The ancient poems about traditional festivals and festival customs are as follows:
1. Yuan Day
Sikong Tu [Tang Dynasty]
Jiazi Jin Heavy numbers, life is nothing but self-pity.
Be diligent every day, and you will be busy next year.
Translation:
Now that I am getting older, I am full of ambitions but have not realized them, and I feel sorry for myself.
We have been busy to welcome the New Year. When the sun sets, it means that the new year is about to arrive.
2. Beginning of Winter
Li Bai [Tang Dynasty]
I am lazy to write new poems with frozen pen, while the wine is warm in the cold furnace.
Drunkenly looking at the ink flowers and the white moon, I feel like the village in front of me is filled with snow.
Translation:
On the day of the beginning of winter, the weather is cold and the ink pen is frozen. I am too lazy to write new poems. The wine on the stove is often warm.
Looking at the ink stain patterns on the inkstone under the moonlight with drunken eyes, I thought it was heavy snow falling all over the mountain village.
3. Lantern Festival
Tang Yin [Ming Dynasty]
If there is a lamp but no moon, it will not entertain people. If there is a moon but no lamp, it is not spring.
When spring arrives in the world, people are like jade, and when the lamp is burning, the moon is like silver.
The streets are full of pearls and emeralds, and the village girls are dancing and playing and singing with the gods.
How can we spend this good time without showing off our beauty and opening our mouths to smile?
Translation:
On such a night, if there are only bright lights and no bright moon, it will be impossible to enjoy it. On such a night, if there is only a bright moon and no bright lights, There is no hope for spring.
Spring comes to the world with light steps, beauties are like flowers and jade, lanterns burn with joyful smiles under the moon, and the moon is like water and silver.
The streets are filled with jewels and emeralds shining brightly. They are village girls on spring outings. Their singing voices are loud and their pipes are melodious. They are the young men who are worshiping the God of Saishe.
If you don’t have fun and laugh, how can you deserve such an auspicious day?
4. Climbing the Mountain in Nine Days
Du Mu (Tang Dynasty)
The wild geese first fly in the autumn shadow of Jiang Han, and they carry pots with guests on the green micro.
It is rare in this world to smile, and you must return with your head full of chrysanthemums.
But if you are going to be intoxicated to celebrate the festival, you don’t have to come to hate the sunset.
This has always been the case. Why should Niu Shan be alone in his clothes?
Translation:
The river reflects the autumn shadows. The wild geese have just flown south. I bring my friends with me some wine and climb high to gaze into the distance.
The troubles in the world are rare things that make people smile. I will definitely put my head full of chrysanthemums blooming all over the mountain.
You should just drink to your heart's content to celebrate the Double Ninth Festival. There is no need to come with worries and lament the sunset.
Life is short and has been like this throughout the ages. There is no need to cry alone in front of Niushan like Qi Jinggong.
5. Begging for cleverness
Lin Jie [Tang Dynasty]
Look at the blue sky tonight on Chinese Valentine's Day, the morning glory and the weaver girl crossing the river bridge.
Every family begs for tricks and looks at the autumn moon, wearing tens of thousands of red silk threads.
Translation:
During the Chinese Valentine's Day, people look up to the vast sky, as if they can see the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl crossing the Milky Way to meet on the Magpie Bridge.
Every household is watching the autumn moon and begging for luck, and there are tens of thousands of red lines crossing it.