中國的 24 節(jié)氣中的“立春、立夏、立秋、立冬”，英語大多稱為Start of Spring/Summer/Autumn/Winter，也就是，四個季節(jié)的“開始”。英語中的“開始”這個概念，除了稱為start、還可以用beginning來表示。把節(jié)氣中的“立”稱為start，似乎主要是追求形態(tài)上的簡潔，所以選擇了5個字母的start, 而不是9個字母的beginning。
The Start of Summer usually begins around May 5 in the Gregorian calendar. It marks the transition of seasons and is the day when summer starts in lunar calendar. During that time, the temperature in most places in China has an obvious increase. It is the best time for grains and crops to grow.
In the Zhou Dynasty (1050-221 BC), the emperor led his officials to stage a welcome rite for the Start of Summer and encouraged his residents to seize the key time to do farm work. It’s said that most of the decorations were arranged in the color red, including the emperor and the officials’ dress, the jade pendants, the horses and the flags, in order to show respect to the god of summer and pray for a good harvest.
They put leftover tea into boiled water together with eggs and the original “tea egg” was created. Later people improved cooking methods and added spices to the eggs to make them taste delicious. Today tea egg has become a traditional snack in China. Egg is also something interesting at the Start of Summer. The parents will prepare a bag, put the egg into it, and then hang the bag on their child’s chest to bless the child with health.
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