大寒英文介绍

Great Cold 大寒

“Great Cold”, the last solar term in 24 solar terms, comes around January 20 each year.In this period, the cold waves from Siberia arrives in China.“

大寒是24节气中最后的一个，通常是在每年的1月20日前后，在这段时间，西伯利亚的冷空区将会到达中国内陆。

When this day arrives, it’s time to welcome the Spring Festival. People get busy with buying new things, salting the meat and preparing New Year good. “Great Cold” represents the end of 24 solar terms and also marks the end of winter.

大寒节气到来的时候也就是快喜迎春节的时候了，这时候人们忙着购买年货，做腌肉，筹备年货。“大寒”代表着24节气的结束，也意味着冬天的结束。

In north China, people get busy with preparing the fertilizer. In south China, people are often busy with catching field mouse. Another important day during this period is the “La Ba” Festival. “La” means the last month of lunar calendar and “Ba” means eight. People usually make porridge with 8 kind of mixed grains and corns, i.e. “La Ba porridge”, and eat it during the last month of the lunar calendar.

在中国北方， 人们还要准备肥料，而在中国南方，人们通常会忙着抓田鼠。在这期间还有一个重要的节日，腊八节。在中国古代，腊月是指阴历最后一个月，八代表腊月初八。人们通常使用八种谷物和杂粮做成粥，也就是腊八粥。在阴历最后一个月享用。

Winter is a time for all lives to hide. When everything is hiding from the cold, human body’s supersession is also very slow. During this period, people should sleep early and get up late, and try to save the Yang Qi inside the body.

冬天是万物沉睡的时节。当万物沉寂在严寒之下，人体的新陈代谢也是非常缓慢。在这段时间，人们应该早睡晚起，尽量在体内储存阳气。