Many people are singing and playing musical
instruments, and these people's emotions are like a pot of boiling water.(笙歌鼎沸)
The Song Dynasty in China is divided into
two periods by historians.
The first stage was the Northern Song
Dynasty (960-1127 AD).
The second stage was the Southern Song
Dynasty (AD-1127 to AD 1279).
In 1129 AD, the Southern Song Dynasty moved
the capital to the city (Lin'an), which is the current Hangzhou City of
Zhejiang Province.
After the fall of the Southern Song
Dynasty, a scholar named (Wu Zimu) wrote a book.
This book records many customs in Lin'an
City before the fall of the Southern Song Dynasty, and also depicts the urban
landscape at that time and the daily life of people of various identities living
in the city.
A passage in this book describes it as
follows.
There is an important festival on the third
day of the third month of the lunar calendar every year, and the name of this
festival is (Cold Food Festival).
The direct translation means that no fire
can be used to cook any food on this day.
This day is also the day when underage men
and women hold their coming-of-age ceremonies.
After the (Cold Food Festival), the fifth
day of the third month of the lunar calendar is another very important
festival. This festival is the (Qingming Festival).
On this day, no matter the king, nobles or
ordinary people, everyone will go to the cemetery on the outskirts of the city
to hold a worship ceremony to honor their ancestors.
On this day, almost everyone has to go out
of the city, so there will be traffic jams from morning to night.
On the grass or in the garden in the
suburbs, you can see many families sitting on the grass eating and drinking
together after the worship ceremony.
On the lakes or rivers in the suburbs, you
can see many families sitting on boats to eat and drink together after the
worship ceremony.
On this day every year, the suburbs of
Hangzhou are very lively.
You will hear many people singing and
playing musical instruments on the outskirts of Hangzhou city, and these
people's emotions are like boiling water in a pot.
There were a lot of people and everyone was
laughing and talking very loudly.
Even if you are standing in heaven, you
should be able to hear the laughter of these people on this day.
The event will be held until the sun goes
down and the moon comes out. All the talents returned to their homes in the
city one after another with satisfaction.
This idiom means that many people are
singing and playing musical instruments, and these people's emotions are like a
pot of boiling water.
Dear friends, what are your feelings or
thoughts after listening to this story?
Is there a holiday in your family where the
whole family has to get together? If you think you are very happy, what
adjectives would you use to describe it?
I hope this story will give you something
new to gain.
笙歌鼎沸(Many people are singing and playing
musical instruments, and these people's emotions are like a pot of boiling
water.)
中國的宋王朝被歷史學家分為兩個時期。
第一個階段是北宋王朝(西元960-西元1127年)。
第二個階段是南宋王朝(西元-1127年到西元1279年)。
西元1129年，南宋王朝把首都遷到(臨安)這座城市，這座城市就是目前的浙江省的杭州市。
南宋王朝滅亡之後，有一個名字叫做(吳自牧)的學者寫了一本書。
這本書中紀錄了南宋王朝滅亡前，臨安城中的許多風俗、也描繪了當時的城市景觀與居住在這座城市中的各種身分地位的人們的日常生活。
這本書中有一段描述如下。
每年的農曆三月三日有一個重要的節日，這個節日的名字是(寒食節)。
直接翻譯的意思就是這一天不能生火來料理任何的食物。
這一天也是未成年男女舉辦成年禮的日子。
(寒食節)過後，農曆三月五日是另外一個非常重要的節日，這個節日就是(清明節)。
在這一天，不論國王、貴族與一般平民，所有人都會到城市的郊外墓地上舉辦祭祀祖先的祭拜典禮。
這一天因為幾乎每個人都要出城，所以從早到晚都會塞車。
在郊外的草地上或花園中，你可以看見許多家庭在舉辦完祭拜典禮之後，全家人坐在草地上一起吃飯喝酒。
在郊外的湖邊或是河上，你可以看見許多家庭在舉辦完祭拜典禮之後，全家人坐在船上一起吃飯喝酒。
每年的這一天，杭州城的郊外非常的熱鬧。
你會在杭州城的郊外聽見許多人正在唱歌與演奏樂器，這些人的情緒如同一鍋煮開的開水一樣沸騰。
人非常多而且每個人的笑聲與說話聲都非常響亮。
就算你站在天堂，你在這一天也應該可以聽到這些人的笑鬧聲。
這活動會舉辦到太陽西下月亮出來。所有人才滿足地陸陸續續回到城市當中的家。
這句成語的意思是許多人正在唱歌與演奏樂器，這些人的情緒如同一鍋沸騰的開水。
親愛的朋友，你聽完這個故事有怎樣的感受或有怎樣的想法呢。
你的家族中是否有一個節日是一定要全家人聚在一起的呢?如果你覺得你很快樂，你會用那些形容詞形容呢?
我希望這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
出處宋-吳自牧-夢梁錄-卷2-清明節
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