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颜色 （yánsě）11/15/2024

We have been practicing saying the color vocabulary words and discussing our preferences.  Students have learned the sentences “我喜欢。。。” and “我不喜欢。。。”  We sorted colors, marked tallies, and wrote in Chinese.

重阳节 （Chong Yang Jie) 10/11/2024

The Double Ninth Festival, also known as Chongyang Festival, is held on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month. It is also known as the Senior Citizens' Festival.

On the Double Ninth Festival, people hold many activities in celebration, such as enjoying the chrysanthemum, inserting Zhuyu, eating Chongyang cakes, and drinking chrysanthemum wine, among others.

In ancient China, as people ascended to high places on the Double Ninth Festival, the Chongyang Festival is also known as the Height Ascending Festival. This custom was supposedly started during the East Han Dynasty when people usually climbed mountains or towers.

According to historical records, Chongyang cake was also called the Flower Cake, the Chrysanthemum Cake, and the Five-Color Cake. The Chongyang cake is a nine-layer cake shaped like a tower. On its top should be two sheep made from flour. Some people place a small red flag on the top of cake and light candles.

Ask your student what they know about the double ninth festival.