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仲春之月：日在奎，昏弧中，旦建星中。其日甲乙。其帝太皞。其神句芒。其蟲鱗。其音角。律中夾鐘。其數八。其味酸。其臭羶。其祀戶。祭先脾。始雨水。桃李華。蒼庚鳴。鷹化為鳩。天子居青陽太廟，乘鸞輅，駕蒼龍，載青旂，衣青衣，服青玉，食麥與羊，其器疏以達。 |
| | In the second month of spring: The sun is in Kui, at dusk Hugu is central, and at dawn Jianxing is central. The days are Jia and Yi. His emperor is Taihao. His deity is Goumang. Its creature is scaled. Its tone is Jiao. The pitch-pipe corresponds to Jiazhong. Its number is eight. Its flavor is sour. Its smell is shan. Its offering is to the door. Offer sacrifices to the ancestors of the spleen. The rains begin. Peach and plum trees blossom. The green oriole sings. Hawks transform into jujubes. The Son of Heaven resides in the Qingyang Taemiao, rides in a 鸾 lù carriage, is drawn by a qinglong, carries a green banner, wears a green robe, adorns himself with green jade, eats wheat and mutton, and his vessels are open and unobstructed.
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是月也，安萌牙，養幼少，存諸孤。擇元日，命人社。命有司，省囹圄，去桎梏，無肆掠，止獄訟。 |
| | In this month, ensure the safety of sprouting plants, nurture children, and care for orphans. Choose the first day of the month to assign people to their communities. Order the officials to inspect prisons, remove shackles, prohibit excessive punishment, and halt lawsuits.
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是月也，玄鳥至。至之日，以太牢祀於高禖。天子親往，后妃率九嬪御，乃禮天子所御，帶以弓韣，授以弓矢於高禖之前。 |
| | In this month, the xuan bird arrives. On the day it arrives, offer a grand sacrifice with three animals at Gaomei. The Son of Heaven personally goes there, and the empress and consorts lead nine ladies-in-waiting to attend. They then perform a rite for the Son of Heaven's use, fastening bow cases around him, and present bows and arrows before Gaomei.
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是月也，日夜分。雷乃發聲，始電。蟄蟲咸動，開戶始出。先雷三日，奮鐸以令于兆民曰：「雷且發聲，有不戒其容止者，生子不備，必有凶災。」日夜分，則同度量，鈞衡石，角斗桶，正權概。 |
| | In this month, day and night are equal in length. Thunder begins to sound, and lightning starts. Hibernating creatures all stir, open their doors, and begin to emerge. Three days before thunder sounds, shake bells to warn the people: "Thunder is about to sound; anyone who does not restrain their behavior will give birth to an imperfect child and certainly suffer misfortune." When day and night are of equal length, standardize measurements: unify the measures for capacity, weight, and balance; calibrate buckets and measuring rods; and correct weights and leveling devices.
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是月也，耕者少舍，乃修闔扇，寢廟必備。無作大事，以妨農功。 |
| | In this month, farmers take a short rest; then they repair doors and windows, and ancestral temples must be fully prepared. Do not undertake major projects that would hinder agricultural work.
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是月也，無竭川澤，無漉陂池，無焚山林。天子乃獻羔開冰，先薦寢廟。上丁，命樂正，入舞舍采，天子乃率三公九卿諸侯親往視之。中丁，又命樂正，入學習樂。 |
| | In this month, do not drain rivers and marshes, do not dry up ponds and reservoirs, and do not burn forests and mountains. The Son of Heaven then presents a young goat and breaks open the ice, offering it first at the ancestral temple. On the Shading day, order the music official to enter the dance hall and select dancers; the Son of Heaven then leads the Three Dukes, Nine Ministers, and feudal lords in personally visiting to observe them. On the Zhongding day, again order the music official to enter and study music.
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是月也，祀不用犧牲，用圭璧，更皮幣。 |
| | In this month, sacrifices do not use sacrificial animals; instead, they use jade gui and bi discs, replacing them with hides and silk offerings.
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仲春行秋令，則其國大水，寒氣總至，寇戎來征。行冬令，則陽氣不勝，麥乃不熟，民多相掠。行夏令，則國乃大旱，煖氣早來，蟲螟為害。 |
| | If in the second month of spring one follows the commands of autumn, then the country will suffer a great flood, cold air will arrive en masse, and enemy forces will come to attack. If one follows the commands of winter in this month, then yang energy will not prevail, wheat will not ripen, and people will frequently plunder one another. If in the second month of spring, one follows the commands of summer, then the country will suffer from a great drought, warm air will arrive early, and insect pests will cause harm.
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