用英語介紹重陽節的起源和習俗 重陽節用英語怎么說( 二 )


從此, 重陽登高、插茱萸、飲菊花酒相沿成習, 流傳了近兩千年, 人們以此方式來驅邪避難 。
The Customes of Double Ninth Festival重 陽 節 風 俗

一、Climbing Mountains/登高
The 9th lunar month, with clear autumn sky and bracing air, is a good time for sightseeing. So people, both ancient and present, love to go sightseeing this month.
陰歷9月這天, 正值秋高氣爽, 適合旅行觀光 。 所以, 一到金秋九月, 不論男女老少, 都喜歡在此時旅行登高 。
Apart from expelling bad luck and disasters, climbing mounting also indicates “climbing to a higher position”, and it is also an important reason why ancient people pay much attention about this custom. Another reason that climbing mountains are valued by people, especially by the elderly is that is has a meaning of “climb to a longevous life”. Also for this reason people believe that climbing mountains can make people live a more longevous life.
登高可以驅除霉運, 還意指“晉升高位” 。 這也是古人為什么很重視這一傳統習俗 。 登高之所以受人重視, 特別受老人重視, 是因為人們認為登高還意寓“登頂長壽” 。 除此之外, 人們還相信登山能使人健康長壽 。
It is really refreshing to climb mountains and enjoy the beauty of nature at this bright and clear time in autumn. Climbing mountains on Double Ninth Festival was already prevailing in the Tang Dynasty, and a lot of pOEMs were devoted to this custom.
在九月登高既是件愜意放松的事, 又是件可以欣賞到自然之美的幸事 。 重陽節登高, 在唐代就開始盛行了, 古時也有很多跟重陽登高有關的詩歌 。
用英語介紹重陽節的起源和習俗 重陽節用英語怎么說

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二、Eating Double Ninth Cake 吃重陽糕
Though the name of "Gao" started from the Six Dynasties, the cakes had already existed in Han Dynasty, which was called "Er" in China at that time. It is made of rice flour, which is classified into two types: paddy rice flour and millet rice flour. In September, the millet is ripe. It is regarded as the food just in season, which is offered to ancestors as sacrifices.
盡管“糕”這個名稱源于六朝, 但這種東西東漢就有了 。 那是人們稱之為“餌” 。 餌用米粉做成, 一般有兩種:谷米粉和粟米粉 。 九月, 粟米程度, 它是當季的食物, 通常會獻給祖先作為祭品 。
In China, "gao(cake)" has the same pronounciation with "gao(height)". Mountains are high, so eating cake can, by a stretch of imagination, take the place of going for the Double Ninth Cake, but super cakes will have as many as nine layers, like a tower.
在中國文化中, “糕”和“高”同音, 所以吃糕也就代表了“登高”的意思, 祝愿百事俱高 。 重陽糕沒有固定的樣式, 但通常做成九層, 看起來像一座塔一樣 。
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三、Family get-togethers/家人團聚
The Double Ninth Festival is also a time for family get-togethers. It is an occasion to remember one's ancestors, the sacrifices they made and the hardships they undewent. Often, family outings are organised during which people search to renew their appreciaiton of nature and to reaffirm thir love and concern for family members and close friends.
重陽節還是一個家庭團聚的節日 。 大家紀念先祖, 感念他們的犧牲和遭遇的苦難 。 很多家庭也會一起出行, 以感受大自然的魅力, 也增進和親友們的關系 。
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四、Enjoying Chrysanthemum Flowers 賞菊花
Chrysanthemum originated in China and was recorded in some Chinese books as early as the 5th century B.C. Chrysanthemum blossom in the ninth lunar month have a beautiful name of “flower of longevity”.
菊花產自中國, 最早記載始于公元前5世紀 。 菊花在陰歷九月盛開, 它有一個美稱“長壽之花”
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五、 Drinking Chrysanthemum Flower Wine 飲菊花酒
The chrysanthemum flower wine is unique in brewing. In ancient times, people usually picked fresh chrysanthemum flowers and leaves on the 9th of the 9th lunar month, and brewed the mixture of them and grains into the wine, which would not be drunk until the same day next year. The wine is said to have wholesome effects on sharpness of the eye, alleviation of headache, drop of hypertension, reduction of weight and removal of stomach trouble, thus contributing to longevity. It is said that the drinkers of the chrysanthemum wine would be free from evil and have strong physique against cold weather.

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