Spring Equinox
Author Liu Changqing? Dynasty Tang Dynasty
The sun, moon, yang and yin are both balanced in the sky, and the black bird does not mind the cold peach blossoms.
It has always been the day when chickens were put up, and the good people on the river were flying kites.
Translation
On the day of the Spring Equinox, day and night are divided equally into half. The peach blossoms are beginning to bloom, and although the weather is still chilly, the swallows have begun to fly back from the south one after another. The day of the Spring Equinox is a good time to erect eggs, as it is easy to stand them up. Looking around, there are already people flying kites on the plains beside the river.
Appreciation
This poem appropriately points out the characteristics of the vernal equinox: the first sentence talks about the day and night of the vernal equinox. There are three hundred and sixty-five days in a year. On the two days of the Autumn Equinox, night and day do not compete. Half of you and half of me divide the twelve hours equally. The second sentence talks about the phenology of the Spring Equinox. There are three phases of the Spring Equinox. The first phase is the "Xuanniao Arrival". The grass and trees in the world know that when the grass and trees detect the news of spring, the first person to tell it is the swallow, so the swallow returns from the south; the third sentence talks about the custom, "When the spring equinox arrives, the eggs are pretty." Chinese folk have long There is a tradition of erecting eggs on the vernal equinox, and it has been maintained for more than four thousand years. Now it has spread across the ocean and has become a popular fashion all over the world. The last sentence is about outdoor activities. Before and after the vernal equinox, the gentle breeze blows. , perfect for flying kites, one can satisfy the wishes of children, and the other can be used to fly kites...