重阳节

Traditional form:

重陽節

Pinyin (reading):

Chóngyángjié

Definitions:

• Double Ninth or Yang Festival
• 9th day of 9th lunar month

Characters:

• 重 - heavy, weighty; to double, to repeat
• 阳 - the male principle; bright, sunny; clear, lit, open
• 节 - festival; knot, joint; segment; to economize, to save

Traditional characters:

• 重 - heavy, weighty; to double, to repeat
• 陽 - the male principle; bright, sunny; clear, lit, open
• 節 - festival; knot, joint; segment; to economize, to save