An outdated festival (Qingming Festival) that started one or two days ago in Tomb-Sweeping Day, when only cold food is served for three days.
Author: Han Yi (Hong)
Year: Tang Dynasty
Genre: Seven Musts
In late spring, Chang 'an city is full of songs and dances, and countless flowers fall. The east wind of the Cold Food Festival blows on the willow trees in the royal garden.
As night fell, the palace was busy lighting candles, and smoke drifted to the house of the prince and the marquis.
Precautions:
1, Cold Food Festival: every year, after winter 105, which is about two days before Tomb-Sweeping Day, is a cold food festival. According to Zuo Zhuan
Load, Jin Wengong set fire to the forest for the primer, but he was burned alive by a big tree. The people of Jin state
In memory of him, fire is forbidden on this day every year, and only cold food is eaten, so it is called cold food.
2. Emperor Willow: Willow in the Imperial Garden.
3. Passing candles: Although it is forbidden to light a fire during the Cold Food Festival, the Duke's family is given the right to light candles.
4. Five marquis: Emperor Huan of Han Dynasty named five minions as marquis in one day, which is called five marquis in the world.
Rhyme translation:
In spring, Chang 'an is full of falling flowers and dancing;
Cold Food Festival, Dongfeng Liuyu Garden? Tilt
At dusk, imperial candles came from the palace.
Light smoke scattered into the newly sealed prince's house.
Comments:
This is a satire poem. Fire is forbidden in the Cold Food Festival, but favored officials will get special candles from the emperor and enjoy special privileges. Poetry is the favorite of satirists. Therefore, the retired scholars of Hengtang commented: "The prosperity of officials in the Tang Dynasty has not been reduced by the Huan Mausoleum.
Poetry is more profound than satire. "The first two sentences are written in Zhong Chunjing; The last two sentences implied irony. Poetry does not directly satirize, but only depicts the privileged class in life, which is subtle and incisive. According to the Tang Dynasty Meng? Written by the "Poetry" said: This
This poem was appreciated by Tang Dezong and approved by the royal family. Know the important position of imperial edict for drivers. At that time, the secretariat of Jianghuai was also called Han? , and the same name. Dezong wrote the whole poem "Flowers Everywhere in Spring City", which became a popular story and spread all over the world.