英语介绍：九九重阳节

九九重阳节

重阳节在历史发展演变中杂糅多种民俗为一体，承载了丰富的文化内涵。“九”在数字中是最大数，有长久长寿的含意义，寄托着人们对老人健康长寿的祝福。

Double Ninth Festival, also known as Chong Jiu festival, is a Han Chinese traditional festival. Double Ninth Festival celebration will generally include sightseeing trips, climbing mountains, watching chrysanthemum, wearing cornel, eating Double Ninth cake, drinking chrysanthemum wine and other activities.

重阳节，又被称为“重九节”，是中国汉族的传统节日，重阳节有秋游、登高、赏菊、佩插茱萸、吃重阳糕、饮菊花酒等习俗。

The meaning of Chong Yang is originated from the "Book of Changes". Because the ancient "Book of Changes" defined "six" as negative numbers and the "nine" as positive numbers. On the ninth day of the ninth lunar month, two nine-phase weight and therefore called Chong Yang, also called Chong Jiu. Ancients thought that Chong Jiu is the auspicious day which is worth celebrating. As a result, people began to celebrate the holiday very early.

“重阳”之名称来源于古籍《易经》，书中把“六”定为阴数，把“九”定为阳数，农历九月初九，两个阳数重在一起，故名“重阳”，又名“重九”，古人认为重九是一个值得庆贺的吉祥日子，因此，人们很早便开始庆祝重阳节。

The 9th day of the 9th lunar month are homonyms with “long” in Chinese culture. Nine in the figure is the maximum number which has implications of longevity. Besides, the fall season of the year is the golden harvest season. Double Ninth Festival is meaningful. People have always had a special festival feeling.

九在汉语中是“久（长久）”的谐音，在数字中又是最大数，隐含“长寿”之意，此外，秋天又是丰收的黄金季节，因此，重阳节意义深远，人们对此节日历来有着特殊的感情。

转自：“中小学英语教学研究”微信公众号

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