重阳节英语

重阳节英语
【篇一：教你重阳节英文介绍】
[教你重阳节英文介绍]
the double ninth festival（the ninth day of the ninth lunar month）重阳节农历九月初九，两阳相重，故叫重阳，重阳节又是老人节，教你重阳节英文介绍。

九月重阳，金风送爽，重阳自然是
登高远眺的好时节，在这一天，人们佩带茱萸，携酒登山，畅游欢饮。

当然，重阳登山不仅仅是因为秋高气爽的好天气，做为重阳节
一大重要习俗，登山源于一个为民除害的民间传说。

关于这个因民
间英雄而兴起的节日，虽然大部分人都可用汉语来讲述，但若想把
它送出国门之外，讲给老外听，似乎还是难了那么一点点。

来吧，
阅读一下以下文字，相信会对您有所帮助。

【篇二：关于重阳节的英文介绍)】
关于重阳节的英文介绍
更新日期：2010-10-16 09:15 浏览:579
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double ninth festival
the 9th day of the 9th lunar month is the traditional chongyang festival, or double
ninth festival. it usually falls in october in the gregorian calendar. in an ancient and mysterious book yi jing, or the book of
changes, number 6 was thought to be of yin character, meaning feminine or negative, while number 9 was thought to be yang, meaning masculine or positive. so the number nine in both month and day create the double ninth festival, or chongyang festival. chong in
chinese means double. also, as double ninth was pronounced the same as the word to signify forever, both are jiu jiu, the
chinese ancestors considered it an auspicious day worth celebration. thats why ancient chinese began to celebrate this festival long time ago.
the custom of ascending a height to avoid epidemics was passed down from long time ago. therefore, the double ninth festival is also called height ascending festival. the height
people will reach is usually a mountain or a tower. ancient literary figures have left many poems depicting the activity. even today, people still swarm to famous or little known mountains on this day.
on this day, people will eat double ninth gao (or cake). in chinese, gao (cake) has the same pronunciation with gao (height). people do so just to hope progress in everything they are
engaged in. there is no fixed ways for the double ninth cake,
but super cakes will have as many as nine layers, looking like
a tower. the double ninth festival is also a time when chrysanthemum blooms. china boasts diversified species of chrysanthemum and people have loved them since ancient times. so enjoying the flourishing chrysanthemum also becomes a key activity on this festival. also, people will drink chrysanthemum wine. women used to stick such a flower into their hair or hang its branches on windows or doors to avoid evilness.
in 1989, the chinese government decided the double ninth festival as seniors day. since then, all government units, organizations and streets communities will organize an
autumn trip each year for those who have retired from their posts. at the waterside or on the
l find themselves merged into nature. younger generations will bring elder ones to suburban areas or send gifts to them on
this day.
【篇三：重阳节的来历英文英语介绍】
重阳节的来历英文英语介绍
重阳节，秋高气爽，登高远望，畅饮菊花酒，遍插茱萸头??这个古
老节日的起源和传说，你还记得吗？
the double ninth festival - the ninth day of the ninth lunar
month the chong yang festival is celebrated 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). according 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 repeat 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 an occasion to visit the graves of dead family members. clothes made of paper 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 chrysanthemum and zhuyu are considered to have cleansing qualities and are used on other。