The time, customs and poems of traditional festivals in China.
1, time: the fifth day of the fifth lunar month.
2. Custom: dragon boat race, eating zongzi, drinking realgar wine, wearing sachets and hanging branches of Artemisia argyi, Acorus calamus and Ficus.
3. Poetry: Competition is the sorrow of a thousand years, and once the loyal soul goes, it can be returned. The country died today, leaving only Li Sao in the world.
Author: Zhang Lei
Dynasty: Northern Song Dynasty
Source: Dragon Boat Festival
Interpretation: Dragon boat race is to deeply mourn Qu Yuan's eternal injustice. Where will the loyal soul return after a thousand years? What life can a country lose now? Alas! There is only "Li Sao" in the world.
Second, Mid-Autumn Festival.
1, time: August 15th of the lunar calendar.
2, custom: eat moon cakes, enjoy the moon.
3. Poetry: Poor eyes, Huaihai is as rich as silver, and Wan Daohong raises mussels alone. If there is no labor in the sky, the osmanthus tree will grow long and break the moon.
Author: Mi Fei
Dynasty: Song Dynasty
Source: "Mid-Autumn Festival, Looking at the Moon"
Interpretation: Huaihai is as white as silver with your eyes. Under the rainbow light, mussels are pregnant with pearls. If the moon in the sky is not repaired, the branches of laurel trees will continue to grow and break the moon.
Third, the Spring Festival
1, time: the first day of the first lunar month.
2, custom: in addition to the old cloth, welcome the new and receive blessings, worship the gods and ancestors, and pray for a good year.
3. Poetry: In addition to the one-year-old firecrackers, the spring breeze warms Tu Su; Thousands of families always trade new peaches for old ones.
Author: Wang Anshi
Dynasty: Song Dynasty
Source: Yuanri
Interpretation: In the sound of firecrackers, send away the old year and welcome the new year. When people drink delicious Tu Su wine, there is a warm spring breeze; Every household takes off the old peach charms and puts on new ones to welcome the New Year.
Fourth, Tomb-Sweeping Day
1. Time: April 5th in Gregorian calendar (Gregorian calendar).
2, custom: sweeping graves to worship ancestors, outing.
3. Poetry: There are many rains in the Qingming Festival, and pedestrians on the road want to break their souls; Excuse me, where is the restaurant? The shepherd boy pointed to Xinghua Village.
Author: Du Mu
Dynasty: Tang Dynasty
Source: Qingming
Interpretation: During the Qingming Festival in the south of the Yangtze River, the drizzle drifted one after another, and pedestrians on the road were down and out. Where can local people buy wine to drown their sorrows? The shepherd boy just smiled and pointed to Xinghuashan Village.
Verb (abbreviation for verb) winter solstice
1, date: Gregorian calendar1February 2 1 day or 22nd.
2. Custom: Sacrifice to heaven and ancestors.
3. Poetry: Every winter solstice in Handan, I am accompanied by the shadow in front of the knee lamp; If you want to sit at home late at night, you should also talk about travelers.
Author: Bai Juyi
Dynasty: Tang Dynasty
Source: Handan misses home from winter to day and night.
Commentary: When I lived in Handan Inn, it happened to be the solstice festival in winter. At night, I sit in front of the lamp with my knees in my arms, and only the shadow is with me. I believe my relatives will gather late at night today, and they should also talk about me as a traveler.