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先学学立春的英语吧！
立春，是二十四节气中的第一个节气，明清官方历书中被归入正月节气；到达时间点在公历每年2月3-5日（农历正月初一前后），太阳到达黄经315°时。
请看下面的例句：
The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides the year into 24 solar cycles. Start of Spring (Chinese: 立春), the first solar cycle of the year, begins this year on Feb 4 and ends on Feb 18.
传统的中国农历将一年分为24个节气，“立春”是一年中的第一个节气。今年的“立春”节气从2月4日始，到18日结束。
Start of Spring：" lifts the curtain of Spring". After everything turns green and full of vigour; people clearly see the daytime becoming longer and the weather becoming warmer.
“立春”拉开了春季的帷幕。此后万物复苏，充满勃勃生机。人们也能明显感觉到白天开始变长，天气回暖。
立春：Start of Spring 是不是很简单的说法呢？此外，我们还可以用Spring Begins来指“立春”。
Nine things you should know about Start of Spring.
Start of Spring and Spring Festival 立春和春节
立春是中国民间重要的传统节日之一。“立”是“开始”的意思，作为24节气之一，“立春”从春秋时期就走进了人们的生活。那时，一年分为8个节气。据专家所说，24节气首次出现在史书上是在西汉，当时“立春”被定为春节。1913年，农历元月首日才被定为春节。
- Start of Spring 立春
- Spring Festival 春节
Flying a kite 放风筝
春季最适合放风筝。作为一种传统的民间活动，放风筝已经有两千多年的历史了。放风筝有益健康，可以预防疾病，还可以促进血液循环，加快新陈代谢。呼吸室外新鲜空气，可以排出冬季身体里积攒的陈旧气味。
- kite 风筝
- a fish-shaped kite 一只鱼形的风筝
Erecting the egg 立鸡蛋
按中国民间说法，立春、春分和秋分时，鸡蛋很容易竖起来。人们认为在立春能把鸡蛋竖起来的人，来年有好运。
据天文学家和物理学家所说，竖鸡蛋和时间没有关系，只与力学有关。关键是把鸡蛋的重心移到最低点，握住鸡蛋，尽量让蛋黄下沉。还要挑选已经下了四五天，蛋黄容易下沉的鸡蛋。
- egg 鸡蛋
- erect 使直立，直立的
Wearing fabric swallows “佩燕子”
陕西某些地方立春时节有“佩燕子”的风俗。每年立春，人们喜欢在胸前佩戴用彩绸剪成的“燕子”，这种风俗起自唐代。因为燕子是报春的使者，也是幸福吉利的象征。
- swallow 燕子
- wear 穿，戴
- fabric 织物
Biting the spring “咬春”
立春这一天，中国很多地方有“咬春”的风俗。人们吃春饼、春卷，或者咬几口胡萝卜。
- biting 咬
- radish 萝卜
Making a Spring Ox 糊春牛
糊春牛这项陕西的风俗活动是在立春前开始进行的，按传统的作法，由县政府（县衙）聘请纸扎能手好匠，于立春前到县城聚会，精心制作春牛图像。一般用竹篾绑成牛的骨架，用春木做腿，再糊上纸，涂上颜料，一个牛的形象就制作成功了。俗谓糊上红黄色的纸多，当年就“五谷丰收”；糊上黑色纸，当年收成不好。春牛糊好后，举行开光点睛仪式，即设立香案，顶礼朝拜。
- ox 公牛，牛
A paper-cut of the Chinese character "spring" 剪春花 贴春字
在门上剪春花贴春字的习俗源自唐朝。人们以此表达迎接春天到来之意，并祈求好运降临。
- paper-cut 剪纸
- Chinese character 汉字
Appreciating plum blossoms 赏梅
梅花从农历寒冬腊月开到第二年二月，梅花与严寒抗争，备受尊重。梅兰竹菊在中国被称为“花中四君子”。
- Plum blossoms 梅花
- Appreciating 欣赏
Welcoming spring “拜春”
三千年前，中国人就开始举行迎春仪式了。人们拜祭主宰农业的春神“句芒”（拼音为gou mang）。清朝时，“拜春”成为重要的民间活动。明清时京兆尹和各府衙官员，都必须去“东郊”的东直门外五里的“春场”去迎春。
- Image of “Gou Mang” “句芒”的形象
- the god of Spring 春神
Start of Spring had already entered people's lives in the Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 BC). 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.
After the Start of Spring, everything turns green and full of vigor; people clearly see that the daytime is becoming longer and the weather is becoming warmer.
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.
In China, it is said that the egg can be set upright on the first day of the Start of Spring, Spring Equinox day and Autumn Equinox day. It is believed that if someone can make the egg stand on the first day of Start of Spring, he will have good luck in the future.
In many parts of China, people observe the custom of "biting the spring" on the first day of Start of Spring. They eat spring pancakes, spring rolls, or a few mouthfuls of carrots.
Plums blossom from the 12th lunar month to the second month of the next year. The plum blossom, as it fights against the cold, is the most highly regarded. In China, the plum blossom, orchid, bamboo and chrysanthemum are praised as the four gentlemen of Chinese flowers.
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