1、1,重阳节 Double Ninth Festival,2,重阳节的由来 Double-Ninth Festival History,什么是重阳节？About Double Ninth Festival重阳节，农历九月初九，是中国传统的民間节日。二九相重，称为“重九”。又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。The traditional Chong Yang Festival falls on the 9th day of the 9th lunar month, so
2、 it is also known as Double Ninth Festival. In an ancient 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. The number nine in both month and day creates the Double Ni
3、nth Festival, or Chong Yang Festival, where “Chong” means double in Chinese. Chong Yang has been an important festival in China since ancient times.,3,民間在该日有登高的风俗，所以重阳节又叫登高节。还有重九节、茱萸、菊花节的说法。The custom of climbing mountain on Double Ninth Day was passed down from generation to generation. Therefore,
4、the Double Ninth Festival is also called Height Ascending Festival. The Double Ninth Festival is also the time when chrysanthemum blooms. Hence it is also known as Chrysanthemum Festival.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。The traditional Double Ninth Festival has
5、been assigned new meanings nowadays. In 1989, the Double Ninth Festival was declared Seniors Day in China. Since nine is the highest odd digit, people take two of them together to signify longevity. Hence the ninth day of the ninth month has become a special day for people to pay their respects to t
6、he elderly and a day for the elderly to enjoy themselves.,4,重阳节的由来 Double-Night festival history,重阳节的传说 重阳节的起源，最早可以推到汉初。据说，在皇宫中，每年九月九日，都要佩茱萸，食蓬饵、饮菊花酒，以求长寿；汉高祖刘邦的宫女贾某被逐出宫，将这一习俗传入民间。Early in Han Dynasty, about 2,000 years ago, people in the royal court used to climb mountains and to drink chrysanthemu
7、m wine to seek longevity. This royal custom was then brought to ordinary people by a court lady.,5,重阳登高的故事 见南朝梁人吳均之续齐谐记：東汉时代有名的仙人費長房，有一天对他的弟子桓景說：九月九日，你的家里将有灾难，如果你带了全家大小，人人用紅袋盛茱萸，掛在手臂上，登高饮菊花酒，便能避禍消灾了。桓景照师傅所說，全家上山游玩，等到傍晚一看，只见所有的鸡狗牛羊家禽家畜，全都死光。桓景這才明白，原来這些家禽家畜，做了他們全家大小的替死鬼了。這虽然只是一个传说，但后世的人却代代相传。到了晋代以后，重阳
8、登高避灾，大为流行，已成为岁時节令中的一件雅事。According to the legend, in ancient times, there lived a man named Fei Changfang who had become an immortal. One day He told his student Huan Jing that disaster would come to his family on the ninth day of the ninth month. To avoid the disaster, he instructed Huan Jing to mak
9、e a red bag for each family member and put sprigs of dogwood in every bag. He asked everyone to tie a bag to his arm and climb to the top of a mountain and drink some chrysanthemum wine. On hearing this, Huan Jing and his family did exactly what his teacher said. The whole family climbed a nearby mo
10、untain and did not return until the evening. When they got back home, they found all their animals dead, including chickens, sheep, dogs and even the powerful ox. However, the family members were safe. And so it happened that climbing a mountain, carrying sprigs of dogwood and drinking chrysanthemum
11、 wine became the traditional activities of the Chong Yang Festival.,6,重阳节习俗 How to celebrate Double-Ninth Festival,庆祝重阳节的活动多彩浪漫，一般包括:The following are what people do to celebrate the Double-Ninth Festival登高远眺Climbing Mountains观赏菊花Enjoying the Chrysanthemum Blossom出游赏景Outing for Sightseeing遍插茱萸Carryi
12、ng Dogwood Branches吃重阳糕Eating Chong Yang Cake饮菊花酒Drinking Chrysanthemum Wine,7,重阳节习俗 How to celebrate Double-Ninth festival,庆祝重阳节的活动多彩浪漫，一般包括出游赏景、登高远眺、观赏菊花、遍插茱萸、吃重阳糕、饮菊花酒等活动:On the Double Ninth Festival, people customarily climb mountains, appreciate chrysanthemum blossoms, drink chrysanthemum wine,
13、 and eat double-ninth cakes. 登高旅遊 Climb Mountains在古代，民间在重阳有登高的风俗，故重阳节又叫“登高节”。登高所到之处，没有划一的规定，一般是登高山、登高塔。重阳节秋高气爽，登高一望，草木山川，尽收眼底。这实际上是一种野游，为我国人民传统的体育活动。 吃重阳糕Eat Double Ninth Cake据史料记载，重阳糕又称花糕、菊糕、五色糕，制无定法，较为随意。 九月九日天明时，以片糕搭儿女头额，口中念念有词，祝愿子女百事俱高，乃古人九月作糕的本意。讲究的重阳糕要作成九层，象座宝塔，上面还作成两只小羊，以符合重阳（羊）之义。当今的重阳糕，仍无固定
14、品种，各地在重阳节吃的松软糕类都称之为重阳糕。,8,重阳节习俗 How to celebrate Double-Ninth festival,赏菊並饮菊花酒重阳节正是一年的金秋时节，菊花盛开，据传赏菊及饮菊花酒，起源于晋朝大诗人陶渊明。陶渊明以隐居出名，以诗出名，以酒出名，也以爱菊出名；后人效之，遂有重阳赏菊之俗。The Double Ninth Festival is also a time when chrysanthemum blooms. China boasts diversified species of chrysanthemum and people have loved th
15、em since ancient times. So enjoying the flourishing chrysanthemum and drinking chrysanthemum wine also became a key activity on this festival. 佩茱萸重阳节插茱萸的风俗，在唐代就已经很普遍。古人认为在重阳节这一天插茱萸可以避难消灾；或佩带于臂，或作香袋把茱萸放在里面佩带，还有插在头上的。Carrying dogwood branches to avoid misfortune was a belief in ancient China.敬老活动 由于九九
16、和久久同音，有长长久久的含意，因此有令人长寿的说法。重阳节因此又发展为敬老节，有希望每位老人家，都能富贵长命的意义。每到这一日，各地都要组织老年人登山秋游，开阔视野，交流感情，锻炼身体，培养人们回归自然，热爱祖国大好山河的高尚品德。On Double Ninth Day, communities will organize trips for seniors and retirees. At the waterside or on the mountains, the seniors will find themselves merged into nature. Younger generations will express their good wishes or send gifts to seniors on this day.,
