城南杜。去天尺五。Wordssaidaboutthestyleoftwopoets——

    日

    楚

    鼓。春草生。OntheeighthofthelunarmonthDecember,peopleplaydrumstomarkthebeginningofthesproutingofspringgrass——

    秦中

    秦中

    槐花。子忙。Whentheyellowflowersofthelocusttreeareblooming,scholarswhodonotpassthecivilservicetestwillhavetocomposenewworksinordertofindotherwaysofbeingrecommendedforgovernmentposts——

    二月二日小具

    帝城景物略

    柳活抽陀螺。柳青放空。柳死踢毽子。柳芽打拔。

    Achildren’ssongconcerningthekindofgamesandtoystheyplaywithatdifferenttimesoftheyear——

    都城小祈雨歌二

    帝城景物略

    青。白尾。小求雨天喜。子子焦。起起

    王。大下小下。初一下到十八。摩。

    了。雨了。禾背了了。

    Achildren’ssongpropitiatingtheskyforrain——

    拜月叩星歌

    帝城景物略

    月月月。拜三拜。休教生疥。

    辰。可溺床人。

    Asongpropitiatingthesunandmoonforhelpinmaintainingthehealthofchildren——

    武陵俗

    武陵渡略

    打得船。了端午。

    Whenpeoplearehittingtheboatsonshore,thetimeoftheDragonBoatFestival(thefifthofthelunarmonthofMay)haspassed——

    渡散船歌

    武陵渡略

    有也回。也回。莫待江冷吹。

    Asongsungduringthedragonboatrace.Thesongisalludingtotheoriginofthefestival,inwhichpeoplewereracingboatstoseewhocouldfindQuYuanfirst.QuYuanwasapoetinancienttimes.Hekilledhimselfbyjumpingintotheriverafterhisadvicetohiskingwasnottaken.Thewordsofthesongare:whetheronefindshimornot,oneoughttocomebackbeforethecoldwindontheshoreoftheriverstartstoblow——

    划船俗歌

    武降渡略

    花船了得年。

    Ifonewinsthedragonboatrace,onewillhaveagoodyear——

    蓬

    熙朝事

    蓬先百草。戴了春不老。

    Theraspberryplantsbloombeforeallotherkindsofplants.Ifawomanwearsraspberryleaves,shewillremainyoungforever——

    花

    熙朝事

    三春戴花。桃李羞繁。

    Duringthespring,peopleweartheflowerofQiplants.Theyaremoreattractiuvethanpeachorplumblossoms——

    戴柳

    熙朝事

    清明不戴柳。成皓首。

    IfayoungpersondoesnotwearwillowleavesduringtheearlypartofthelunarmonthofMay,heorshewillagequickly——

    上巳蛙占年

    月令通考

    上叫。上熟。下叫。下熟。日叫。上下熟。

    Ifthefrogscallinthemorning,thensomeplaceswillhaveanearlyharvest.Ifthefrogscallintheafternoon,someotherplaceswillharvestfirst.Ifthefrogscallalldaylong,theneveryplacewillharvestsimultaneously——

    清明晴雨二

    月令通考

    前插柳青。人休望晴。前插柳焦。人好作。

    午前晴。早收。午後晴。晚收。TwofolksayingsconcerningtheimplicationsoftheweatheronthedayofChingMinginthelunarcalendar.Thefirstsayingsaysthatifitisarainyday,therainwillnotendforawhileafterthatday.Ifitisaclearday,thenfarmerswillhaveagoodcrop.Thesecondsongsaysthatifitisaclearskyinthemorning,peoplemayharvestsilkfromtheirsilkworms,andifitisaclearskyintheafternoon,thentheirharvestofsilkfromthesilkwormswillbelate——

    卯庚占

    月令通考

    三卯三庚。出低坑。三庚三卯。出坳巧。

    AfolksayingconcerninghowthefarmersshouldplowtheirfieldsforplantingwheatinthelunarmonthofAugust——

    秋分社日

    月令通考

    分社同一日。低田叫屈。秋分在社前。斗米斗。秋分在社後。斗米斗豆。

    IftheautumnalequinoxisthesamedayastheChineseThanksgivingDay,thenallthoselow-lyingfieldswillhaveabadharvest.Iftheformercomesbeforethelatter,thenagoodharvestisensured.Ifitisthereverse,thentheharvestwillbebad——

    雨

    月令

    雨不朝。迅雷不日。

    Asevererainstormdoesnotlastawholemorning,noredoeslighteninglastallday——

    四月占年

    月令

    有利利。只看四月十四。有。只看四月十六。

    TheweatheronthefourteenthofthelunarAprilmonthalonecandecidetheyear’scropyield.Thetimeforthesunandmoonrisingonthesixteenthdayofthesamemonthisagoodindicationofthatyear’scropyieldaswell——

    立夏小

    月令

    立夏不下。田家莫耙。小不。芒莫管。

    Ifitdoesnotrainonthedayofthebeginningofthesummeraccordingtothelunarcalendar,thenfarmerscannotplow.IfonthedayofXiaoMan(aroundMay21or22ofthelunarcalendar),itdoesnotrain,thenthereisnohopeofdoinganythingonthedayofMangZhong(June6thor10thofthelunarcalendar)——

    梅

    月令

    梅寒。井底乾。Ifitiscoldanddoesnotrainduringtheplumrainseason,thenthewellswillbedriedup——

    秋分占年

    月令

    社了分。米如墩。分了社。米如苔。社了分。米不出村。分了社。米遍天下。

    AfolksayingconcerningtheorderofthedatesoftheautumnalequinoxandtheChineseThanksgivingday.Iftheformercomesafterthelatter,thenthecropyieldforthatyearisbad——

    中秋上元

    月令

    罩中秋月。雨打上元。

    IfitiscloudyonthenightofMid-autumnfestival,thenthefifteenthdayofthelunarJanuaryinthenextyearwillhaverain——

    庚甲占晴

    月令

    逢庚。遇甲晴。Afolksayingconcerningtheweatherofcertaindaysbeingaffectedbythewaytwocalendarsystemsarematching——

    狗

    月令

    朝。夜狗。

    Catsshouldbefedinthemorninganddogsshouldbefedatnight——

    三月占桑

    撮要

    三月三日晴。桑上瓶。三月三日雨。桑人取。

    IfitisacleardayonthethirdofthelunarMarchmonth,thenpeoplewillbepickingmulberryleavesforsilkworms——

    正月占雨

    叉

    拜年。易田。

    一日值雨。人食百草。

    一日晴。一年。一日雨。一年歉。

    Ifthefirstdayofthenewyearisrainny,thenfarmingwillbeaneasytaskthatyear——

    芒占雨

    叉

    雨芒。河流。雨芒。捉不著。

    芒端午前。有荒田。雨打梅。水牛。雨打梅。河底拆。

    迎梅一寸。送梅一尺。

    AfolksayingassertingthattherainthatfallsbeforethedateofMangZhongindicatesdrought,andthattherainthatfallsafterthatdateindicatesflood.Thisitemalsoincludesothersayingsthatrelaterainoncertaindaystodroughtorflood——

    夏至占雨

    叉

    夏至雨。碓米。

    夏至日雨。一值千金。

    Ifitdoesnotrainonsummersolstice,thentherewillbenoriceinthebarn.Ifitdoesrain,thenadropofrainequalstogreatprofits——

    寒食占雨

    四占侯

    雨打墓。今好年。

    IfitrainsonthedayofHanShi,whichisthedaybeforeQingMing,whenpeoplesweepthetombsoftheirancestors,thenthatisagoodcropyear——

    夏甲寅占年

    四占侯

    拗得。

    Afolksayingtotheeffectthattheyear’sfortunecanbedeterminedbytheweatherofacertaintwosummerdays——

    四月占雨

    四占侯

    四月初一青天。高山平地任田。四月初。地。

    了高田去湖。

    IfitisacleardayonthefirstdayofthelunarAprilmonth,thenfarmingisasmoothjobafterthat.IfitrainsonthefirstfewdaysofthelunarAprilmonth,thentherewillbeamajorfloodandnofarmingwillbepossible——

    四月占

    四占侯

    小不怕神共鬼。只怕四月八日雨。Wheatdoesnotcareaboutdayrainornightrain.However,ifitrainsatallontheeighthdayofthelunarAprilmonth,thewholeyear’scropwillberuined——

    四月八日占雨

    四占侯

    四月八。晴料焯。高田好。

    四月八。漉。上下一熟。

    四月八日雨。岸下死。四月八日晴。而上蒿林。

    IfitisacleardayontheeighthdayofthelunarAprilmonth,thentherewillbeamajorflood.Ifthebirdsaredrythatday,thentherewillbeagoodcropyield.Ifitrainsthatday,thefishwilldieintheriver.Ifitdoesnotrain,thefishwillbehappyswimmingingrass——

    雨

    四占侯

    夏至未。水袋未破。

    Itshouldnotrainbeforethesummersolsticehaspassed——

    重午占年

    四占

    端午晴乾。人喜。

    Itistothefarmers’advantageifthefifthdayofthelunarMaymonthisdryandclear.