School Events丨重阳节，与家中长辈共度温馨时光！
Double Ninth Festival
重阳节为每年的农历九月初九日，是中华民族的传统节日。“九九”谐音“久久”，有长久之意，所以有重九祭祖，敬老崇孝之传统。「家庭」在福州西湖国际学校的教育体系中是极为重要的一环，10月17日正值重阳佳节，FLIS学子也将家中长辈请到校园中来，参加我校重阳节的特别活动。
Double Ninth Festival, observed on the ninth day of the ninth month in the Chinese calendar, is a traditional Chinese holiday. “Nine Nine" and "long" are homonyms, so Double Ninth Festival has a long tradition of worshipping ancestors, respect for the elderly and showing more filial piety to grandparents. Family plays an important role in the Fuzhou Lakeside International School community. On October 17th, FLIS students invited their elders to come to the campus to participate in a special activity for the Double Ninth Festival, or Grandparents Day.
中国俗语道：家有一老，如有一宝。小学生们纷纷撰写作文，向大家介绍自己家中的“一宝”。他们还上台声情并茂地朗读了自己的作品，听得台下的长辈们感动不已；有些班级安排了给长辈敬茶、呈上糕点的环节，呼应中国自古以来的传统，也让学生们有机会在这个特殊的日子里对长辈尽一份孝心。
As the Chinese saying goes, "A family with an elder is like a family that houses a treasure." Primary students wrote essays to introduce their family “treasures". They also read their work in front of the class. ECE & Primary classes offered chrysanthemum tea and pastries to elders, echoing China's ancient tradition, and giving students a chance to show their respect to elders on this special day.
幼儿园每个班都安排了不同的活动：有的小朋友与爷爷奶奶/外公外婆一道制作手工艺品，将一家子笑意融融的照片珍藏其中；有的班级载歌载舞，小朋友们还给长辈捶捶背，十分贴心！还有的班级玩起亲子版“猜猜我是谁”！诸位长辈在闭着眼的情况下能不能靠手感辨认出自家的宝贝呢？他们的成功率可是百分百呢！
Each ECE class arranged different activities for Grandparents Day. Some students and grandparents made handicrafts together and created a photo album to keep their family photos. Some classes sang and danced, followed by students providing back massages to their grandparents to ease their tiredness. One class even played an elder-child version of "Guess Who I Am"! Can you recognize your grandchildren while your eyes are closed? They surely did a great job!
通过这些特别的重阳节活动，FLIS学子们了解了中华民族的传统习俗，也大声对家中长辈表白了尊敬与爱戴之情。在此也祝各位老人家身体健康，万事如意 :)
Through these special activities, FLIS students learned about the traditional customs of the Double Ninth Festival, or Grandparents Day, and expressed their respect and love to elders. FLIS would like to wish all the elders good health and happiness!
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