1. Yuan Day, Song Dynasty, Wang Anshi
In the sound of firecrackers, one year old is removed, and the spring breeze brings warmth into Tu Su.
Thousands of households, every day, always exchange new peaches for old ones.
Translation: Amidst the roaring sound of firecrackers, the old year has passed; the warm spring breeze brings the new year, and people happily drink the newly brewed Tusu wine. The rising sun shines on thousands of households, and they are all busy taking down the old peach charms and replacing them with new ones.
2. New Year's Day? Song Dynasty? He Ruqiao
The cold is still severe at the end of the year, the snow has not dried yet in spring, and the pity of the passing years is easy to lose. Dare to seek peace for the guests.
Tusu wine in my hometown, cypress leaf plate during the New Year, dear brother, who can have a good time with ***?
Translation: The twelfth lunar month is coming to an end, but the weather is still cold. Spring is coming, but the snow has not completely melted yet. Time flies. How dare I settle for the status quo in a foreign land? The New Year is here, taste the Tusu wine from your hometown, and use cypress leaves to pray for blessings and wealth. My former brother and best friend, who can enjoy all the tastes of this life with me?
3. Heavy snowfall in the Song Dynasty? Lu You
The north wind blows snow. At the beginning of the fourth watch, Jiarui Tianjiao and New Year's Eve are eliminated.
Half a lamp of Tu Su has not yet been lifted up. In front of the lamp, there is a small cursive written with peach charms.
Translation: When the fourth watch arrives at the beginning of the day, the north wind brings a heavy snow; this auspicious snow given to us by God arrives just on New Year's Eve, indicating a good harvest in the coming year. Before I could raise the half-filled cup of Tusu wine to celebrate, I was still writing the peach charms to welcome the Spring Festival in cursive script under the lamp.
4. New Year? Tang Dynasty? Nothing
Lighting the lanterns in the morning and evening, gradually becoming a long-lasting body. The purple pavilion has not returned yet, and spring is coming again in Qingmen.
After the cold weather has passed, new grass will grow. There is a lot of fun in the forest, no matter who is surprised.
Translation:
Lamps are lit from morning to night, and the body grows older. Before returning from the Purple Pavilion, he had to join the Qingmen again.
While I was sitting there, I didn’t realize that the cold weather was over, and new grass was growing when I started to relax. Naturally, I have the joy of being in the Zen forest. Who would be surprised when a year passes?
5. New Year, Jia Dao, Tang Dynasty
How can the dragon bell be used to renew itself every year? The stone door has been hidden for a long time, and the bronze mirror is strong enough to peek frequently.
The flowers and hair are newly moved to the trees, and I know the spring of my homeland. Who can overcome this hatred, how can it be from the Beizong.
Translation: Sighing how this old body can renew itself like a year. I pondered for a long time whether to retire by the stone door, and couldn't help but peek again and again when I saw the old face in the bronze mirror.
The flowers are blooming again, and new trees have been moved to the roadside. I know in my heart that spring is coming in my motherland. Who can calm the dissatisfaction in my heart? It’s not Buddhist anyway.