中英双语话中国民风民俗 第74期:重阳节的民间习俗

Customs for the Double Ninth Day

重阳节的民间习俗

The ninth day of the ninth lunar month is the Double Ninth Festival. It occurs in the middle of autumn and peasants use the day to celebrate the harvest with varied activities:

农历九月初九是重阳节。它在秋季中旬来临，农民用一天来庆祝各种收获的活动：

a. Viewing chrysanthemum on the day is a delight. Chrysanthemums are flowers that smell sweet and blossom in spite of cold,frosty weather. At flower shows,thousands of chrysanthemums are on display. People appreciate them,poets write odes about them and artists paint them.

当天观看菊花是一种愉悦。菊花是甜香的不论寒冷霜冻的天气依然开花。在花展，数千菊花展出。人们欣赏他们，诗人写关于它们的颂歌和艺术家画它们。

b. Drinking chrysanthemum wine is another custom. It is said that the chrysanthemum wine is good for one's eyes and helps bring blood pressure down.

喝菊花酒是另一种习俗。据说，菊花酒对人的眼睛很有好处，并帮助降血压。

c. People also climb mountains or go boating.

人们还去爬山或划船。