The Chongyang Festival is a traditional Chinese festival. It is celebrated on the ninth day of the ninth lunar (阴历) month. It’s also called the Double Ninth Festival.
The festival started as early as the Warring States Period (475-221 BC). It has a history of more than 1,700 years. Among the numbers from zero to nine, nine is the highest odd number (奇数). People believe that two “ninths” meeting together stand for a long life. So it is a special holiday for Chinese people to show love and respect (尊敬) for their elders. They hold many kinds of activities in honor of old people to wish them good health and a long life.
The festival comes during the golden time of the fall. On the day, people traditionally drink chrysanthemum (菊花) wine, eat Double-Ninth Cakes and climb mountains. They also carry a kind of plant, and its name is dogwood (茱萸). People in ancient times believed that the plant could drive away evil (邪恶的) spirits and prevent them from catching an illness in winter.
根据短文内容完成表格，每空一词。| The Double Ninth Festival | |
| On the ninth day of the ninth lunar month | |
| How long Chinese people have been celebrating it | For over |
| Who people show love and respect for | The |
| What people do on that day | Drinking chrysanthemum wine, eating Double-Ninth Cakes, climbing |
| Why people carry dogwood | In order to drive away evil spirits and prevent people from being |
