重阳节的习俗英语介绍

1、重阳节的习俗英语介绍 the double ninth festival（the ninth day of the ninth lunar month）重阳节 the chong yang festival is celebrated on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month, and it is as such known as the double ninth festival. origins: the festival began as early as the warring states period (475 221 bc). aordi

2、ng to the yin/yang dichotomy that forms a basis to the chinese world view, yin represents the elements of darkness and yang represents life and brightness. the number nine is regarded as yang. the ninth day of the ninth month is a double yang day, hence the name chong yang festival. (chong means rep

3、eat in chinese.) the ninth month also heralds the approach of winter. it is a time when the living need warm clothing, and filial chinese sons and daughters extended this to make the festival a time for providing winter clothes for their ancestors. the double ninth festival, therefore, also became a

4、n oasion to visit the graves of dead family members. clothes made of pa-pe-r would then be burnt as offerings. climbing mountains: on the double ninth festival, people customarily climb mountains, appreciate chrysanthemum flowers, drink chrysanthemum wine, and eat double-ninth cakes. the double nint

5、h festival is also the old men festival. old people are especially meant to improve their health by taking part in the activities on the day of the festival. the 9th day of september in the lunar calendar is the chinese chong yang festival and a happy oasion in autumn. aording to the traditional the

6、ory of yin and yang, both the 9th month and the 9th day of the month belong to yang, which means positive and masculine, and chong means double, thus it is called chong yang. people often gather for a party, appreciate chrysanthemums, pin the leaves of cornus on clothes. and the custom of climbing m

7、ountains and eating a special cake also features the day. this custom of climbing mountains can be dated back as early as west han dynasty. some old travel notes have it that, people climbed to mountain peaks not only for beautiful scenes and poetic inspiration, but also the avoidance of evil spirit

8、s and disasters. this practice came from an ancient folktale. it is said long ago there appeared a devil of plaguein the ruhe river. people lay down and died wherever it came up. a boy named heng _g swore to help his neighbors and fellow people to get rid of it. he visited many famous mountains to s

9、eek a powerful master. finally an old taoist took him in and taught him how to defeat the devil. heng _g put his whole heart into study and practice. one day, the taoist called him up and said, heng _g, tomorrow is the 9th day of september and the devil will reappear. it is time for you to go home a

10、nd stop the devil. the master also gave him a pack of leaves of cornus and a jar of liquor soaked with chrysanthemums. 重阳节传统习俗英语介绍xx-09-26 19:27 | #2楼 重阳节，秋高气爽，登高远望，畅饮菊花酒，遍插茱萸头这个古老节日 _和传说，你还记得吗？ The Double Ninth Festival - the ninth day of the ninth lunar month The Chong Yang Festival is celebrated

11、on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month, and it is as such known as the Double Ninth Festival. 起源：重阳节是九月初九，略懂周易的同学肯定知道，9是阳数中最大的一个，九月初九，自然就“重阳”了么。 Origins: The festival began as early as the Warring States Period (475 - 221 BC). Aording to the yin/yang dichotomy that forms a basis to the Chinese wo

12、rld view, yin represents the elements of darkness and yang represents life and brightness. The number nine is regarded as yang. The ninth day of the ninth month is a double yang day, hence the name Chong Yang Festival. (Chong means repeat in Chinese.) The ninth month also heralds the approach of win

13、ter. It is a time when the living need warm clothing, and filial Chinese sons and daughters extended this to make the festival a time for providing winter clothes for their ancestors. The Double Ninth Festival, therefore, also became an oasion to visit the graves of dead family members. Clothes made

14、 of pa-pe-r would then be burnt as offerings. 习俗：登高、赏菊花、差茱萸这些古老的习俗，你体验过吗？ Climbing mountains: On the Double Ninth Festival, people customarily climb mountains, appreciate chrysanthemum flowers, drink chrysanthemum wine, eat double-ninth cakes, and wear the zhuyu (茱萸) plant, Cornus officinalis. (Both

15、 chrysanthemum and zhuyu are considered to havecleansing qualities and are used on other oasions to air out houses and cure illnesses.). The Double Ninth Festival is also the Old Men Festival. Old people are especially meant to improve their health by taking part in the activities on the day of the festival. Family get-togethers: The Double Ninth Festival is also a time for family get-to