用英语介绍重阳节的起源和习俗，传播中华传统文化

今天是中国的传统节日重阳节，和大多数传统节日一样，重阳节也有古老的传说。

Festival legends, and the majority of traditional festivals like, the Chung Yeung Festival is an ancient legend.

相传在东汉时期，汝河有个瘟魔，只要它一出现，家家就有人病倒，天天有人丧命，这一带的百姓受尽了瘟魔的蹂躏。

Down in the Eastern Han Dynasty, a some people get sick every family, every day someone died, that the people who suffer with the disease ravaged by demons.

一场瘟疫夺走了青年恒景的父母，他自己也因病差点儿丧了命。病愈之后，他辞别了心爱的妻子和父老乡亲，决心出去访仙学艺，为民除掉瘟魔。

A plague killing of the young Fuller's parents, his illness has killed almost lives. When fully recovered, he said goodbye to his beloved wife and his people, determined to visit Xian Conservatory out, the people get plague Ruhe devil, as long as it appeared,rid of the plague demons.

恒景四处访师寻道，访遍各地的名山高士，终于打听到在东方有一座最古老的山，山上有一个法力无边的仙长，终于找到了那座高山，找到了那个有着神奇法力的仙长。

Fuller four division Seeking visit, visited every Goldsmith around the mountains, and finally asked to be one in the east of the oldest mountain, mountains have an almighty cent long, and Fuller all else a distant journey, under the guidance of the red-crowned cranes, finally found a really tall mountains, which have found a miraculous powers of the immortals long.

仙长为他的精神所感动，终于收留了恒景，并且教给他降妖剑术，还赠他一把降妖宝剑。恒景废寝忘食苦练，终于练出了一身非凡的武艺。

Long cents for his spirit moved. finally accept the constant King, and he taught Spirit swordplay, he also donated a Spirit sword. Fuller clock drilling, and finally out of a training extraordinary boy.

这一天仙长把恒景叫到跟前说：“明天是九月初九，瘟魔又要出来作恶，你本领已经学成，应该回去为民除害了”。仙长送给恒景一包茱萸叶，一盅菊花酒，并且密授避邪用法，让恒景骑着仙鹤赶回家去。

Put the angel long Fuller was called the Frontier, said : "Tomorrow is September 9th, the god of evil also has to do evil. you have skills studies, we should go back to the people from harm. " Sin Cheung gave Fuller a packet Cantleye leaves, chrysanthemums things without actually buying liquor, and protect them from evil secret delegated usage, Fuller rode a red-crowned cranes rushing home. Fuller returned to his hometown.

恒景回到家乡，在九月初九的早晨，按仙长的叮嘱把乡亲们领到了附近的一座山上，发给每人一片茱萸叶，一盅菊花酒，做好了降魔的准备。

September 9th in the morning, according to Sin long urged folks get put in the vicinity of a mountain. Cantleye to each one leaves things without actually buying chrysanthemum wine, well overcome preparation.

中午时分，随着几声怪叫，瘟魔冲出汝河，但是瘟魔刚扑到山下，突然闻到阵阵茱萸奇香和菊花酒气，便戛然止步，脸色突变，这时恒景手持降妖宝剑追下山来，几个回合就把瘟魔刺死剑下，从此九月初九登高避疫的风俗年复一年地流传下来。梁人 吴均在他的《续齐谐记》一书里曾有此记载。

September 9th in the morning, according to Sin long urged folks get put in the vicinity of a mountain. Cantleye to each one leaves things without actually buying chrysanthemum wine, well overcome preparation. Around midday, as against the sharp, blast out Ruhe devil, but the devil blast just Pudao Hill, Wen sudden bursts of Cantleye Qi Hong and chrysanthemum alcohol, stop screeching halt, faces mutation, Then Fuller holding Lock sword down to recover, several rounds of the devil put to death Wen Jian, From then on September 9th assume avoid the outbreak of customs handed down year after year. Liang Wu is in his "Qi added harmonic mind," a book of those records.

后来人们就把重阳节登高的风俗看作是免灾避祸的活动。另外，在中原人的传统观念中，双九还是生命长久、健康长寿的意思，所以后来重阳节被立为才老人节。

Later, people will bring in the custom Festival assume a disaster is seen as a refuge activities. In addition, the Central Plains of traditional values, or double nine lives a long, healthy longevity mean, Therefore, later Festival will be established as a festival for the elderly.

注释 NOTES

1、提到表示某个传统节日时，一定不能用英语单词中现成的月份，比如今天的重阳节就不说September 9。所以这里用的是the ninth day of the ninth lunar month。

2、The Warring States Period就是中国的战国时期了，春秋时期就是The Spring and Autumn Period。

3、yin和yang这两个词很多外国人是懂的，别以为他们不懂。在CSI的一集里，Gil和Catherine调查一桩用钝器（猜测是锤子）谋杀的案件，他们在比较死者头部的伤口和在现场发现的锤子的时候需要做模型，Gil冲着Catherine说："I've got the yang, and you've got the yin."

4、中国有句话叫"百善孝为先，"英语可以粗略的翻译成Among all the virtues, filial piety is the best.

重阳节习俗

01、吃重阳糕

Eating Double Ninth Cake

on this day, people will eat double ninth gao (or cake). in chinese, gao (cake) has the same pronunciation with gao (height). people do so just to hope progress in everything they are engaged in. there is no fixed ways for the double ninth cake, but super cakes will have as many as nine layers, looking like a tower.

在这一天，人们会吃九层糕。在中国文化中，“糕”与“高”同音，所以吃糕也代表了“登高”的意思，祝愿百事俱高。重阳糕没有固定的样式，通常会做成九层，看起来像一座塔一样。

02、登高

Climbing Mountains

The 9th lunar month, with the clear autumn sky and bracing air, is a good time for sightseeing. So people, both ancient and present, love to go sightseeing this month.

农历9月9日这一天，正值秋高气爽，适合旅行观光。所以，一到金秋九月，不论男女老少都喜欢旅行登高。

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 to this custom.

Another reason that climbing mountains are valued by people, especially by the elderly is that it has a meaning of “climb to a longevous life”.

登高可以驱除霉运，还意指“晋升高位”，这也是古人为什么很重视这一传统习俗的原因。登高之所以特别受老人重视的另一个原因，是因为人们认为登高还寓意“登顶长寿”。

03、家人团聚

Family get-togethers

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 underwent.

Often, family outings are organized during which people search to renew their appreciation of nature and to reaffirm their love and concern for family members and close friends.

重阳节还是一个家庭团聚的节日。在这一天，大家会纪念先祖，感念他们的牺牲和遭遇的苦难。

此外，很多家庭也会在重阳节组织全家一起出行，以感受大自然的魅力，同时也能增进和亲友们的关系。