二十四節(jié)氣Twenty-four Solar Terms

雪漫

“春分秋分，晝夜平分；吃了春分飯，一天長一線。”此時，柳條抽新，鶯飛草長，春色爛漫，春意濃濃，正是一年春好處。伴著春雷，“一場春雨一場暖”，乍暖還寒時，也是亂穿衣的時節(jié)。

As the old Chinese saying goes， “At Chunfen（or the Spring Equinox） and Qiufen （or theAutumnal Equinox）， day and night are of equallength. After we finish our meals on the day ofChunfen， each day we have gets longer by athread.” During this season， we see willowbranches budding， grass growing and birds flying，all against a lush and vibrant backdrop. It is atime when the air is thick with the spirit of springand the thundery rains usher in more warmthbit by bit. Also during this time of unpredictableweather， we can see people dress in layers.

春分有吃春菜的習(xí)俗。春菜，通常有香椿芽、菠菜、豆芽、春筍、韭菜五種，也有人喜歡挖薺菜或其他野菜吃。春分前后，這些菜不僅新鮮、味美，而且有益于身體。

As part of the custom around the time ofChunfen， people eat spring vegetables such astoon sprouts， spinach， bean sprouts， bambooshoots， and chives. Some people also enjoydigging up wild vegetables like shepherds purse.These vegetables are not only fresh and delicious，but also beneficial for the health.

春分時節(jié)春光明媚，正是孩子們放風(fēng)箏的好時節(jié)。沐浴著春光，呼吸著新鮮空氣，在一個惠風(fēng)和暢的空曠之所，奔跑著放飛風(fēng)箏，別有一番滋味。

Chunfen is a season of brightness， making it anideal time for children to fly kites. Bathed in the springsunshine and breathing fresh air， they run and playin open fields， releasing their kites into the sky. It is abeautiful scene to behold.

一年之際在于春，清朝詩人宋琬在《春日田家》中這樣描述：

A years plan starts with spring. As theQing Dynasty poet Song Wan wrote in“Spring Day in the Farmhouse”：

野田黃雀自為群，

山叟相過話舊聞。

夜半飯牛呼婦起，

明朝種樹是春分。

Wild sparrows flock together in the fields，

old farmers meet to talk about the old days.

Men feed their cattle in the middle of the night，

calling their wives to rise.

Tomorrow is the spring equinox， a good time to plant trees.

Get up， get up. Lets get prepared.

本詩描寫了春分時農(nóng)忙的情景：在野外的農(nóng)田中，一群群黃雀自在玩耍，山間的老農(nóng)們相遇，一起閑談從前的故事。半夜時分，人們就已經(jīng)喂了牛，然后把婦人叫了起來：“明天是春分，要種樹了，趕緊起來準(zhǔn)備吧！”

This poem depicts the busy scene duringthe Chunfen period， with groups of sparrowsplaying in the fields and old farmers chattingabout old times. At midnight， men get upto feed their cattle， waking their wives up sothat they could prepare for tree-planting atdawn.