中英雙語話中國民風民俗 第73期:重陽節起源
The Origin of Double Ninth Festival
重陽節起源Double Ninth Festival falls on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month,it is one of the popular traditional Chinese festivals. According to traditional Chinese yin and yang theory, nine is a yang number, therefore it is also called Double Yang Festival. For some time in history, it was called Mountain-Climbing Festival and Zhuyu Festival ，there was a custom of climbing mountains and wearing zhuyu (a herb). According to Miscellany of the Western Capital written by Liu Xin in the Han Dynasty, as early as in the West Han Dynasty,the practice of wearing zhuyu and drinking chrysanthemum wine on Double Ninth Festival was popular, arid it was considered beneficial to people's health and conducive to longevity.
重陽節適逢農曆九月初九，它是流行的中國傳統節日之一。根據中國傳統的陰陽五行學說，九是陽數，因此它也被稱爲重陽節。對於歷史上的一些時期，它被稱爲登山節和茱萸節，有登山、戴茱萸（香草）的習俗。據漢代劉昕記載，早在西漢西方資本雜記，在重陽節戴茱萸、喝菊花酒的做法是普遍的，有人認爲這對人的健康有益，有利於長壽。
