ChinesetraditionalfestivalDoubleNinthFestival《九月九日忆山东兄弟》独在异乡为异客每逢佳节倍思亲遥知兄弟登高处遍插茱萸少一人OnDoubleNinthDayThinkingofMyBrothersatHomeIstayaloneasavisitorinaforeigncountryIthinkofmyrelativeswithadoublecare.Iknowfromafartheheightswheremybrothershaveascended(上升,登高)Withdogwoods(茱萸)ontheirheadsbutwithoutmeaccompanied.DoubleNinth,MissingMyShandongBrothers—WangWei,TangDynastyOrigin•OnedayamannamedHuanJingbelievedthatamonsterbringingpestilence(瘟疫)wascoming.Hetoldhiscountrymentohideonahillwhilehewenttodefeatthemonster.Later,peoplecelebratedHuanJing’sdefeatofthemonster(怪物)ontheninthdayoftheninthlunarmonth.The9thdayofthe9thlunarmonthYin阴Yang阳6999=久久=forever•ChongYang.•Yangmeansmasculine(阳刚)andpositive;•Thenumbernineisregardedasyang•Theninthdayoftheninthmonthisadoubleyangday•So,thelunarcalendaronSeptember9,isthetraditionalDoubleNinthFestivalgotothemountainwatchchrysanthemumeatcakesdrinkwinewearzhuyusendlovetotheold老人节Numbernineisthelargestnumber,withthemeaningoflongevity.TheDoubleNinthFestivaliscalledas“OldPeopleFestival“in1989.Thechrysanthemumhasthemeaningofthelongevity,andenjoyingthechrysanthemumisanimportantpartofDoubleNinthFestival,therefore,DoubleNinthFestivaliscalledas“ChrysanthemumFestival”.ClimbingmountainsOneofmostimportantcustomonDoubleNinthFestivalisclimbing.ThereforetheDoubleNinthFestivalcalls“theclimbupfestival”.Certainly,peopleclimbingmountainisnotonlyclimbing,butalsowatchingtheredleavesandthewildflowers,drinkingwineandeatingthemeat.Thismakeshikingandpicnictogether.ThefeatureddrinkonTheDoubleNinthFestivalischrysanthemumwine.Itissaid,itcandispelthedisaster.据说驱邪chrysanthemumwine吃重阳糕ThefeaturedfoodonTheDoubleNinthFestivalisthedouble-ninthcake.Inthenorth,itismorepopularthanthesouth.DoubleNinthCakecake=gaoChrysanthemum(菊花)differentkindsoffoodOndoubleninthfestivalpeoplealsoliketowearthechrysanthemum.茱萸雅号“辟邪翁”,菊花又名“延寿客”。插茱萸Thedoubleninthfestivalhaswearszhuyu'scustom,thereforeiscalled“thezhuyufestival”.Thezhuyuisdoubleninthfestival'simportantsymbol.Thepeoplethoughtthatinsertsthezhuyuindoubleninthfestivalthisdaytobepossibletoseekasylumthedisappearingdisaster重阳节有佩茱萸zhūyú的风俗,因此又被称为“茱萸节”。茱萸是重阳节的重要标志。人们认为在重阳节这一天插茱萸可以避难消灾。TheDoubleNinthFestivalisalsoatimewhenchrysanthemumblooms.Chinaboastsdiversifiedspeciesofchrysanthemumandpeoplehavelovedthemsinceancienttimes.Soenjoyingtheflourishingchrysanthemumalsobecomesakeyactivityonthisfestival.Thankyou!!!