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Whichdaydoyouneverforgetinayear?ChristmasDay?Valentine'sDay?NewYear'sDay?Oh,that’right!It’syourownbirthday!!PerhapsyouwillremembernextTuesday...——TheDoubleNinthFestival！Contents♦Double-NinthFestival,sOrigin(来源)♦Double-NinthFestival,sLegend(传说)♦Double-NinthFestival,sCustoms(习俗)Origin(来源)•TheDoubleNinthFestival,alsoknownastheChong-yangfestival,isatraditionalChinesefestivalwhichfallsonthe9thdayofthe9thmonthofthelunarcalendar(阴历).InanancientbookYiJing,orTheBookofChanges,number6wasthoughttobeofYincharacter,meaningfeminine(阴性的)ornegative,whilenumber9wasthoughttobeYang,meaningmasculine(阳性的)orpositive.ThenumbernineinbothmonthanddaycreatestheDoubleNinthFestival,orChongYangFestival,where“Chong”meansdoubleinChinese.ThedoubleninthfestivalasearlyasalreadyformedintheWarringStatestime(战国时期),totheTangDynasty(朝代),ithasbeendecidedasofficiallyfolk(民间的)theholiday,hereafterthedoubleninthfestivalfollowsuntilnow.Legend(传说)Accordingtothelegend(刻印文字),inancienttimes,therelivedamannamedFeiChangfangwhohadbecomeanimmortal(神仙).OnedayHetoldhisstudentHuanJingthatdisasterwouldcometohisfamilyontheninthdayoftheninthmonth.Toavoidthedisaster,heinstructedHuanJingtomakearedbagforeachfamilymemberandputsprigs(小枝)ofdogwood(茱萸)ineverybag.Heaskedeveryonetotieabagtohisarmandclimbtothetopofamountainanddrinksomechrysanthemum(菊花)wine.Onhearingthis,HuanJingandhisfamilydidexactlywhathisteachersaid.Thewholefamilyclimbedanearbymountainanddidnotreturnuntiltheevening.Whentheygotbackhome,theyfoundalltheiranimalsdead,includingchickens,sheep,dogsandeventhepowerfulox(公牛).However,thefamilymembersweresafe.Andsoithappenedthatclimbingamountain,carryingsprigs(小枝)ofdogwood(茱萸)anddrinkingchrysanthemum(菊花)winebecamethetraditionalactivitiesoftheChongYangFestival.♦ClimbingMountains♦OutingforSightseeing♦EnjoyingtheChrysanthemumBlossom(观赏菊花)♦DrinkingChrysanthemumWine♦Carryingdogwoodbranches(遍插茱萸)♦EatingChongYangCakeCustoms(习俗)TheDoubleNinthFestivalfallsinthegoldenseasonofautumu.Thecomfortableweatherandthejoyofharvest,usuallyperfectforoutdooractivities.Manypeoplegohikingandclimbingmountainsinthecountryside.Certainly,peoplecanenjoyredleaves、wildflowersandhaveapicnic.TheDoubleNinthFestivalisalsoatimewhenchrysanthemum(菊花)blooms.Chinaboasts(已有...而自豪)diversifiedspeciesofchrysanthemumandpeoplehavelovedthemsinceancienttimes.Soenjoyingtheflourishing(繁茂的)chrysanthemumanddrinkingchrysanthemumwinealsobecameakeyactivityonthisfestival.CarryingdogwoodbranchestoavoidmisfortunewasabeliefinancientChina.Thezhuyuisoneofthefestival'simportantsymbols.TheDoubleNinthFestival'swindofdiet,mostfamouseatsthedouble-ninthcake.Inthenorth,morepeopleeatthedouble-ninthcake.ThetraditionalDoubleNinthFestivalhasbeenassignednewmeaningsnowadays.In1989,theDoubleNinthFestivalwasdeclaredSeniors'DayinChina.Sincenineisthehighestodddigit,peopletaketwoofthemtogethertosignifylongevity.Hencetheninthdayoftheninthmonthhasbecomeaspecialdayforpeopletopaytheirrespectstotheelderlyandadayfortheelderlytoenjoythemselves.O(∩_∩)O~