Elegance of The Book of Songs in December

The nicknames of the twelve months in this poem are: Liu Yue, Zhongchun, Taoyue, Huaiyue, Puyue, Lotus, Qiao Yue, Mid-Autumn Festival, Chrysanthemum, dew month, Winter Solstice and Twelfth Month.

In the first month, people used to put the silver willow on the bottle head, so it was called "Liu Yue". Peach blossoms are in full bloom in March, beautiful and fragrant, which is naturally called "Peach Blossom Moon". In April, everything grows leaves, and Sophora japonica blooms petals, so it is called "Huaiyue"; In May, every household hangs calamus and mugwort leaves on the door to ward off evil spirits, so it is also called "Puyue". Everything in June is listless, only the lotus is graceful, so it is called "Lotus Month". July 7th is the month when China women "please" Vega in the sky, so it is called "clever month". August is also called "Mid-Autumn" because it is in autumn. October, from autumn to winter, is full of dew, so it is called "dew month"; December is the season when wintersweet is fragrant. In ancient times, people wanted to pick La Worship, so it was also called "twelfth lunar month".