The ninth day of the ninth lunar month is the Chong Yang Festival, a traditional festival in China. The celebrating activities are various and romantic ,including climbing mountains , appreciating chrysanthemums , wearing dogwoods , eating the Chong Yang cake and so on . “Nine” has the same pronunciation as the Chinese character “jiu” which stands for ”a long time” , and is the biggest single figure . Therefore it indicts longevity. There have been a lot of poems and works celebrating Chong Yang Festival and praising chrysanthemums since ancient times. People also believe that climbing mountains can expel bad luck, and indicates “climbing to a higher position” and “l(fā)ongevity”. China designates the ninth day of the ninth month as Senior ‘s Day , which combine tradition with modern times subtly to turn it into a festival for respecting , caring about , loving , and helping the elderly people .
農(nóng)歷九月初九為中國傳統(tǒng)的節(jié)日—重陽節(jié)。慶祝重陽節(jié)的活動多彩而浪漫,包括登高遠(yuǎn)眺、觀賞菊花、遍插茱萸、吃重陽糕等?!熬拧迸c漢字“久”同音,又是個位數(shù)字之最,因此寓意長壽長久。自古以來,有不少賀重陽用菊花的詩詞佳作。人們還以為,登高可以驅(qū)除霉運,意指“晉升高位”和“長壽”。中國把九月九日定為老人節(jié),傳統(tǒng)與現(xiàn)代巧妙地結(jié)合,使之成為一個尊老、敬老、助老的節(jié)日。
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