The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms. Start of Spring (Chinese: 立春), the first solar term of the year, begins this year on Feb 4 and ends on Feb 19.
中国传统的农历把一年分为24个节气，其中立春(Start of Spring)是第一个节气，今年的立春从2月4日开始，至2月19日结束。
Beginning of Spring
Start of Spring lifts the curtain of spring. After that everything turns green and full of vigor; people clearly see that the daytime is becoming longer and the weather is becoming warmer.
立春揭开了春天的序幕。立春过后，万事万物都变成了绿色、充满了生机和活力;人们能够很清楚地观察到白天变得越来越长、天气变得越来越暖和。
Here are things you should know about Start of Spring.
以下是关于立春你应该知道的事情。
In many parts of China, people observe the custom of "biting the spring" on the first day of Start of Spring. They eat spring pancakes, spring rolls, or a few mouthfuls of carrots.
在中国许多地方，人们都遵守着立春第一天要“咬春”的习俗。人们会吃春饼和春卷，或者干脆咬几口萝卜。
春卷 spring rolls
Kite-flying is also a traditional folk activity.It can help build one's health and prevent diseases.It also has the effect of promoting of blood circulation speeding up metabolism.
放风筝 fly kite
关于立春的常见单词和短语：
- 立春：Beginning of Spring有时也用Start of Spring （相应的立夏、立秋、立冬 Beginning of Summer/Autumn/Winter）
动词短语可以说 Spring Begins
- 春卷 spring rolls
- 放风筝 fly kite
华北地区12月平均降水量一般只有几毫米，西北地区则不到1毫米；大雪，雪的大小按降雪量分类时，一般降雪量5.0~10毫米。
冬至（the winter solstice ），是中国农历中一个非常重要的节气，也是中华民族的一个传统节日， 它是二十四节气中最早制订出的一个，时间在每年的阳历12月21日至23日之间，这一天是北半球全年中白天最短、夜晚最长的一天；中国北方大部分地区在这一天还有吃饺子、南方吃汤圆吃南瓜的习俗，谚语：“冬至到，吃水饺。”关于该节气的诗词和影视作品还有很多。
【篇三：中国24个节气的英文翻译】
中国24个节气的英文翻译 #英语#
- 立春 the beginning of spring (1st solar term) Feb.3,4, or 5
- 雨水 rain water (2nd solar term) Feb.18,19 or 20
- 惊蜇 the waking of insects (3rd solar term) Mar.5,6, or 7
- 春分 the spring equinox (4th solar term) Mar.20,21 or 22
- 清明 pure brightness (5th solar term) Apr.4,5 or 6
- 谷雨 grain rain (6th solar teram) Apr.19,20 or 21
- 立夏 the beginning of summer (7th solar term) May 5,6 or 7
- 小满 lesser fullness of grain (8th solar term) May 20,21 or 22
- 芒种 grain in beard (9th solar term) Jun.5,6 or 7
- 夏至 the summer solstice (10th solar term) Jun.21 or 22
- 小暑 lesser heat (11th solar term) Jul.6,7 or 8
- 大暑 greater heat (12th solar term) Jul.22,23 or 24
- 立秋 the beginning of autumn (13th solar term)Aug.7,8 or 9
- 处暑 the end of heat (14th solar term)Aug.22,23 or 24
- 白露 white dew (15th solar term)Sep.7,8 or 9
- 秋分 the autumn equinox (16th solar term)Sep.22,23 or 24
- 寒露 cold dew (17th solar term)Oct.8 or 9
- 霜降 frost‘s descent (18th solar term)Oct.23 or 24
- 立冬 the beginning of winter (19th solar term)Nov.7 or 8
- 小雪 lesser snow (20th solar term)Ｎov.22 or 23
- 大雪 greater snow (21th solar term)Ｄec.6,7 or 8
- 冬至 the winter solstice (22th solar term)Ｄec.21,22 or 23
- 小寒 lesser cold (23th solar term)Ｊan.5,6 or 7
- 大寒 greater cold (24th solar term)Jan.20 or 21
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