" Shangshu " is a classic book that records ancient emperors. It says that it is Yao, "He ordered Xihe, Qinruo Haotian, the calendar resembles the sun, moon and stars, and respects the time of the people." Shuo Yi. The days are short, and the star Pleiades is in the middle of winter. "There are six days in the period of three hundred, and the four o'clock are determined by the leap month." He was allowed to have hundreds of works, and the common people achieved Xianxi. "
Why didn't I start by saying that the earliest record of the winter solstice was the Book of Documents, because the Book of Ministers was compiled by Confucius in the Spring and Autumn Period based on some ancient archival records. In the minds of many modern people, the Yao, Shun, and Yu eras are myths, not history.
In this book, it is written that Yao sent Xihe to observe the sun, moon and stars, divide the seasons according to astronomical laws, and guide the people's production and life. As the middle of winter. After inspections in the southeast, northwest, and central areas, it was determined that the sun's cycle is 366 days, and leap months were used to make up for the gap between the solar calendar and the lunar calendar, and the four seasons and years were determined. Then people worked according to their own time, and all kinds of production and life prospered.
Due to the lack of the ancient almanac, how many years ago did Yao live? Did there really be such a Yao?
However, the archeology of Tao Temple discovered an ancient observatory more than 4,000 years ago and a kui used to measure the shadow of the sun, which corresponded to the legendary Yao era.
It is certain that at least four thousand years ago, the ancients had determined the winter solstice and divided the year and four seasons based on the cycle of sunlight and light.
Then the winter solstice, the winter solstice also has a profound meaning, which is the return of the sun and a new cycle.
Defining this day was of epoch-making significance in ancient times. The emperor or leader mastered the secret of the natural movement, and he himself was the spokesperson of the God of Heaven and Earth. It is recorded in ancient books that when Emperor Shun gave up power to Dayu, he used the standard for measuring the sun. tml4, let him hold it, it is called "holding".
Emperors of all dynasties have held important sacrifice to heaven ceremonies on the winter solstice. In fact, it was a festival to the sun, demonstrating the emperor's authority to represent the sun and dominate the world.
Winter Solstice, this magical and mysterious solar term, has influenced China for four thousand years. Although the imperial system and worshiping heaven have become a thing of the past, the Winter Solstice Festival, as a winter solar term, and traditional culture will continue to influence China.
"The star Pleiades is bright in mid-winter, and the short sundial is poor in the southern continent.
Rouli welcomes the season, and the fragrance welcomes the festival. ”Southern Dynasties and Song Dynasty · Fu Liang《Winter Solstice 》
This is not the Southern Song period, but the Southern and Northern Dynasties period of the Three Kingdoms, Two Jins and Southern and Northern Dynasties, which is older than the Southern Song Dynasty. Before the Tang Dynasty and after the Han Dynasty, the winter solstice has become an important solar term.
Those who have read "Shangshu" Yao Dian must have feelings about the first sentence. However, the ancients had underdeveloped electricity and often faced the vast starry sky at night.
The Pleiades star is in the middle of the sky, which indicates that the season is midwinter.
The southernmost place has the shortest solar shadow. The sentence
is quite interesting. If it is a short day, it can be interpreted as the day with the shortest day.
But the short dial is used here. There is a possibility that people at that time also set sundials in the southernmost part of the country or territory. The shadow left by the sundial in the south must be shorter than that in the north, because the dimensions are different and the height of the sun is also different.
During the winter solstice, both the north and the south have entered the winter of ice and snow, but.
But there are always pliable sunny grasses, which are particularly fresh and vigorous on this day, such as Malan , and also such as brassicae, which not only grows at this time, but brassicae actually blooms fragrantly.
Malan and brassicae are both herbs during the winter solstice, and they are both life forms that embrace the earliest return of the sun.
The meaning of the winter solstice is particularly layered. It is winter, but the sun has reached its extreme point and is coming back. There is vitality in the extreme cold, and it is iron-clad vitality.
However, at this time, plum blossoms have not yet become a mainstream flower to appreciate during the Winter Solstice Festival. At that time, people believed that the plants that responded to the Winter Solstice Festival were lychee ( malanth), brassicae, and winter orchid grass . There is also a mysterious ash, Jia Hui, which is the powder made from the fine film on the reed.
"The chimes in the Heavenly Palace are moving for the first time, and the ti room has been turned into ashes.
The dusk wind blows the bamboos, and the sun clouds cover the rocks.
Remove the ice and open the lychees, remove the snow and grow orchids.
I am ashamed of Song Yu, and I am indiscriminately boasting about the King of Chu. " Northern Qi Dynasty. · Xiao Cui's "Fenghe Winter Solstice Poetry"
This kind of Jia Hui was given a special status during the Winter Solstice Festival in the Han Dynasty, and was called "Jia Hui Zhanlu", which is very mysterious. In the Han Dynasty, on the day of the Winter Solstice, Jia Hui was placed in the rhythm tube, and curtains were hung on all sides to maintain an absolutely quiet state. When the Winter Solstice crosses, the phenomenon of Jia Hui flying suddenly appears, which is believed to be the Jia Hui sensing the return of the sun.
Modern science has proven that this is a pseudoscience.
But the ancient emperors, including many people, believed deeply. This is actually an attachment to the solar return. But because it has a long history, it is mysterious, and because the people who control this ritual must be officials related to sacrifices and astronomy, they must all be clever for the sake of form. However, Jiahui Zhanlu became a political etiquette to represent the winter solstice and the mystery of imperial power.
Jia Hui is also a commonly used winter solstice allusion in ancient poetry.
During the Winter Solstice in the Northern and Southern Dynasties, the emperor asked his ministers to write poems to celebrate.
uses Jia Hui Zhanlu at the beginning to express respect for the supremacy of imperial power.
The palace was like heaven. A chime sounded, announcing the coming of the Winter Solstice. In the mysterious secret room, ashes began to fly.
The sun is back.
I saw the gentle breeze at night blowing countless bamboos and making moving music.
I saw warm clouds floating over the winter rocks.
The sunshine melts the ice and snow, The orchid grass grows long and green, and the winter solstice when the ice and snow melts, the orchid grass grows, and the earth returns to spring.
It’s a pity that I don’t have Song Yu’s talents, so I can only make up for the grand Winter Solstice like you, the emperor.
However, the Qianlong emperor of the Qing Dynasty was quite skeptical. The emperor, who was influenced by modern Western science, abolished this ritual.
But the rule of Jiahui is false. During the winter solstice, aquatic herbs are not afraid of the cold, and the young leaves of Jianjia also sway and stand upright from the ice water. In this sense, Jianjia is also a winter solstice herb, growing towards the sun.
" I worship Qiuyuan alone in Qingzhai, and I wish you the best in my attire.
Tomorrow there will be a hundred blessings on the sun, and I will not hesitate to look at each other to stop the cold night. " Mid-Tang Dynasty · Quan Deyu" When the winter solstice is fasting, the prince of Nannei Dynasty pays a visit. 》
Quan Deyu, the prime minister of the Tang Dynasty, wanted to accompany the emperor to worship the heaven on the day of the Winter Solstice, so he stayed up the night before and stayed on duty near the round hill for worshiping the heaven. As for his wife, she just went to the palace to meet the Queen Mother as Madam Gaoming.
Husbands and wives have a deep love for each other. Because each has his or her own business, such a good holiday cannot reunite like a folk couple.
I am here to accompany the emperor to worship heaven. I am thinking of you, dressed up and entering the palace.
I hope that the sun on the winter solstice tomorrow will shine on you and me and bring you hundreds of blessings.
So I miss you on this cold night. I think you are like me, staying up all night, half for state affairs and half for king.
This poem not only writes about the emperor's sacrifice during the winter solstice, but also writes about the ordinary and simple love between husband and wife.
also uses the sunshine of the winter solstice to open up the vision of happiness. Think about it, it is very touching.
The winter solstice is a new beginning, and this is true for country, family and love.
Then there is another allusion here, called the winter solstice Yangsheng.
The yin and yang of ancient times originally represented the alternation of day and night. During the winter solstice, the day is the shortest, and with the arrival of the winter solstice, the days will become longer and the warmth will increase. Sunlight is the father of all things, so there is a saying that one sun is born during the winter solstice.
Yang also represents life, resurrection and fullness.
is extended to mean that the hope that is immortal in the cold can be extended to various fields, giving people philosophical enlightenment and perseverance.
Therefore, this winter solstice song by Quan Deyu is grand, warm and affectionate.
You must know that there are few poems written to wives like this in ancient times. In them, the wife is addressed as "jun", which is enough to show respect for a close friend.
And the meaning of the winter solstice, the change of the sun and the moon, doesn’t it also symbolize the husband and wife staying together?
"What is called a few has very little fundamental reason.
I ended up at the beginning of this year, and I will be here tomorrow.
It is easy to be proud at this time, but it is difficult to say anything in the meantime.
People can know this, but what cannot be known." Northern Song Dynasty · Shao Yong "Winter Solstice Song"
The node of the winter solstice is really significant and profound.
You stand at the node of the winter solstice and imagine the sun rising and setting, winter passing and spring coming.
In the Zhou Dynasty, the year began with the winter solstice. Later in the Han Dynasty, the new year was celebrated in the first month. However, the winter solstice still has considerable weight in people's hearts. Because that is the important starting point and node of the sun's annual cycle.
is the end and beginning of the solar year.
So Shao Yong said that this node is when one year has just passed and the next year is about to come.
The winter sun is so sacred and beautiful, filling people with longings and desires that are even difficult to express.
By the Song Dynasty , it was difficult for ordinary people to know the history and significance of the winter solstice. They only thought it was an important solar term in winter. However, if you look at the winter solstice from a historical perspective, you will find the beauty of the winter solstice and the sunshine that shines on people's soul, wisdom and reality.
On this day, please be quiet for a moment and gain insight into the operation of nature and human wisdom. You will gain a lot.
"Halfway through the winter solstice, Heaven's heart has not changed.
The place where the sun first arises is when all things are not yet born.
Xuanjiu has a light taste and a loud voice.
If you don’t believe this, please ask Fu Xi.Northern Song Dynasty. · Shao Yong's "Winter Solstice Song"
The winter solstice is in the middle of November. It has always been the movement of the sun, which is firm and steady and never changes.
The beauty of the winter solstice is the time when the winter sun has just returned and everything on the earth is about to emerge.
Don’t think that wine in winter tastes bland. The winter solstice is like a huge force, the return of the strongest sun. It's just that you, the ordinary, can't hear it, but the most magnificent beauty seems to be silent, but it is the most powerful voice.
If you don’t believe it, go and experience the beauty of the sun, read ancient books, and learn about the origin of the winter solstice.
This poem writes that the winter solstice is a silent beginning of spring.
starts with the first ray of the sun's return, and everything grows until it leads you into a prosperous spring and summer.
So, don’t think that the winter solstice is dull.
The winter solstice is the most beautiful. It is cultivated without trace. The beauty is silent and the sound is loud.
In fact, if it is a sunny day, the sun on the winter solstice will be particularly beautiful and bright. The sky and earth are clear, and the figure stands in a crystal ball. The world is so new, as if nothing has been named yet.
Chuyi Shengxue interprets the love and beauty in poetry for you.
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