重阳节TheDoubleNinthFestivalTheDouble-NinthFestivalfalls
ontheninthdayoftheninthlunarmonthandhasahistoryofmo
rethan1,700years.AmongChinesenumbers,one,three,fi
ve,sevenandninearepositivenumbersandtwo,four,sixandei
ghtarenegativeones.Thus,theninthdayoftheninthlunarmon
thiscalledDouble-PositiveorDouble-Nine.TheDouble-NinthFes
tivalseesvariousactivitiessuchasclimbingamountain,admiri
ngchrysanthemums,wearingcornel(Cornusofficinalis)andeating
Double-Ninthcakeandsoon.农历九月初九是重阳节。这是一个很古老的节日，距今已有
1，700多年的历史。在中国数字中，一、三、五、七、九为阳数，二、四、六、八为阴数。因此，九月初九被称作重阳或重
九。中国古代，重阳节是一个重要的节日，这一天要举行各种活动，如：登高、赏菊、插茱萸、吃重阳糕等。MissingBrothers
inShandongontheDouble-NinthDay九月九日忆山东兄弟王维As
analienvisitorinastrangelandallbymyself,Ithinkal
lthemoreofmylovedonesoneveryfestiveoccasion.Iknow
inthefarawaythatwhenmybrothersclimbthemountain,All
wearcornelbutonepersonisabsent.--TangDynastyWangWei
Ancientpeoplethoughtclimbingamountainonthisdayco
uldhelpthemavoidmisfortuneandpreventdisasters,andthisgr
aduallyevolvedintoarelaxationandexercise.登高是重阳节的主要
习俗。古人认为，九九重阳，登高可以避祸免灾。后来，重阳节登高爬山，逐渐演变成了人们放松心情、锻炼身体的体育和旅游讲师培训活动。
Itisalsothetraditionalcustomtowearcornelandadmire
chrysanthemums.Cornelisakindofplantwithediblefruit,whi
leitsstemandleaveshavemedicinalvalue.Chrysanthemumblooms
inSeptember,andenjoysthereputationofa"flowerofLongevit
y".Topreventplagueanddriveofffoulsmells,peoplewearcorn
elandchrysanthemumontheDouble-NinthFestival,anddrinktea
andwinemadefromtheflowers.插茱萸和赏菊也是重阳节的传统习俗
。茱萸是一种植物，果实可以吃，茎、叶都是药材。菊花在九月盛开，有“长寿花”的美称。为了避免瘟疫，驱除恶气，重阳节这天，人们就把茱萸
和菊花插戴在身上，还要观赏菊花，饮菊花茶和菊花酒。茱萸果菊花Madeofflour,th
eDouble-Ninthcakecanbesweetifjujube,ginkgo,pinenutsand
apricotkernelareadded,orsaltyifmeatisadded.Someexquis
itecakesaremadeintoninelayerswithapatternoftwosheepa
bove,whichishomophonicof"DoubleNinth".重阳糕是一种用面粉做的食品，可以加枣、银杏、松子、杏仁做成甜的，也可以加肉做成咸的，讲究的还要做成九层，再在上面做两只小羊，以谐“重阳（羊）”之音。 |
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