Keywords: Chen Zilong's seasonal feelings
Chen Zilong (1608- 1647) was born in Songjiang. A famous writer in the late Ming Dynasty, he was called the Poetic Army in the late Ming Dynasty.
New Year's Eve
New Year's Eve is one of the most important traditional festivals in China. It refers to the night of the last day of the year. In Liang Lu's dream, he said, "At the end of December, as the saying goes,' the moon is poor and the year is over', which is called' New Year's Eve'." New Year's Eve is a night for family reunion to welcome the New Year, but on this festive day, Chen Zilong's feelings are complicated.
New Year's Eve:
Millions of families in the city, around the water pipes. Customs follow the ancient countryside, and fireworks are held every other year.
If you don't grieve for your white hair, you can't blame Fang Nian. Tomorrow is full of spring, and it will be miserable after watching the play.
On New Year's Eve, a pregnant woman died;
When can I see you back? It's always in season, and you have to change your clothes.
As small as a blue border, birds fly in solitary graves at dusk, and grass grows longer than sunshine. Where can I keep the spring scenery?
The first poem, couplet 1, couplet 2, is a description of the lively scene on New Year's Eve. People in the city are playing flutes, playing strings and setting off fireworks, which makes them very happy. After the couplet, the poet was sad alone on a festive day, lamenting that he was born at an untimely time and was full of white hair. What's even more annoying is that when spring comes tomorrow, everything will be full of vitality, and he will only be worse. When lonely people are excited, if they are not infected by excitement, their loneliness will be aggravated. After reading this poem, we seem to see a poor old man with white hair, alone when everyone is happy. The second one is even sadder. On New Year's Eve, the poet thought of his dead daughter and the new clothes that she tidied up for herself on New Year's Eve before her death. Now the building is empty, leaving only a solitary grave. Spring is coming, and flowers and plants are going to sprout again. Where can I send her a message? How sad it is for the poet to think of his late daughter on the day of family reunion!
Of course, Chen Zilong's New Year's Eve poems are not all so sad, and some poems express his leisure. Such as New Year's Eve and Friendship:
20-year-old, meets a gentleman and has a bright neighborhood. Cold plum is so * * * Yes, crayons are as pious as gods.
The sun and the moon are old and young, and the rivers and lakes have new hair. Tu Su must be drunk, and it's spring in Mo Wen.
This poem is leisurely and fresh, giving people a relaxed and broad-minded feeling. "It's a pleasure to have friends coming from afar." The arrival of friends on New Year's Eve shows how happy the poet is and is surrounded by "light". Writing articles is like a pen of genius. On such a happy day, no matter whether it is spring tomorrow, let's have a good drink today. Seeing friends on New Year's Eve is a double happiness.
Mid-Autumn Festival
Mid-Autumn Festival is a full moon night, which symbolizes reunion, so it is also called Reunion Festival. There was no Mid-Autumn Festival in Han and Wei Dynasties. In the Tang and Song Dynasties, the Mid-Autumn Festival centered on enjoying the moon became popular, and August 15 was designated as the Mid-Autumn Festival in Song Taizong. By the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Mid-Autumn Festival had become an important festival. Because the Mid-Autumn Festival is related to the moon, and the moon has a special connotation, literati often look at the moon and express their feelings. As an emotional scholar, Chen Zilong often looks at the moon on the night of Mid-Autumn Festival to express his feelings.
Three cold foods, Qingming
According to legend, the Cold Food Festival is a festival specially set up to commemorate Jietui. It is recorded in the Biography of the Sages in Runan of the Three Kingdoms Wei Dynasty: "Zhou Ju is the secretariat of Bingzhou. In a county in Taiyuan, the old custom is to burn bones with mesons, which is forbidden by the Dragon. Speaking of Wu Month, it is said that the gods are not willing to make a fire, so the locals dare not smoke every winter. Suitable for all ages, over the age of ancient times. Hanging a book to let a child go to a temple, saying that there will be a ceasefire in winter, which will harm people's lives, is not what saints mean. In order to declare ignorance, keep the food warm. So the confusion is slightly solved, and the customs are quite revolutionary. " [1] On this day, people will ban smoking, eat cold food, worship graves and hike. Later, the Cold Food Festival was combined with today's Tomb-Sweeping Day, but there are still places where the custom of the Cold Food Festival is maintained. Chen Zilong has a large number of poems describing Tomb-Sweeping Day's cold food.
Cold food (3):
I'm afraid I'll hate you when I see Yuanyang full of Bichi.
Last year, there was a bright future, and the next day, the east wind left.
This poem is a people-oriented work. The poet saw a pair of mandarin ducks in the pool, and thought that he was alone at this time, worried and angry, and wanted to spend a beautiful spring alone. I can't help thinking of last year's parting scene. In ancient times, there was a custom of outing on the Cold Food Festival, and young men and women would also date and play on this day. On such a day, it is inevitable that the poet will be "annoyed" and "disgusted" when he thinks of the beauty in the distance.
Cold food Tomb-Sweeping Day has the custom of folding willows and wearing willows, or inserting willows on the lintel, or wearing them on the headgear to ward off evil spirits and eliminate disasters, so as to ensure peace, security and wealth. Chen Zilong also has poems describing the custom of folding willows, such as "Cold Food in Vietnam" (1). "There are endless clouds and swords, and the official Liu Feng has not endured climbing."
Tomb-Sweeping Day (3):
Pear blossoms are cold and wild, and white butterfly jade skirts.
What is the saddest thing today? Go to my mother's grave alone in the rain.
This poem was written by Tomb-Sweeping Day as a sacrifice to pregnant women. Use the two images of falling pear and flying white butterfly to set off your mood. The saddest thing in this festival is to go to my mother's grave alone in the Qingming rain.
Tomb-Sweeping Day, a kind of cold food, is quite distinctive in many traditional festivals because of its diverse customs. Young men and women can find their favorite objects on this day, so Chen Zilong thought of the beautiful women who were not with him. This day is also a day for people to pay homage to graves. People often think of their dead relatives and friends, and Chen Zilong also has poems to commemorate the dead.
Four tanabata festivals
Tanabata is the day when cowherd and weaver girl meet. Tanabata was just a festival at first, and later it was associated with Vega and Altair, and was endowed with the meaning of love. However, various documents have different opinions on this. Liang Renzong's Chronicle of Jingchu recorded in detail the reason why the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl became one: "To the east of the Tianhe River, there is the Weaver Girl and the daughter of the Emperor of Heaven. Weave hard work year after year to make a brocade dress. God pitied him and agreed to marry Xihe Cowherd. After getting married, he spent a lot of money on knitting. The Emperor of Heaven was furious and ordered him to return to Hedong. He only crosses the river for a while on the night of July 7 every year. " [2] There is a story about Yong Dong meeting a fairy. With the spread of stories and the development of the times, coupled with the gathering and dispersion of human beings, Tanabata has become a festival full of love. There are countless writers who write Tanabata, and Chen Zilong is no exception.
Crossing Cao 'e River on Tanabata;
Today, I saw the ceremony again, and the journey should be added. The autumn water is clear and the clouds hang obliquely.
Hongqiao is connected with the sea, and the jade pendant shines on the river flowers. It's like running a dragon, and it's covered with Han's shadow.
According to research, "Cao 'e River is 92 miles east of the county seat. When my father drowned, I couldn't find the body, so I drowned myself because of my name. " The poem says that people who are in Chinese Valentine's Day and traveling abroad should miss beautiful women more strongly today. The small continent on the water is so clear, there are morning clouds on the horizon, rainbows in the sky and flowers by the river, as if everyone is going to celebrate the beautiful encounter in the distance. The poet enlivens the scenery and gives people a happy mood. Such joy sets off sadness, and the poet's yearning is deeper.
Another example is Qixi (1):
The blue sky in autumn is lonely, and there are joys and sorrows in the vast sky. Light rain makes the flag fly all night, and the cold moon is cold in the middle of the night.
Korea is affectionate and still cherishes magpie, and the stars can fly over and participate in Luan. Although there were some things in the end, I took a proud look.
The ancients were always sad about autumn, and Chen Zilong felt the same way. Autumn is "lonely" and clouds are "disabled". "There are joys and sorrows in the sky" means that the cowherd and the weaver girl in the sky can meet tonight, and the magpie also helps them meet affectionately. Although gathering and parting are common, poor Chang 'e can only spend it alone even on Qixi.
China has rich and colorful four seasons with national characteristics. With the development of society and the progress of human civilization, these seasonal cultures with different customs have been formed. It represents our national spirit, ethics and aesthetic trend, and has become an important part of China traditional culture. Ancient literati often sang and answered on New Year's Eve to express their feelings. Chen Zilong also used the platform of New Year's Eve to fully express his feelings, which made us know about this heroic and romantic poet and realized the grandeur, tragic and magnificence of his poems.