Father had a family of sons who were perpetually quarrelling among themselves. When he failed to heal their disputes by his exhortations, he determined to give them a practical illustration of the evils of disunion; and for this purpose he one day told them to bring him a bundle of sticks. When they had done so, he placed the faggot into the hands of each of them in succession, and ordered them to break it in pieces. They each tried with all their strength, and were not able to do it.
He next unclosed the faggot, and took the sticks separately, one by one, and again put them into their hands, on which they broke them easily. He then
addressed them in these words: "My sons, if you are of one mind, and unite to assist each other, you will be as this faggot, uninjured by all the attempts of your enemies; but if you are divided among yourselves, you will be broken as easily as these sticks."
秋分昼夜不分长短,各地方的秋分习俗也各具特色。在我国民间有竖蛋、吃秋菜、送秋牛、粘雀子嘴等趣味习俗。
秋分祭月
秋分曾是传统的“祭月节”。如古有“春祭日,秋祭月”之说。现在的.中秋节则是由传统的“祭月节”而来。据考证,最初“祭月节”是定在“秋分”这一天,不过由于这一天在农历八月里的日子每年不同,不一定都有圆月。而祭月无月则是大煞风景的。所以,后来就将“祭月节”由“秋分”调至中秋。
据史书记载,早在周朝,古代帝王就有春分祭日、夏至祭地、秋分祭月、冬至祭天的习俗。其祭祀的场所称为日坛、地坛、月坛、天坛。分设在东南西北四个方向。北京的月坛就是明清皇帝祭月的地方。《礼记》载:“天子春朝日,秋夕月。朝日之朝,夕月之夕。”这里的夕月之夕,指的正是夜晚祭祀月亮。这种风俗不仅为宫廷及上层贵族所奉行,随着社会的发展,也逐渐影响到民间。
竖蛋
在每年的秋分那一天,世界各地都会有数以千万计的人在做“竖蛋”试验。这一被称之为“中国习俗”的玩艺儿,何以成为“世界游戏”,目前尚难考证。不过其玩法确简单易行且富有趣味:选择一个光滑匀称、刚生下四五天的新鲜鸡蛋,轻手轻脚地在桌子上把它竖起来。虽然失败者颇多,但成功者也不少。秋分成了竖蛋游戏的最佳时光,故有“秋分到,蛋儿俏”的说法。竖立起来的蛋儿好不风光。
秋分吃秋菜
在岭南地区,昔日四邑(现在加上鹤山为五邑)的开平苍城镇的谢姓,有个不成节的习俗,叫做“秋分吃秋菜”。“秋菜”是一种野苋菜,乡人称之为“秋碧蒿”。逢秋分那天,全村人都去采摘秋菜。在田野中搜寻时,多见是嫩绿的,细细棵,约有巴掌那样长短。采回的秋菜一般家里与鱼片“滚汤”,名曰“秋汤”。有顺口溜道:“秋汤灌脏,洗涤肝肠。阖家老少,平安健康。”一年自秋,人们祈求的还是家宅安宁,身壮力健。
拜神
秋分前后的民俗节日有二月十五日开漳圣王诞辰:开漳圣王又称“陈圣王”,为唐代武进士陈元光,对漳洲有功,死后成为漳洲守护神。二月十九日观世音菩萨诞辰,每逢诞辰,信徒多茹素齐,前往各观音寺庙祭拜。二月二十五日三山国王祭日:三山国王是指广东省潮州府揭阳县的独山、明山、巾山三座山的山神,早年由潮州客家移民秋为守护神,因此信徒以客籍人士为主。
送秋牛
秋分随之即到,其时便出现挨家送秋牛图的。其图是把二开红纸或黄纸印上全年农历节气,还要印上农夫耕田图样,名曰“秋牛图”。送图者都是些民间善言唱者,主要说些秋耕和吉祥不违农时的话,每到一家更是即景生情,见啥说啥,说得主人乐而给钱为止。言词虽随口而出,却句句有韵动听。俗称“说秋”,说秋人便叫“秋官”。
粘雀子嘴
秋分这一天,我国很多地方的农村还有煮汤圆吃的习俗,除了自己食用外,还要煮二三十个不用包心的汤圆,插上细竹签放在田边地头,这就是“粘雀子嘴”,寓意是让雀子不要来破坏庄稼。
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As far as I am concerned, I agree with the opinion that ___________.For one thing,I firmly believe that ___________.For another,_____________.Just think of________,who/which_______.
Taking all these factors into consideration,we may safely come to the conclusion that______.Only if_______can we _______,just as the saying goes,________________.
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In recent years there have been many reports of ________.It turns a new chapter of _________in China,and will have far-reaching effects in the forthcoming years.
The biggest benefit,in my eyes,is that_______.In addition,_______.Finally,______________.
Apart from the benefits mentioned above,we should also face several unavoidable challenges.In the first place,_____________.In the second place,________.What’s more,_______________.In summary,we should_______________.
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The popularity of _______will have a great influence on ______.On the one hand,_________.On the other hand,__________.
To conclude,____________are just like a double-edged sword.With them we may________.However,one point should be kept in mind that we should make sensible use,always being a master instead of slaving of them.
Country Garden and Me
On the way from Panyu City to Shunde City and approaching the conjunction point of both cities, a big advertisement board of the infamous Country Garden will catch your eyes. And on the board, a lovely girl gently holds a little white pigeon.
She looks at everybody with a sweet smile. Who is this girl? Let me tell you later. Country Garden is located at the Beijao town, Shunde City of Guangdong Province. Ten years ago when my Dad and Mom took me as a baby to Guangzhou, it was a wasteland here. But what does this piece of wasteland look like nowadays? Country Garden has been developed and enlarged rapidly on the ground of this land, and a great number of high-quality houses and apartments have been built up within the garden. Over the past decade, other nine country gardens with various unique designs have been erasing around the great city of Guangzhou. The construction and management of several gardens have engaged the devoted contributions from my Dad and Mom.
Country Garden has grown up together with me, and I am one of the witnesses of its growth and development.
The fox, filled with arrogance, examined the cat from head to feet, and for a long time did not know whether he should give an answer. At last he said, "Oh, you poor beard-licker, you speckled fool, you hungry mouse hunter, what are you thinking? Have you the nerve to ask how I am doing? What do you know? How many tricks do you understand?"
"I understand but one," answered the cat, modestly.
"What kind of a trick is it?" asked the fox.
"When the dogs are chasing me, I can jump into a tree and save myself."
"Is that all?" said the fox. "I am master of a hundred tricks, and in addition to that I have a sackful of cunning. I feel sorry for you. Come with me, and I will teach you how one escapes from the dogs."
Just then a hunter came by with four dogs. The cat jumped nimbly up a tree, and sat down at its top, where the branches and foliage completely hid her.
"Untie your sack, Mr. Fox, untie your sack," the cat shouted to him, but the dogs had already seized him, and were holding him fast.
"Oh, Mr. Fox," shouted the cat. "You and your hundred tricks are left in the lurch. If you been able to climb like I can, you would not have lost your life."
一只猫在森林里遇到一只狐狸,心想:“他又聪明,又丰富,挺受人尊重的。”於是它很友好地和狐狸打招呼:“日安,尊敬的狐狸先生,您好吗?这些日子挺艰难的,您过得怎么样?”
狐狸傲慢地将猫从头到脚地打量了一番,半天拿不定主意是不是该和它说话。最后它说:“哦,你这个倒霉的长着鬍子、满身花纹的傻瓜、饥肠辘辘地追赶老鼠的.傢伙,你会啥?有甚么资格问我过得怎么样?你都学了点甚么本事?”
“我只有一种本领。”猫谦虚地说。
“甚么本领?”狐狸问。
“有人追我的时候,我会爬到树上去藏起来保护自己。”
“就这本事?”狐狸不屑地说,“我掌握了上百种本领,而且还有满口袋计谋。我真觉得你可怜,跟着我吧,我教你怎么从追捕中逃生。”
就在这时,猎人带着四条狗走近了。猫敏捷地窜到一棵树上,在树顶上蹲伏下来,茂密的树叶把它遮挡得严严实实。
“快打开你的计谋口袋,狐狸先生,快打开呀!”猫冲着狐狸喊道。可是猎狗已经将狐狸扑倒咬住了。“哎呀,狐狸先生,”猫喊道,“你的千百种本领就这么给扔掉了!假如你能像我一样爬树就不至於丢了性命了!”
一位父亲有几个孩子,这些孩子时常发生口角。他丝毫没有办法来劝阻他们,只好让他们看看不合群所带来害处的例子。为了达到这个目的,有一天他叫他们替他拿一捆细柴来。当他们把柴带来时,他便先后地将那捆柴放在每一个孩子的手中,吩咐他们弄断这捆柴。他们一个个尽力去试,总是不能成功。
然后他解开那捆柴,一根根地放在他们手里,如此一来,他们便毫不费力地折断了。于是他就告诉他们说:「孩子们!如果你们大家团结一致,互相帮助,你们就像这捆柴一样,不能被你们的敌人折断;但如果你们自行,你们就将和这些散柴一般,不堪一折了。」
秋分,农历二十四节气中的第十六个节气,时间一般为每年的9月22或23日。南方的气候由这一节气起才始入秋。
我国古籍《春秋繁露?阴阳出入上下篇》中说:“秋分者,阴阳相半也,故昼夜均而寒暑平。”秋分之“分”为“半”之意。秋分“秋分”的意思有二:
一是太阳在这一天到达黄经180度,直射地球赤道,因此这一天24小时昼夜均分,各12小时;全球无极昼极夜现象。秋分之后,北极附近极夜范围渐大,南极附近极昼范围渐大。
二是按我国古代以立春、立夏、立秋、立冬为四季开始的季节划分法,秋分日居秋季90天之中,平分了秋季。
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