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What is 重阳节
How to celebrate it usually?

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pucca | offline Lv12 | Answer Date:2009.10.27 10:20 (0) | (0)

The Double Ninth Festival (Chinese: 重九pinyin: Chóngjiǔ , also traditional Chinese: 重陽節pinyin: Chóngyángjié or Chung Yeung Festival in Hong Kong, Vietnamese language: Tết Trùng Cửu), observed on the ninth day of the ninth month in the Chinese calendar, is a traditional Chinese holiday, mentioned in writing since before the East Han period (thus, before AD 25).

According to the I Ching, nine is the yang number; the ninth day of the ninth lunar month (or double nine) has too much yang (a traditional Chinese spiritual concept) and is thus a potentially dangerous date. Hence, the day is also called "Double Yang Festival" (重陽節). To protect against the danger, it is customary to climb a high mountain, drink chrysanthemum wine, and wear the zhuyu (茱萸) plant, Cornus officinalis. (Both chrysanthemum and zhuyu are considered to have cleansing qualities and are used on other occasions to air out houses and cure illnesses.) Also on this holiday, some Chinese also visit the graves of their ancestors to pay their respects.

 

Double Ninth may have originated as a day to drive away danger, but like the Chinese New Year, over time it became a day of celebration. In contemporary times it is an occasion for hiking and chrysanthemum appreciation. Stores sell rice cakes (糕 "gāo", a homophone for height 高) inserted with mini colorful flags to represent zhuyu. Most people drink chrysanthemum tea, while a few strict traditionalists drink homemade chrysanthemum wine. Children in school learn poems about chrysanthemums, and many localities host a chrysanthemum exhibit. Mountain climbing races are also popular; winners get to wear a wreath made of zhuyu.

zoe | offline Lv3 | Answer Date:2009.10.27 09:50 (0) | (0)

农历九月九日,为传统的重阳节,又称“老人节”。因为《易经》中把“六”定为阴数,把“九”定为阳数,九月九日,日月并阳,两九相重,故而叫重阳,也叫重九。重阳节早在战国时期就已经形成,到了唐代,重阳被正式定为民间的节日,此后历朝历代沿袭至今。“重阳节”名称见于记载却在三国时代。据曹丕《九日与钟繇书》中载:“岁往月来,忽复九月九日。九为阳数,而日月并应,俗嘉其名,以为宜于长久,故以享宴高会。”
  重阳节首先有登高的习俗,金秋九月,天高气爽,这个季节登高远望可达到心旷神怡、健身祛病的目的。和登高相联系的有吃重阳糕的风俗。高和糕谐音,作为节日食品,最早是庆祝秋粮丰收、喜尝新粮的用意,之后民间才有了登高吃糕,取步步登高的吉祥之意。

  重阳日,历来就有赏菊花的风俗,所以古来又称菊花节。农历九月俗称菊月,节日举办菊花大会,倾城的人潮赴会赏菊。从三国魏晋以来,重阳聚会饮酒、赏菊赋诗已成时尚。在汉族古俗中,菊花象征长寿。古代还风行九九插茱萸的习俗,所以又叫做茱萸节。茱萸入药,可制酒养身祛病。王维的《九月九日忆山东兄弟》就是在这一天写的。
  古人认为是个值得庆贺的吉利日子,并且从很早就开始过此节日。 重阳节是杂糅多种民俗为一体而形成的汉族传统节日。庆祝重阳节的活动一般包括出游赏景、登高远眺、观赏菊花、遍插茱萸、吃重阳糕、饮菊花酒等活动。九九重阳,因为与“久久”同音,九在数字中又是最大数,有长久长寿的含义,况且秋季也是一年收获的黄金季节,重阳佳节,寓意深远,人们对此节历来有着特殊的感情,唐诗宋词中有不少贺重阳,咏菊花的诗词佳作。
  在民俗观念中,九九重阳,因为与“久久”同音,包含有生命长久、健康长寿的寓意。20世纪80年代开始,我国一些地方把夏历九月初九定为老人节,倡导全社会树立尊老、敬老、爱老、助老的风气。
  国家非常重视非物质文化遗产的保护,2006年5月20日,该民俗经国务院批准列入第一批国家级非物质文化遗产名录。今年(2009年)重阳节在公历的10月26日。


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