SeattleEvergreen Washelli纪念园10月16日举行重阳纪念活动
Seattle——位于华盛顿州国王县的西雅图市，今年重阳节（农历九月初九）为10月18日（星期日）。位于Seattle北部的Evergreen Washelli纪念园（Evergreen Washelli Funeral Home & Cemetery）在其官网「社区活动」栏公布，该园于10月16日（星期五）下午2时至6时举行重阳（Chung Yeung）纪念活动，地点为纪念园所在地：11111 Aurora Ave N, Seattle, WA 98133。
Evergreen Washelli是殡葬服务机构Dignity Memorial旗下的一处殡仪馆与纪念园。园方在官网社区活动日程中将重阳与亡灵节（10月29日）、退伍军人节（11月11日）等社区纪念活动并列公布。活动查询电话为（206）362-5200。
重阳节是华人传统节日，有登高、祭祖、敬老等习俗；对许多华人家庭来说，重阳前后也是前往纪念园祭扫先人的时节。今年重阳正日适逢星期日。
来源：据Evergreen Washelli（Dignity Memorial）官网社区活动公告整理。
Seattle's Evergreen Washelli Memorial Park Holds Chung Yeung Observance on October 16 Ahead of Double Ninth Festival
SEATTLE — Seattle is a city in King County, Washington. The Double Ninth Festival (Chung Yeung), observed on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month, falls on Sunday, October 18 this year. Evergreen Washelli Funeral Home & Cemetery in north Seattle has listed a Chung Yeung observance on its official Community Events calendar for Friday, October 16, from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., at the memorial park, 11111 Aurora Ave N, Seattle, WA 98133.
Evergreen Washelli is a Dignity Memorial location. On its community calendar, the park lists the Chung Yeung observance alongside other community commemorations, including a Día de los Muertos observance on October 29 and a Veterans Day observance on November 11. For information about the event, the funeral home can be reached at (206) 362-5200.
The Double Ninth Festival is a traditional Chinese festival associated with climbing heights, remembering ancestors and honoring elders. For many Chinese families, the days around the festival are also a time to visit memorial parks and pay respects to those who have passed. This year's festival day falls on a Sunday.
Source: Compiled from the Community Events listing on the official Evergreen Washelli (Dignity Memorial) website.
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图片来源：图：西雅图Evergreen Washelli纪念园内的日式庭园溪流，远处为墓园（资料图）。该园官网将重阳列入社区活动日程，10月16日下午2时至6时举行重阳纪念活动。图片来源：Joe Mabel摄，Wikimedia Commons，CC BY-SA 4.0。Photo: A stream in the Japanese-style garden at Evergreen Washelli Memorial Park in Seattle, with the cemetery beyond (file photo). The park's official Community Events calendar lists a Chung Yeung observance on Oct. 16, 2:00–6:00 p.m. Image: Joe Mabel, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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