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DoubleNinthFestival

重阳节

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The9thdayofthe9thlunarmonthisthetraditionalChongyangFestival,orDoubleNinthFestival,isalsocalledCornelFestivalandChrysanthemumFestival,whichhasahistoryofmorethan1,700years.ItusuallyfallsinOctoberintheGregoriancalendar.

农历的九月初九是重阳节，又名“茱萸节”，“菊花节”。这是一个很古老的节日，距今已有1700多年的历史。通常在公历（阳历）的十月份。

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InanancientandmysteriousbookYiJing(TheBookofChanges),number6wasthoughttobeofYincharacter,meaningfeminineornegative,whilenumber9wasthoughttobeYang,meaningmasculineorpositive.Sothenumbernineinboth