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the double ninth festival（重阳节）

the "chong yang festival" is celebrated on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month, （通常我们在阴历九月的第九天庆祝重阳节）and it is as such known as the double ninth festival.

origins（起源）: the festival began as early as the warring states period (475 - 221 bc).(重阳节起源于公元前475-22年) according to the yin/yang dichotomy that forms a basis to the chinese world view,（根据中国人的阴历阳历） yin represents the elements of darkness and yang represents life and brightness.（阴代表黑暗，阳代表生活与光明） the number nine is regarded as yang（九被看作阳）. the ninth day of the ninth month is a double yang day（九月的第九天就是重阳节的节气）, the ninth month also heralds the approach of winter.（九月天气开始接近冬日变冷） it is a time that chinese sons and daughters make the festival a time for providing winter clothes for their ancestors.( 是到了子女们为老人们准备衣物的时候). the double ninth festival, therefore, also became an occasion to visit the graves of dead family members.（重阳节也成了人们上坟的节日）

activities(活动): on the double ninth festival, people customarily climb mountains, （在重阳节，人们登高）appreciate chrysanthemum flowers（赏菊）, drink chrysanthemum wine（饮菊花酒）, and eat double-ninth cakes（吃重阳羔）. the double ninth festival is also the "old men festival".（重阳节也叫老人节） old people are especially meant to improve their health by taking part in the activities on the day of the festival. （在节日里，老人们通过参加各种活动来锻炼身体）

family get-togethers: the double ninth festival is also a time for family get-togethers. （重阳节也成了家人团聚的日子）it is an occasion to remember one's ancestors, （是人们用祭祀品纪念祖先的日子）. often, family outings are organized during which people search to renew their appreciation of nature （人们通常组织外出欣赏喜爱的自然风光）and reaffirm their love and concern for family members and close friends.（表达着他们的家人、亲密朋友的爱与关心。）

（2014年11月13日 责任编辑：tk763992698）