春节是我国一个古老的节日，也是全年最重要的一个节日，如何过庆贺这个节日，在千百年的历史发展中，形成了一些较为固定的风俗习惯，有许多还相传至今。 扫尘 “腊月二十四，掸尘扫房子” ，据《吕氏春秋》记载，我国在尧舜时代就有春节扫尘的风俗。按民间的...

春节和年的概念，最初的含意来自农业，古时人们把谷的生长周期称为“年”，《说文·禾部》：“年，谷熟也”。在夏商时代产生了夏历，以月亮圆缺的周期为月，一年划分为十二个月，每月以不见月亮的那天为朔，正月朔日的子时称为岁首，即一年的开始，也叫年，...

春节是中国最富有特色的传统节日。它标志农历旧的一年结束。 新的一年已经开始。人们将告别寒冷单调的冬季，迎接生机盎然的春天。 春节原名“元旦”，隋代杜台卿在《五烛宝典》中说：“正月为端月，其一日为元日，亦云正朝，亦云元朔。”“元”的本意为“头...

Anyone who has walked down the shady side of a street on a summer\'s day, found it a bit chilly, and thought to themselves to cross over to the sunny side of the street to enjoy the warmth of the sun has, whether they realise it or not, ma...

'Yijing' is the more modern pinyin transliteration of the two Chinese characters, 'yi' (change) and 'jing' (book or classic) that used to be represented in the old Wade-Giles system as 'I Ching'. Mandarin (putonghua) pronunciation of both...

As for the issue of names, it really involves two questions - what to call the book, and how to spell it? I Ching or Yijing? I Ching and Yi Jing are just alternative English spellings of the same two Chinese characters, meaning 'Change Cla...

You can ask yes or no questions, but there are better ways to phrase your questions. The I Ching does not contain a kua or a line that answers \"Yes\" or \"No.\" But, if you ask a question that requires a yes or no answer such as, \"Should...

The I Ching or \"Book of Changes\" is an ancient Chinese divination manual and book of wisdom. Especially since the 1960\'s, its poetic text and extraordinary symbolism — to say nothing of its strange effectiveness in divination — have g...

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立春东风，麦贱丰收； 南来风稔，西来虫蝗，人民不安； 北来泉涌。 又： 夏至日东风，八月人多灾；南风，大收；北风，有水。 又： 立秋日东风，人病，草木犹菜； 南来，草凶；西风来，大吉；北风，冬多雷。 占秋分日： 东风，百物不实，米谷贵； 南风，人民...