立春Start of Spring(中英双语解读二十四24节气之立春简介、由来、习俗与相关文学).pptx

中英双语 二十四节气24 Solar Terms;;;目录;PART 01;立春，是干支历二十四节气中的第一个节气，又名岁首、立春节、正月节。干支纪年法，以立春为岁首，交节日为月首。“立春”是依据黄道推算出来的，当北斗七星的斗柄指向寅时为立春节点，即太阳到达黄经315°时。 《月令七十二候集解》：“立春，正月节；立，建始也；五行之气往者过来者续于此；而春木之气始至，故谓之立也。;Start of Spring and Spring Festival As a solar term, Start of Spring had already entered people's lives in the Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 BC). At that time, there were eight solar terms. According to some experts, the 24 solar terms were used for the first time in books during the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD 24), when the Start of Spring was set as the Spring Festival. In 1913, the first day of the first month of the lunar year was mandated as the Spring Festival.;节律;立春三候;PART 02;People in China began holding a special ceremony on the first day of Start of Spring about 3,000 years ago. They made sacrifices to Gou Mang, the god of Spring, who is in charge of agriculture. By the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), greeting spring had become an important folk activity. In Beijing, government officials welcomed spring in the wild field near Dongzhimen (the east gate of Beijing).;Spring is the best season for kite-flying. A traditional folk activity, it has a history of more than 2,000 years. It can help build one's health and prevent diseases. It also has the effect of promoting blood circulation and speeding up metabolism. A breath of fresh air outside can discharge the foul smell accumulated in winter.;糊春牛;This custom in Shaanxi is practiced right before the Start of Spring. The local government hires some skilled artisans and gathers them to build the frame of an ox out of bamboo strips and the legs with wood. Then they paste some paper and paint onto it—and, voila! The image of an ox is complete. It is said that if more red and yellow paper is used, then there will be a good harvest that year; if black paper is pasted, then the year will be poor. When the paper ox is ready, there is a ritual to paint the eyes. After that, people will set up an altar for it and worship it.;In Chi