearlyastheWarringStatestime.IntheTangDynasty
2、,TheDoubleNinthFestivalhasbeendecidedasofficiallyfolkholiday.Hereafter,anditfollowsuntilnow.Numbernineisthelargestnumber,withthemeaningoflongevity.“Nine”soundssimilartotheword“longtime”inChineseAdaytohonorseniorcitizensIn1989,theChinesegovernmentdecidedtheDoubleNinthFestivala
3、sSeniors'Day.Sincethen,allgovernmentunits,organizationsandstreetscommunitieswillorganizeanautumntripeachyearforthosewhohaveretiredfromtheirposts.Atthewatersideoronthemountains,theseniorswillfindthemselvesmergedintonature.Youngergenerationswillbringelderonestosuburbanareasorse
4、ndgiftstothemonthisday.Thechrysanthemum([kri'sænθəməm])hasthemeaningofthelongevity,andenjoying(viewing)thechrysanthemumisanimportantpartofDoubleNinthFestival,therefore,DoubleNinthFestivaliscalledas“ChrysanthemumFestival”.OneofmostimportantcustomonDoubleNinthFestivalisclimbing
5、.ThereforetheDoubleNinthFestivalcalls“theclimbupfestival”.Certainly,peopleclimbingmountainisnotonlyclimbing,butalsowatchingtheredleavesandthewildflowers,drinkingwineandeatingthemeat.Thismakeshikingandpicnictogether.ThefeaturedfoodonTheDoubleNinthFestivalisthedouble-ninthcake.
6、Inthenorth,itismorepopularthanthesouth.ThefeatureddrinkonTheDoubleNinthFestivalischrysanthemumwine.Thechrysanthemumwineisregardedasnecessarydrinkintheancienttimesatthefestival.Itissaid,itcandispelthedisaster.Thedoubleninthfestivalhasthecustomofwearingzhuyu,thereforeitiscalled
7、“thezhuyufestival”.Thezhuyuistheimportantsymbolofdoubleninthfestival.Peoplethoughtinsertingthezhuyuindoubleninthfestivalisabletowardoffdisaster,likethechrysanthemumwine.Ondoubleninthfestivalpeoplealsoliketowearthechrysanthemum.Thankyou!!!
