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1、重阳节英文介绍及中文翻译 The9thdayofthe9thlunarmonthisthetraditionalChongyangFestival,orDoubleNinthFestival.ItusuallyfallsinOctoberintheGregoriancalendar.InanancientandmysteriousbookYiJing,orTheBookofChanges,number"6"wasthoughttobeofYincharacter,meaningfeminineornegative,whilenumber"9"wasthoughtto
2、beYang,meaningmasculineorpositive.SothenumbernineinbothmonthanddaycreatetheDoubleNinthFestival,orChongyangFestival.ChonginChinesemeans"double."Also,asdoubleninthwaspronouncedthesameasthewordtosignify"forever",bothare"JiuJiu,"theChineseancestorsconsidereditanauspiciousdayworthcelebration
3、.That'swhyancientChinesebegantocelebratethisfestivallongtimeago. 农历九月九日,为传统的重阳节。因为古老的《易经》中把“六”定为阴数,把“九”定为阳数,九月九日,日月并阳,两九相重,故而叫重阳,也叫重九,古人认为是个值得庆贺的吉利日子,并且从很早就开始过此节日。 Thecustomofascendingaheighttoavoidepidemicswaspasseddownfromlongtimeago.Therefore,theDoubleNinthFestivalisalsocalled"Heig
4、htAscendingFestival".Theheightpeoplewillreachisusuallyamountainoratower.Ancientliteraryfigureshaveleftmanypoemsdepictingtheactivity.Eventoday,peoplestillswarmtofamousorlittleknownmountainsonthisday. 在古代,民间在重阳有登高的风俗,故重阳节又叫“登高节”。相传此风俗始于东汉。唐代文人所写的登高诗很多,大多是写重阳节的习俗;杜甫的七律《登高》,就是写重阳登高的名篇。登高所到
5、之处,没有划一的规定,一般是登高山、登高塔。 Onthisday,peoplewilleatDoubleNinthGao(orCake).InChinese,gao(cake)hasthesamepronunciationwithgao(height).Peopledosojusttohopeprogressineverythingtheyareengagedin.ThereisnofixedwaysfortheDoubleNinthCake,butsupercakeswillhaveasmanyasninelayers,lookinglikeatower. 在这
6、一天,人们还有吃“重阳糕”的习俗。在汉语里,“糕”与“高”同音,”,人们会用“吃糕”代替“登高”,祝愿百事俱高。重阳糕又称花糕、菊糕、五色糕,制无定法,较为随意。最高的有九层,像一个塔。 TheDoubleNinthFestivalisalsoatimewhenchrysanthemumblooms.Chinaboastsdiversifiedspeciesofchrysanthemumandpeoplehavelovedthemsinceancienttimes.Soenjoyingtheflourishingchrysanthemumalsobecomesake
7、yactivityonthisfestival.Also,peoplewilldrinkchrysanthemumwine.Womenusedtosticksuchaflowerintotheirhairorhangitsbranchesonwindowsordoorstoavoidevilness. 重阳节正是一年的金秋时节,菊花盛开,民间还把农历九月称为“菊月”,在菊花傲霜怒放的重阳节里,观赏菊花成了节日的一项重要内容,当然,人们也会喝一些菊花酒。女人会把茱萸插在头上或挂在门口,可以避难消灾。 In1989,theChinesegovernm