"The cold leaves the winter snow, and the warmth brings the spring breeze." This poem comes from "Shou Sui" written by Li Shimin, the second emperor of the Tang Dynasty. The full poem is:
Twilight Scene at Xiefang Hall , years of gorgeous palace.
The cold leaves the winter snow, and the warmth brings the spring breeze.
The order is fragrant and the flowers are red.
***Happy New Year and farewell to the old year.
The translation is:
The sunset in the evening slants on the gorgeous palace, and the years make the palace more beautiful. It's cold at the end of the year, the winter snow melts, and the warm spring breeze seems to be blowing into the warm palace. The huge red candle was lit, and it looked like clusters of flowers from a distance. The king and his ministers feasted and drank, spent the night happily, welcomed the new year and bid farewell to the old one, singing and dancing all night long.
Extended information:
Shousui is one of the Chinese folk annual activities. There are several theories about the origin of "Shou Sui". There is a mythical legend that the "Nian Beast" is a kind of monster that can harm people. In order to resist and drive away the "Nian Beast", people unite to perform some evil-fighting and blessing activities on the last day of the old calendar year.
The folk custom of staying up late on New Year's Eve is mainly reflected in the following aspects: One of them is "Suihuo and Candles", that is, the lights and candles in the hall or courtyard stay on all night long on New Year's Eve. Another way to express staying up late is to "light up lamps to illuminate the new year", which means lighting candles and lanterns until dawn.
In this poem, the author uses these descriptions of the scene of staying up late on New Year's Eve to highlight the warm atmosphere of staying up late in the palace and garden, and at the same time, it also reflects the author's leisurely mood.
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