Pears bloom in the light, and wanderers go out of the city in spring.
At dusk, the songs are ready, and the willows belong to a warbler.
Translation:
The West Lake, with bright spring and breezy breeze, is full of tourists. In the evening, the tourists in the lake have dispersed and the music has stopped, but the West Lake is full of warblers and euphemistic songs, and the spring scenery remains the same. The crystal clear West Lake in the festival is described as a paradise on earth, which is beautiful.
Extended data
The origin of outing is also related to the appearance of Shangsi Festival. Shangsi Festival is named after the first day of March. Its origin can be traced back to ancient times, that is, before the Xia Dynasty, the system of male and female mate selection was still in the matriarchal clan. At that time, there was no marriage, and a seasonal group marriage system was implemented.
Later, it developed into pairing marriage, entered a patriarchal society and had a wedding ceremony, and a paternal family appeared. After a long winter, young men and women confined in the house by the cold wind ushered in spring, ushered in busy farming and production, and at the same time had the need to choose a spouse and have children.
In this way, after offering sacrifices to land gods (country gods) and spring gods for a bumper harvest in agriculture, people also offer sacrifices to female fertility gods and media gods to pray for future generations. At the same time, men and women choose their spouses, sing and dance, and then pair up. At that time, the ancient outing customs revolved around these themes: welcoming spring, offering sacrifices to the god of fertility, bathing in order to have more children; Young men and women, on the other hand, are courting, enjoying themselves, singing and dancing. In addition, there are activities such as jumping to drive away the epidemic and praying for rain.