DoubleNinthFestivalisatraditionalfestivalofChina.Intheday,weoftenhelpsomeoldpeople,andgivethemourloves.InthisDoubleNinthFestival,Ihelpthemallthetime.
Yesterday,Iwenttothebusstationofnumber13,therewerealotofpeopleatthere,whenthebuscame，manypeopleranintoit,Ifoundaseat.Butsoon,Isawanoldwomanstoodnearme,Ithoughtforamomentanddecidedtogivehermyseat,Ilookedherandsmilefriendly.
“Granny,cometoseathere,please.”
“Thankyou,kids,youarereallyagoodstudent!”
“Youarewelcome;thisiswhatIshoulddo.”
Finally,sheseatedhappily,althoughmyfeetwassotiredbutmyheartinthiscolddaywashot.Ithoughtifweoftenshareourlovesfortheoldpeople，theworldwillbecomemorebeautiful!
Chongyang,thetraditionalChinesefestivalfortheelderly,iscomingaround.WeareplanningtovisittheNursingHometocelebratethespeacialday,andwewouldliketoinvitestudentsfromyourschooltojoinus.Wehaveplannedseveralactivities,Whenwegetthere,wewillvisittheelderlyintheirroomsingroups,prensentingthemwithflowersandself-madecardstoshowourrespectandlove.Thenwewilldosomecleaningandwashingforthemwiththehelpofthenurses.
Assomeoldpeoplefeellonely,Wemaychatwiththemabouttheirolddays.changesofourcity,oranythingtheyareinterestedin.Wemayalsogivethemsomeperformanees,singing,dancingandsoon.
IamsurewewillbothgainabetterunderstandingoftheolderlyinChina.Ifyouhaveanysuggestions,pleaseletusknow.
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The9thdayofthe9thlunarmonthisthetraditionalChongyangFestival,orDoubleNinthFestival.ItusuallyfallsinOctoberintheGregoriancalendar.InanancientandmysteriousbookYiJing,orTheBookofChanges,number6wasthoughttobeofYincharacter,meaningfeminineornegative,whilenumber9wasthoughttobeYang,meaningmasculineorpositive.SothenumbernineinbothmonthanddaycreatetheDoubleNinthFestival,orChongyangFestival.ChonginChinesemeansdouble.Also,asdoubleninthwaspronouncedthesameasthewordtosignifyforever,bothareJiuJiu,theChineseancestorsconsidereditanauspiciousdayworthcelebration.That'swhyancientChinesebegantocelebratethisfestivallongtimeago.
Thecustomofascendingaheighttoavoidepidemicswaspasseddownfromlongtimeago.Therefore,theDoubleNinthFestivalisalsocalledHeightAscendingFestival.Theheightpeoplewillreachisusuallyamountainoratower.Ancientliteraryfigureshaveleftmanypoemsdepictingtheactivity.Eventoday,peoplestillswarmtofamousorlittleknownmountainsonthisday.