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1、CULTURESolarSpellsEditor’sNote:The24ChinesesolartermsweredevisedmillenniaagoandsupplementtheChineselunarcalendarbyactingasaframeworkforagriculturalactivities.Inthisissue,wewillintroducetheremainingspringsolarterms:“ClearandBright”and“GrainRain,”bothofwhichareveryimpor

2、tantinfarming.清明WhenTungflowersareinbloomitisasignheraldingthearrivalof“ClearandBright.”SpringSpringClearandEquinoxisalmostover,anditistraditionalforChineseBrightClearandBrightpoetstousetheimageofwitheringTungflowerstolamentthepassingofspring.AtthistimeofyearWinterSol

3、sticeTheSunwillowtreesareinleafandrapeseedflowersblos-reachesecliptico“ClearandBright”(Qingming)longtitude15sombrightyellow.  SummerSolsticefallsbetweenApril4and6.ThisyearitfallsonApril4inthe GregorianCreaturesthathavebeenhidingundergroundcalendar.Itsliteralmeaningsug

4、gestsAutumnalEquinoxallwintercannotresistthepullofthewarmthabovethattheweatherisclearandbright.groundatthistimeofyear.FieldmiceemergeAfter“ClearandBright,”birdschirpfromtheirholestoforageforfoodbuttheglareofcheerfullyinthetreesandthelandisthespringsunshineistoomuchfor

5、theirsensitivefloodedwithsunshine.eyes,forcingthemtoreturntoearth.BurrowingAsitrainsmoreoftenafterthisso-birdsemergeataroundthesametimetoenjoythelarterm,rainbowsbecomeafrequentsun,givingrisetotheancientbeliefthatfieldmicesight.Thesunisfilteredthroughtherain,eachraindr

6、oprefractingthelightactuallytransformintobirds.likeaprism,releasingallthecolorsoftherainbow.Tomb-sweepingDayisoneofthemostimpor- Chinahaslongheldtothetradi-tantfestivalsinChinaandthetraditionstretchestionofplantingtreesduring“Clearbackover2,500years.Nomatterhowbusythe

7、yandBright”assaplingsfindthisanare,peoplealwaystakethetimetotidyuptheoptimumtimetoestablishthemselves.gravesofdeceasedfamilymembers.WhentheThespringsunshineblessestheearthgraveiscleaned,peopleburnincenseandjossandthereisamplerain.In1979,thesticks,andleaveofferingsoffr

8、uit,flowersandChinesegovernmentofficiallynameddistilledspiritbeforetheheadstoneasasignofre-March12“TreePlantingDay.”Peoplesp