重阳节不可不知的六件事
<p>今天是农历九月初九，重阳节，在英语里多古老的《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，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。</p><p>1989年，我国把每年的九月九日定为老人节，传统与现代巧妙地结合，成为尊老、敬老、爱老、助老的老年人的节日。</p><p>重阳节最为人熟知的习俗是登高，除此之外，还有哪些习俗呢？</p><p>1. 插茱萸（<span word="Wearing">Wearing</span> <span word="cornel">cornel</span> <span word="twigs">twigs</span> /<span word="Dogwood">Dogwood</span>）</p><p>茱萸是一种长青乔木（<span word="evergreen">evergreen</span> <span word="arbor">arbor</span>），味道浓烈，果实可食用，枝叶可入药。茱萸可以除虫，祛湿，助消化，解内热（<span word="They">They</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="expel">expel</span> <span word="insects">insects</span>, <span word="get">get</span> <span word="rid">rid</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="humidity">humidity</span>, <span word="help">help</span> <span word="digestion">digestion</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cure">cure</span> <span word="inner">inner</span> <span word="heat">heat</span>）。</p><p>插茱萸的习俗早在唐代就已盛行，古人认为在重阳节这一天插茱萸可以避难消灾（<span word="prevent">prevent</span> <span word="diseases">diseases</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="avoid">avoid</span> <span word="disasters">disasters</span>）；或佩带于臂，或作香袋把茱萸放在里面佩带，还有插在头上的。</p><p>2. 赏菊（<span word="Enjoying">Enjoying</span> <span word="chrysanthemum">chrysanthemum</span> <span word="flowers">flowers</span>）</p><p>重阳节正是一年的金秋时节，菊花盛开，据传赏菊，起源于晋朝大诗人陶渊明。陶渊明以隐居出名，以诗出名，以酒出名，也以爱菊出名；后人效之，遂有重阳赏菊之俗。</p><p>3. 吃重阳糕（<span word="Eating">Eating</span> <span word="Double">Double</span> <span word="Ninth">Ninth</span> <span word="cake">cake</span>）</p>
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