Sentences about Total Solar Eclipse in The Book of Songs

Xiaoya at the Turn of October is one of the earliest poetry collections in ancient China. The sentence describing the total solar eclipse is as follows:

At the turn of October, the new moon shines high. It is ugly to have food every day. The moon is very small, and this day is also very small; Today, the people are also very sad.

The sun and the moon tell you that you don't have to do this. The four countries have no politics, so there is no need to be good. If you eat it every month, it will be normal; Eat this day, why not hide.

Explanation:

It was October, and the first day was Xin Mao. A sudden solar eclipse in the sky is a dangerous signal. In the past, the solar eclipse was dim, but today it is dark. Now, like all the people in the world, the impending disaster is sad.

The eclipse is ominous, so don't follow the routine. It's all because there is no good governance and talents are useless. There have been eclipses at ordinary times, and I'm used to it. Now the solar eclipse has appeared again, lamenting the heavy losses.

Extended data:

This is a poem of political resentment written by a small official of the imperial court in Zhou Youwang's era because he was dissatisfied with the behavior of those in power such as the Emperor's Father, did not seek his own government, ignored national security, and only pocketed his own money. Linking solar eclipse, lunar eclipse and strong earthquake with the court's poor employment, expressing their deep sorrow and anxiety.

The poet didn't understand the causes of solar eclipse, lunar eclipse and earthquake, and thought they were warnings from heaven to mankind, so he said at the beginning that there was a solar eclipse on the first day of October. "The Japanese are like kings." At the end of summer, people used Japanese as a metaphor for kings. The lack of light in the sun was considered by the ancients to indicate the catastrophe of the monarch. It is shocking that the poet put this matter at the beginning of his article.

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