立春這些小常識你需要知道英語美文
The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms. Start of Spring (Chinese: 立春), the first solar term of the year, begins this year on Feb 4 and ends on Feb 19。
中國傳統(tǒng)的農(nóng)歷把一年分為24個(gè)節(jié)氣，其中立春(Start of Spring)是第一個(gè)節(jié)氣，今年的立春從2月4日開始，至2月19日結(jié)束。
Start of Spring lifts the curtain of spring. After that everything turns green and full of vigor; people clearly see that the daytime is becoming longer and the weather is becoming warmer.
立春揭開了春天的序幕。立春過后，萬事萬物都變成了綠色、充滿了生機(jī)和活力;人們能夠很清楚地觀察到白天變得越來越長、天氣變得越來越暖和。
Here are nine things you should know about Start of Spring.
以下是關(guān)于立春你應(yīng)該知道的9件事。
Start of Spring and Spring Festival
一、立春曾經(jīng)是春節(jié)?
As a solar term, Start of Spring had already entered people’s lives in the Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 BC). At that time, there were eight solar terms. According to some experts, the 24 solar terms were used for the first time in books during the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD 24), when the Start of Spring was set as the Spring Festival. In 1913, the first day of the first month of the lunar year was mandated as the Spring Festival.
作為一個(gè)節(jié)氣，春秋時(shí)期(公元前770年-公元前476年)人們就有了立春的說法。當(dāng)時(shí)一年只有8個(gè)節(jié)氣。一些專家認(rèn)為，24節(jié)氣第一次出現(xiàn)是在西漢(公元前206年-公元后24年)的書籍之中，當(dāng)時(shí)人們把立春當(dāng)做春節(jié)。直到1913年，農(nóng)歷正月第一天才被定為春節(jié)。
Flying a kite
二、春好風(fēng)箏高
Spring is the best season for kite-flying. A traditional folk activity, it has a history of more than 2,000 years. It can help build one’s health and prevent diseases. It also has the effect of promoting blood circulation and speeding up metabolism. A breath of fresh air outside can discharge the foul smell accumulated in winter.
春天是放風(fēng)箏的最好季節(jié)。放風(fēng)箏是一項(xiàng)民間傳統(tǒng)活動，已有2000多年歷史。放風(fēng)箏可以強(qiáng)健身體、預(yù)防疾病。放風(fēng)箏還有促進(jìn)血液循環(huán)、加速新陳代謝的作用。在戶外呼吸一些新鮮空氣也可以排出冬天積累下來的濁氣。
Erecting the egg
三、雞蛋能立起來
In China, it is said that the egg can be set upright on the first day of the Start of Spring, Spring Equinox day and Autumn Equinox day. It is believed that if someone can make the egg stand on the first day of Start of Spring, he will have good luck in the future.
在中國，據(jù)說在立春、春分和秋分第一天可以把雞蛋豎立起來。據(jù)說如果有人能在立春第一天把雞蛋豎著立起來，那他將來就會有好運(yùn)氣。
According to astronomers and physicists, setting the egg upright has nothing to do with time, but with mechanics. The most important thing is to shift the egg’s center of gravity to the lowest part of the egg. In this way, the trick is holding the egg until the yolk sinks as much as possible. For this, people should choose an egg about 4 or 5 days old, whose yolk is inclined to sink down.
據(jù)天文學(xué)家和物理學(xué)界表示說，把雞蛋立起來和時(shí)間無關(guān)，但是和力學(xué)有關(guān)。最重要的是要把雞蛋的重心移到最低點(diǎn)。這樣，訣竅就是握住雞蛋，使得蛋黃盡可能的下沉。因此，人們應(yīng)該選擇已經(jīng)存放了4、5天的.雞蛋，蛋黃會下沉得更多一些。
Wearing fabric swallows
四、佩戴五彩絲燕
Wearing fabric swallows is a custom in some regions in Shaanxi. Every Start of Spring, people like to wear a swallow made of colorful silk on their chests. The custom originated during the Tang Dynasty (618-907). The swallow is a harbinger of spring and a symbol of prosperity and happiness.
胸前佩戴一只織成的燕子是陜西一些地區(qū)的習(xí)俗。每當(dāng)立春，人們喜歡在胸前佩戴一只用五彩絲織成的燕子。這個(gè)習(xí)俗起源于唐代(618-907)。燕子是一種報(bào)春鳥，是繁榮和幸福的象征。
Biting the spring
五、咬春
In many parts of China, people observe the custom of "biting the spring" on the first day of Start of Spring. They eat spring pancakes, spring rolls, or a few mouthfuls of carrots.
在中國許多地方，人們都遵守著立春第一天要“咬春”的習(xí)俗。人們會吃春餅和春卷，或者干脆咬幾口蘿卜。
Making a Spring Ox
六、立春做春牛
This custom in Shaanxi is practiced right before the Start of Spring. The local government hires some skilled artisans and gathers them to build the frame of an ox out of bamboo strips and the legs with wood. Then they paste some paper and paint onto it—and, voila! The image of an ox is complete. It is said that if more red and yellow paper is used, then there will be a good harvest that year; if black paper is pasted, then the year will be poor. When the paper ox is ready, there is a ritual to paint the eyes. After that, people will set up an altar for it and worship it.
陜西的習(xí)俗是要在立春之前就開始做春牛。當(dāng)?shù)卣畷蛡蛞恍┦炀毜墓そ�，召集他們用竹條做出牛的骨架、用木頭做成牛的腿。然后他們就會糊上紙、刷上顏色。瞧，一頭“�！本瓦@樣做好了!據(jù)說如果多用紅色和黃色的紙，那年就會有個(gè)好收成;如果糊上了黑色的紙，那年的收成就會不好。當(dāng)紙牛做好了之后，會有一個(gè)“做牛點(diǎn)睛”的儀式。在那之后，人們會給它修個(gè)祭壇，敬拜它。
Posting spring calligraphy and paintings
七、貼春聯(lián)春畫
The custom of posting calligraphy and paintings on one’s door in the spring first appeared during the Tang Dynasty (618-907). People would do so to welcome spring and pray for good luck on the first day of Start of Spring.
春天在門上貼春聯(lián)春畫的習(xí)俗第一次出現(xiàn)是在唐代(618-907)。人們會在立春第一天這么做，以此來迎接春天、祈求好運(yùn)。
Appreciating plum blossoms
八、賞梅好時(shí)節(jié)
Plums blossom from the 12th lunar month to the second month of the next year. The plum blossom, as it fights against the cold, is the most highly regarded. In China, the plum blossom, orchid, bamboo and chrysanthemum are praised as the four gentlemen of Chinese flowers.
梅花會從農(nóng)歷臘月一直開到第二年二月。梅花因?yàn)槟軌虻挚箛?yán)寒，所以在中國最受重視。在中國，梅、蘭、竹、菊被譽(yù)為花中四君子。
Welcoming spring
九、迎春來到
People in China began holding a special ceremony on the first day of Start of Spring about 3,000 years ago. They made sacrifices to Gou Mang, the god of Spring, who is in charge of agriculture. By the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), greeting spring had become an important folk activity. In Beijing, government officials welcomed spring in the wild field near Dongzhimen (the east gate of Beijing).
大約3000年前，中國的人們會在立春第一天舉行一場特殊的儀式。人們會獻(xiàn)祭主管農(nóng)業(yè)的春神句芒。在清朝(1644-1911)時(shí)期，迎春已經(jīng)成為了一項(xiàng)重要的民俗活動。當(dāng)時(shí)在北京，政府官員們會在東直門附近的野地里歡迎春天到來。
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