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二十有五年春，陳侯使女叔來聘。其不名何也？天子之命大夫也。 |
| | In spring of the twenty-fifth year, Lord Chen sent Nushu to pay a visit. Why is his name not mentioned? Because he was an envoy appointed by the Son of Heaven.
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| | 莊公二十... : |
夏，五月癸丑，衛侯朔卒。 |
| | In summer, on the Kechou day of the fifth month, Lord Wei Shuo died.
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| | 莊公二十... : |
六月辛未朔，日有食之。言日言朔，食正朔也。鼓、用牲於社。鼓，禮也。用牲，非禮也。天子救日，置五麾，陳五兵、五鼓，諸侯置三麾，陳三鼓、三兵；大夫擊門，士擊柝。言充其陽也。伯姬歸於杞。其不言逆何也？逆之道微，無足道焉爾。 |
| | On the first day of the sixth month, which was a Xinwei day, there was a solar eclipse. Mentioning both "day" and "first day of the month" indicates that the eclipse occurred on the first day designated by the official calendar. Drums were beaten, and sacrifices with animals were made at the altar of the soil god. Beating drums was in accordance with ritual. Offering animal sacrifices, however, was not in accordance with ritual. When the Son of Heaven performed a rite to rescue the sun, he set up five banners and arranged five weapons and five drums; feudal lords set up three banners and arranged three drums and three weapons; Ministers struck their gates, and commoners struck wooden clappers. This was said to replenish its yang energy. Boji married into the state of Qi. Why is there no mention of a welcoming ceremony? Because the custom of welcoming was slight and not worth mentioning.
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| | 莊公二十... : |
秋，大水。鼓、用牲於社、於門。高下有水災，曰大水。既戒鼓而駭眾，用牲可以已矣。救日以鼓兵，救水以鼓眾。 |
| | In autumn, there was a great flood. Drums were beaten and animal sacrifices made at the altar of the earth god and at the gate. When there is a water disaster affecting both high and low areas, it is called "a great flood." After the drums had been sounded to alert the people, offering sacrifices with animals was sufficient. To rescue the sun, one uses drums and weapons; to rescue from a flood, one uses drums to rally the people.
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| | 莊公二十... : |
冬，公子友如陳。 |
| | In winter, Gongzi You went to Chen.
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