如何用英語介紹中國傳統節日“重陽節”?

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。

重陽節,又被稱為“

重九節

”,是中國漢族的傳統節日,重陽節有秋遊、登高、賞菊、佩插茱萸、吃重陽糕、飲菊花酒等習俗。

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。

“重陽”之名稱來源於古籍《易經》,書中把“六”定為陰數,

把“九”定為陽數

,農曆九月初九,兩個陽數重在一起,故名“重陽”,又名“重九”,古人認為重九是一個值得慶賀的吉祥日子,因此,人們很早便開始慶祝重陽節。

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。

九在漢語中是“久(長久)”的諧音,在數字中又是最大數,隱含

“長壽”

之意,此外,秋天又是豐收的黃金季節,因此,重陽節意義深遠,人們對此節日曆來有著特殊的感情。

如何用英語介紹中國傳統節日“重陽節”?

01

Historical Development 歷史演變

Double Ninth Festival has a history of more than two thousand years。 The origin of Double Ninth Festival can be traced back to the Spring and Autumn Period。 In Warring States Period, Double Ninth Festival has been emphasized, but the activity is carried out in royal palace。

重陽節有

兩千多年的歷史

了,其起源可以追溯到

春秋時期

。在戰國時期,重陽節很受重視,但這一活動是在皇宮中進行的。

In Han Dynasty, the custom of Double Ninth Festival was increasingly popular。 According to legend, the Han emperor Liu’s concubine Ms。 Qi was murdered by Queen Lu。 One of Ms。 Qi’s housemaid named Ms。 Jia was expelled and married a common people outside the royal palace。 Ms。 Jia brought the custom of Double Ninth Festival to the folks。 Ms。 Jia told people that on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month each year, people should wear cornel, drink chrysanthemum wine and eat double ninth cake so as to live longer。 Since then, the folk customs of Double Ninth Festival was widely spread。

在漢代,重陽節的習俗越來越流行。相傳漢高祖劉邦的妃子戚夫人遭到呂后的謀害,戚夫人的一位侍女賈氏被逐出宮,嫁與貧民為妻。賈氏便把重陽的活動帶到了民間。賈氏對人說:在皇宮中,每年九月初九,都要佩茱萸、飲菊花酒、吃重陽糕,以求長壽,從此重陽的風俗便在民間傳開了。

如何用英語介紹中國傳統節日“重陽節”?

The name of Double Ninth Festival was first seen in the records of the Warring Periods。 In the Wei and Jin Dynasties, there appeared written records of the custom of admiring the beauty of chrysanthemum and drink chrysanthemum wine。

關於重陽節的記載最早出現在戰國時期的記錄中。至魏晉時,出現了賞菊、飲菊花酒習俗的文字記載。

In Tang Dynasty, Double Ninth Festival was officially set up as a national festival。 Since then, the court and the civil both celebrate Double Ninth Festival, and hold a variety of activities during the festival。

在唐代,重陽節被正式定為全國性的節日

,從那時起,朝廷和民間都慶祝重陽節,並在節日期間舉行各種活動。

In Song Dynasty, the festival had developed more popular among the people。 In Ming Dynasty, imperial concubines and servants would eat double ninth cake since the first day of the ninth lunar month。 On the ninth day of the ninth lunar month, the emperor would climb Wan Sui Mountain so as to express his autumn ambitions。 In Qing Dynasty, the custom of Double Ninth Festival prevailed as before。

到了宋代,這個節日發展得更受人們的歡迎。明代皇宮中嬪妃和宮女太監從初一時就開始一起吃花糕慶祝,九日重陽,皇帝還要親自到萬歲山登高覽勝,以暢秋志。清代,這些風俗依舊盛行。

Since the 1980s, some places of China set up the ninth day of the ninth lunar month as the Elder’s Festival。 They also advocate the whole society to establish respect and care for the elderly。 In 1989, the Chinese government set up the ninth day of the ninth lunar month as the “Festival for the Elderly”, “Senior Citizen‘s Day。” On December 28, 2012, China’s National People‘s Congress voted by the newly revised “elderly Protection Act。” As the Law clearly shows, the ninth day of ninth lunar month as the Elder’s Festival。

從20世紀80年代開始,中國的一些地方就把農曆九月初九定為老人節,他們還提倡全社會樹立尊重關愛老人的觀念。

1989年,我國政府將農曆九月初九定為“敬老節”。

2012年12月28日,中國全國人大投票通過了新修訂的《中華人民共和國老年人權益保障法》,規定每年農曆九月初九為“老年節”。

如何用英語介紹中國傳統節日“重陽節”?

02

Folk Custom 民間習俗

Climb Mountains

登高

There is the custom of climbing mountains in Double Ninth Festival。 In the ninth lunar month, the autumn sky is clear and the air is crisp。 To climb mountains and look in the distance can be relaxed and happy。

重陽節有登高的習俗。農曆九月,秋高氣爽,登高遠眺是非常愉悅輕鬆的。

如何用英語介紹中國傳統節日“重陽節”?

Admire the Beauty of Chrysanthemum

賞菊

Double Ninth Day, there has always been the custom of admiring chrysanthemum。 So since ancient times, it is also known as Chrysanthemum Festival。 Lunar ninth month was known as chrysanthemum month。 Since the Three Kingdoms and Wei and Jin Dynasties, drinking chrysanthemum wine, admiring chrysanthemum and writing poems has become fashionable。 In ancient Chinese customs, the chrysanthemum is a symbol of longevity。

重陽日,歷來就有賞菊花的風俗,所以古來又稱菊花節。農曆九月正是菊花盛開的時節,從三國魏晉以來,重陽聚會飲酒、賞菊賦詩已成時尚。在中國古俗中,菊花象徵長壽。

如何用英語介紹中國傳統節日“重陽節”?

Drink Chrysanthemum Wine

飲菊花酒

Chrysanthemum contain health ingredients。 In “Bao Pu Zi” written by Ge Hong in Jin Dynasty, there are the record of people who drank the raw water grown chrysanthemum enjoyed longevity。 Drink chrysanthemum wine on Double Ninth Festival is a traditional Chinese customs。 Drinking chrysanthemum wine is regarded as a way to block off disasters and evil things。 Therefore, chrysanthemum wine is seen as “auspicious wine” in ancient China。

菊花含有養生成分,晉代葛洪《抱朴子》有飲用遍生菊花的甘谷水而益壽的記載。重陽佳節飲菊花酒,是中國的傳統習俗。飲菊花酒具有祛災去邪的寓意,因此,菊花酒在古代被看作是“吉祥酒”。

如何用英語介紹中國傳統節日“重陽節”?

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Poetry 詩詞

歷代詩詞中有不少賀重陽、詠菊花的詩詞佳作,其中我們最耳熟能詳的應該是唐代詩人王維的《九月九日憶山東兄弟》 :

如何用英語介紹中國傳統節日“重陽節”?

九月九日憶山東兄弟

獨在異鄉為異客,

每逢佳節倍思親。

遙知兄弟登高處,

遍插茱萸少一人。

如何用英語介紹中國傳統節日“重陽節”?

Thinking of My Brothers on Mountain Climbing Day

Alone, a lonely stranger in a foreign

land

I doubly pine for kinsfolk on aholiday。

I know my brothers would, with dogwood spray in

hand

Climb up mountain and miss me so faraway。

(翻譯:許淵衝)

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