【正文】 各個地區(qū)在冬至這一天還有祭天祭祖的習俗。　　現(xiàn)在，一些地方還把冬至作為一個節(jié)日來過?！稌x書》上記載有“魏晉冬至日受萬國及百僚稱賀……其儀亞于正旦。《漢書》中說：“冬至陽氣起，君道長，故賀。現(xiàn)代天文科學測定，冬至日太陽直射南回歸線，陽光對北半球最傾斜，北半球白天最短，黑夜最長，這天之后，太陽又逐漸北移。古人對冬至的說法是：陰極之至，陽氣始生，日南至，日短之至，日影長之至，故曰“冬至”。時間在每年的陽歷12月22日或者23日之間。冬至俗稱“冬節(jié)”、“長至節(jié)”、“亞歲”等。 while mon people offered sacrifices to their deceased parents or other relatives. The Qing Dynasty (16441911) even had the record that Winter Solstice is as formal as the Spring Festival, showing the great importance attached to this day.In some parts of Northern China, people eat dumpling soup on this day。全國各機關、團體、街道，往往都在此時組織從工作崗位上退下來的老人們秋游賞景，或臨水玩樂，或登山健體，讓身心都沐浴在大自然的懷抱里；不少家庭的晚輩也會攙扶著年老的長輩到郊外活動或為老人準備一些可口的飲食。女人會把茱萸插在頭上或掛在門口，可以避難消災。最高的有九層，像一個塔。在漢語里，“糕”與“高”同音，”，人們會用“吃糕”代替“登高”，祝愿百事俱高。登高所到之處，沒有劃一的規(guī)定，一般是登高山、登高塔。相傳此風俗始于東漢。因為古老的《易經(jīng)》中把“六”定為陰數(shù)，把“九”定為陽數(shù)，九月九日，日月并陽，兩九相重，故而叫重陽，也叫重九，古人認為是個值得慶賀的吉利日子，并且從很早就開始過此節(jié)日。s why ancient Chinese began to celebrate this festival long time ago.The custom of ascending a height to avoid epidemics was passed down from long time ago. Therefore, the Double Ninth Festival is also called Height Ascending Festival. The height people will reach is usually a mountain or a tower. Ancient literary figures have left many poems depicting the activity. Even today, people still swarm to famous or little known mountains on this day.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.The Double Ninth Festival is also a time when chrysanthemum blooms. China boasts diversified species of chrysanthemum and people have loved them since ancient times. So enjoying the flourishing chrysanthemum also bees a key activity on this festival. Also, people will drink chrysanthemum wine. Women used to stick such a flower into their hair or hang its branches on windows or doors to avoid evilness.In 1989, the Chinese government decided the Double Ninth Festival as Seniors39。但設宴賞月仍很盛行，人們把酒問月，慶賀美好的生活，或祝遠方的親人健康快樂，和家人“千里共嬋娟”。在今天，中秋節(jié)的時候，人們都會吃月餅。百姓們聞知嫦娥奔月成仙的消息后，紛紛在月下擺設香案，向善良的嫦娥祈求吉祥平安。他拼命朝月亮追去，可是他追三步，月亮退三步，他退三步，月亮進三步，無論怎樣也追不到跟前?！　“?，后羿回到家，侍女們哭訴了白天發(fā)生的事。嫦娥吞下藥，身子立時飄離地面、沖出窗口，向天上飛去?！　∫惶欤时娡酵獬鲠鳙C，蓬蒙手持寶劍闖入內(nèi)宅后院，威逼嫦娥交出不死藥。然而，后羿舍不得撇下妻子，只好暫時把不死藥交給嫦娥珍藏。一天，后羿到昆侖山訪友求道，巧遇由此經(jīng)過的王母娘娘，便向王母求得一包不死藥。后羿因此受到百姓的尊敬和愛戴，不少志士慕名前來投師學藝，心術不正的蓬蒙也混了進來。太宗記》記載有“八月十五中秋節(jié)”，這個節(jié)日盛行于宋朝，至明清時，已與元旦齊名，成為我國的主要節(jié)日之一?！　≈星锕?jié)有悠久的歷史，和其它傳統(tǒng)節(jié)日一樣，也是慢慢發(fā)展形成的，古代帝王有春天祭日，秋天祭月的禮制，早在《周禮》一書中，已有“中秋”一詞的記載。 as he withdrew, the moon came back. He could not get to the moon at all.Thinking of his wife day and night, Hou Yi then had an incense table arranged in the back garden that Chang E loved. Putting on the table sweetmeats and fresh fruits Chang E enjoyed most, Hou Yi held at a distance a memorial ceremony for Chang E who was sentimentally attached to him in the palace of the moon.When people heard of the story that Chang E had turned into a celestial being, they arranged the incense table in the moonlight one after another and prayed kindhearted Chang E for good fortune and peace. From then on the custom of worshiping the moon spread among the people.People in different places follow various customs, but all show their love and longing for a better life. Today people will enjoy the full moon and eat moon cakes on that day.The moon looks extremely round, big and bright on the 15th day of each lunar month. People selected the August 15 to celebrate because it is a season when crops and fruits are all ripe and weather pleasant. On the MidAutumn Festival, all family members or friends meet outside, putting food on tables and looking up at the sky while talking about life. How splendid a moment it is!每年農(nóng)歷八月十五日，是傳統(tǒng)的中秋佳節(jié)。但不少習俗活動已弱化或消失，惟有象征忠貞愛情的牛郎織女的傳說，一直流傳民間。據(jù)《開元天寶遺事》載：唐太宗與妃子每逢七夕在清宮夜宴，宮女們各自乞巧，這一習俗在民間也經(jīng)久不衰，代代延續(xù)?！　∑呦ζ蚯?，這個節(jié)日起源于漢代，東晉葛洪的《西京雜記》有“漢彩女常以七月七日穿七孔針于開襟樓，人俱習之”的記載，這便是我們于古代文獻中所見到的最早的關于乞巧的記載。牛郎按照老牛的話做了，穿上牛皮做的鞋，拉著自己的兒女，一起騰云駕霧上天去追織女，眼見就要追到了，豈知王母娘娘拔下頭上的金簪一揮，一道波濤洶涌的天河就出現(xiàn)了，牛郎和織女被隔在兩岸，只能相對哭泣流淚。但是好景不長，這事很快便讓天帝知道，王母娘娘親自下凡來，強行把織女帶回天上，恩愛夫妻被拆散?！　∠鄠髟诤茉缫郧埃详柍俏髋＜仪f里有個聰明．忠厚的小伙子，父母早亡，只好跟著哥哥嫂子度日，嫂子馬氏為人狠毒，經(jīng)常虐待他，逼他干很多的活，一天，天上的織女和諸仙女一起下凡游戲，在河里洗澡，牛郎在老牛的幫助下認識了織女，二人互生情意，后來織女便偷偷下凡，來到人間，做了牛郎的妻子。s Day in China. As a result, owners of flower shops, bars and stores are full of joy as they sell more modities for love.在我國，農(nóng)歷七月初七的夜晚，天氣溫暖，草木飄香，這就是人們俗稱的七夕節(jié)，也有人稱之為“乞巧節(jié)”或“女兒節(jié)”，這是中國傳統(tǒng)節(jié)日中最具浪漫色彩的一個節(jié)日，也是過去姑娘們最為重視的日子。香囊內(nèi)有朱砂、雄黃、香藥，外包以絲布，清香四溢，再以五色絲線弦扣成索，作各種不同形狀，結(jié)成一串，形形色色，玲瓏可愛。吃粽子的風俗，千百年來，在中國盛行不衰，而且流傳到朝鮮、日本及東南亞諸國。一直到今天，每年五月初，中國百姓家家都要浸糯米、洗粽葉、包粽子，其花色品種更為繁多。其由來已久，花樣繁多。端午節(jié)吃粽子，這是中國人民的又一傳統(tǒng)習俗。此外，劃龍舟也先后傳入鄰國日本、越南等及英國。在急鼓聲中劃刻成龍形的獨木舟，做競渡游戲，以娛神與樂人，是祭儀中半宗教性、半娛樂性的節(jié)目。競渡之習，盛行于吳、越、楚。之后每年五月五日劃龍舟以紀念之。相傳起源于古時楚國人因舍不得賢臣屈原投江死去，許多人劃船追趕拯救。后來為怕飯團為蛟龍所食，人們想出用楝樹葉包飯，外纏彩絲，發(fā)展成棕子。人們見后紛紛仿效。漁夫們劃起船只，在江上來回打撈他的真身。屈原眼看自己的祖國被侵略，心如刀割，但是始終不忍舍棄自己的祖國，于五月五日，在寫下了絕筆作《懷沙》之后，抱石投汨羅江身死，以自己的生命譜寫了一曲壯麗的愛國主義樂章。他在流放中，寫下了憂國憂民的《離騷》、《天問》、《九歌》等不朽詩篇，獨具風貌，影響深遠（因而，端午節(jié)也稱詩人節(jié)）。據(jù)《史記》“屈原賈生列傳”記載，屈原，是春秋時期楚懷王的大臣。s body, but experts, after painstaking and meticulous research, conclude that dragon boat racing is a semireligious, semientertaining program from the Warring States Period (475221 BC). In the following thousands of years, the game spread to Japan, Vietnam and Britain as well as China39。s capital, so he finished his last piece Huai Sha (Embracing Sand) and plunged himself into the Miluo River, clasping his arms to a large stone. The day happened to be the 5th of the 5th month in the Chinese lunar calendar. After his death, the people of Chu crowded to the bank of the river to pay their respects to him. The fishermen sailed their boats up and down the river to look for his body. People threw into the water zongzi (pyramidshaped glutinous rice dumplings wrapped in reed or b