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Ancient Poem with Traditional Festivals

1. "New Year's Day"

This poem is taken from "New Year's Day" by the great writer Wang Anshi. I believe some students will think that it is about New Year's Day, but "yuan" in the title means the beginning, and "day" refers to the morning, so "yuan day" refers to the Chinese New Year, which is the first day of the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar. The first day of the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar. The first day of the first month of the lunar calendar is usually around the time of the Spring Festival, so the Chinese call it the "Spring Festival".

2. "The Case of Green Jade" (青玉案-元夕)

This poem is taken from "The Case of Green Jade" by poet Xin Qiji. The main character searches for a woman in a place where the lights are scattered. In ancient times, the Lantern Festival was also known as "Shangyuan Festival", "Yuanxi" or "Lantern Festival", and was celebrated on the fifteenth day of the first month of the lunar calendar. The 15th day of the first month is also the first full moon of the year, according to Chinese folk traditions, in this day and night of the white moon, people have to point up ten thousand colorful lanterns, in order to show the celebration.

3. "Qingming"

This poem is taken from the poet Du Mu's "Qingming". Qingming is the fifth of the twenty-four solar terms, which falls on one of the public days of April 4-6, and is usually regarded as a day of freshness and clarity. Qingming as a festival began in the Zhou Dynasty, more than 2,500 years ago, but as a festival of remembrance was formed in the Tang Dynasty, also known as "The Tomb Sweeping Day" (The Tomb Sweeping Day), "The Ghost Festival" (The Ghost Festival). The Tomb Sweeping Day" and "The Ghost Festival".)

4. "Giving Clothes on the Day of Duanwu"

This poem is taken from "Giving Clothes on the Day of Duanwu," written by Du Fu, the Sage of Poetry. Duan" means "beginning" or "initial" in Chinese. The Dragon Boat Festival is also known as "Duan Yang Festival", "Duan Li Festival", "Chong Wu Festival", "Calamus Festival", etc. It is held on the fifth day of the fifth month of the lunar calendar every year. May 5 on the lunar calendar, this festival has a history of more than two thousand years. The Dragon Boat Festival was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage by the State Council in May 2006, and was listed as a national legal holiday in 2008, and became the first World Intangible Cultural Heritage Festival in 2009 in China.