重阳节来历中英文对照：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。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。登高所到之处，没有划一的规定，一般是登高山、登高塔。在这一天，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。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。今天的重阳节，被赋予了新的含义，在1989年，我国把每年的九月九日定为老人节，传统与现代巧妙地结合，成为尊老、敬老、爱老、助老的老年人的节日。全国各机关、团体、街道，往往都在此时组织从工作岗位上退下来的老人们秋游赏景，或临水玩乐，或登山健体，让身心都沐浴在大自然的怀抱里；不少家庭的晚辈也会搀扶着年老的长辈到郊外活动或为老人准备一些可口的饮食。Doubl Ninth FstivalTh 9th day of th 9th lunar month is th traditional Chongyang Fstival, or Doubl Ninth Fstival. It usually falls in Octobr in th Grgorian calndar. In an ancint and mystrious book Yi Jing, or Th Book of Changs, numbr 6 was thought to b of Yin charactr, maning fminin or ngativ, whil numbr 9 was thought to b Yang, maning masculin or positiv. So th numbr nin in both month and day crat th Doubl Ninth Fstival, or Chongyang Fstival. Chong in Chins mans doubl. Also, as doubl ninth was pronouncd th sam as th word to signify forvr, both ar Jiu Jiu, th Chins ancstors considrd it an auspicious day worth clbration. That's why ancint Chins bgan to clbrat this fstival long tim ago.Th custom of ascnding a hight to avoid pidmics was passd down from long tim ago. Thrfor, th Doubl Ninth Fstival is also calld Hight Ascnding Fstival. Th hight popl will rach is usually a mountain or a towr. Ancint litrary figurs hav lft many poms dpicting th activity. vn today, popl still swarm to famous or littl known mountains on this day.On this day, popl will at Doubl Ninth Gao (or Cak). In Chins, gao (cak) has th sam pronunciation with gao (hight). Popl do so just to hop progrss in vrything thy ar ngagd in. Thr is no fixd ways for th Doubl Ninth Cak, but supr caks will hav as many as nin layrs, looking lik a towr.Th Doubl Ninth Fstival is also a tim whn chrysanthmum blooms. China boasts divrsifid spcis of chrysanthmum and popl hav lovd thm sinc ancint tims. So njoying th flourishing chrysanthmum also bcoms a ky activity on this fstival. Also, popl will drink chrysanthmum win. Womn usd to stick such a flowr into thir hair or hang its branchs on windows or doors to avoid vilnss.In 1989, th Chins govrnmnt dcidd th Doubl Ninth Fstival as Sniors' Day. Sinc thn, all govrnmnt units, organizations and strts communitis will organiz an autumn trip ach yar for thos who hav rtird from thir posts. At th watrsid or on th mountains, th sniors will find thmslvs mrgd into natur. Youngr gnrations will bring ldr ons to suburban aras or snd gifts to thm on this day.
