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1、重阳节的由来、习俗及传说（中英双语)一、重阳节的由来The"ChongYangFestival"iscelebratedontheninthdayoftheninthlunarmonth,anditisassuchknownastheDoubleNinthFestival.The9thdayofthe9thlunarmonthisthetraditionalChongyangFesrival,orDoubleNinthFestival,isalsocalled"CornelFestival"and"ChrysanthemumFestival",whichhasahistoryofmor
2、ethan1,700years.ItusuallyfallsinOctoberintheGregoriancalendar.农历的九月初九是重阳节，又名“茱萸节”，“菊花节”。这是一个很古老的节日，距今已有1700多年的历史。通常在公历（阳历）的十月份。InanancientandmysteriousbookYiJing(TheBookofChanges),number"6"wasthoughttobeofYincharacter,meaningfeminineornegative,whilenumber"9"wasthoughttobeYang,meaningmasculineorp
3、ositive.Sothenumbernineinbothmonthanddaycreates"theDoubleNinthFestival",or"ChongyangFestival".因为古老的《易经》中把“六”定为阴数，把“九”定为阳数，在农历的九月初九那天，日月并阳，两九相重，故而叫“重阳”，也叫“重九”。在1989年，我国把每年的农历的九月初九定为老人节。传统与现代巧妙地结合，使重阳节成为尊老、敬老、爱老、助老的节日。Theninthmonthalsoheraldstheapproachofwinter.Itisatimewhenthelivingneedwarmclothi
4、ng,andfilialChinesesonsanddaughtersextendedthistomakethefestivalatimeforprovidingwinterclothesfortheirancestors.TheDoubleNinthFestival,therefore,alsobecameanoccasiontovisitthegravesofdeadfamilymembers.二、重阳节的风俗习惯TraditonalcustomsoftheDoubleNinthFestival传统节日：重阳节的六大风俗1.ClimbingMountains（登高）The9thlu
5、narmonth,withclearautumnskyandbracingair,isagoodtimeforsightseeing.Sopeople,bothancientandpresent,lovetogosightseeingthismonth.阴历9月这天，正值秋高气爽，适合旅行观光。所以，一到金秋九月，不论男女老少，都喜欢在此时旅行登高。Apartfromexpellingbadluckanddisasters,climbingmountingalsoindicates“climbingtoahigherposition”,anditisalsoanimportantrea
6、sonwhyancientpeoplepaymuchattentionaboutthiscustom.Anotherreasonthatclimbingmountainsarevaluedbypeople,especiallybytheelderlyisthatishasameaningof“climbtoalongevouslife”.Alsoforthisreasonpeoplebelievethatclimbingmountainscanmakepeopleliveamorelongevouslife.登高可以驱除霉运，还意指“晋升高位”。这也是古人为什么很重视这一传统习俗。登高
7、之所以受人重视，特别受老人重视，是因为人们认为登高还意寓“登顶长寿”。除此之外，人们还相信登山能使人健康长寿。Itisreallyrefreshingtoclimbmountainsandenjoythebeautyofnatureatthisbrightandcleartimeinautumn.ClimbingmountainsonDoubleNinthFestivalwasalreadyprevailingintheTangDynasty,
