二十四節氣之一FROST'SDESCENT紅葉紛飛，枯草傲骨，北風咆哮寒意到，冷風蕭瑟，氣溫飛寒，霜降到來冷愈寒，晝時愈短，夜時愈長，按時作息身體強。霜降之美猶如冬日之詩好事成霜·喜從天降GOODTHINGSCOMEOUTOFTHESKY霜降。TheFrostdescends.暮秋，天寒水冷。Lateautumn,coldweatherandcoldwater.月下旬，已過既望。LateOctober,alreadypastthepointofview.秋露成霜，遍渚蘆白。Autumndewintofrost,alloverthetable.山河已故，歲月忽晚。Mountainsandriversaredead,timeislate.明日，霜降。Tomorrow,frostfalls.菊黃，荷敗，風清，云淡。Chrysanthemumyellow,lotusdefeat,windclear,cloudlight.朱顏辭鏡去，雪雁送信歸。ZhuYanresignedfromthemirrortogo,thesnowgeesesentlettersback.CONTENTS月落烏啼霜滿天Atmoonsetcrythecrows,streakingthefrostysky霜降·民俗Frost'sDescent·Folkcustom霜降·絮語Frost'sdescent·Whisper壹貳叁月落烏啼霜滿天Atmoonsetcrythecrows,streakingthefrostysky壹霜降之美，猶如冬日之詩紅葉紛飛，枯草傲骨，北風咆哮寒意到，冷風蕭瑟，氣溫飛寒，霜降到來冷愈寒，晝時愈短，夜時愈長，按時作息身體強。好事成霜

喜從天降月落烏啼霜滿天（Atmoonsetcrythecrows,streakingthefrostysky）Thisisabeautifullegendfromthe"Frost'sdescent":Itissaidthatthegreenwoman,whoisinchargeoffrostandsnow,willcometoeartheverySeptember14thandplaythelyreonthetopoftheGreenWantMountain.Withthemusicslowlyout,thefrostflowersfloatdowntogether,cleaningeverythingintheworld.Inthethousandsofyearssincethen,wheneverpeopleseefrostdescendingontheearth,theywillknow:thelastsolartermofautumn,thatis,frostdescending.這是一個源于“霜降”的美麗傳說：

據說掌管霜雪的青女，每逢九月十四就會來到人間，在青要山頂峰上，彈奏七弦琴。隨著樂聲徐徐而出，霜花一起飄飄而下，蕩滌世間萬物。

此后的千年之間，每當人們看到霜降大地，就會知道：秋天的最后一個節氣，也就是霜降到了。月落烏啼霜滿天（Atmoonsetcrythecrows,streakingthefrostysky）Frost,"theReedsgreen,whitedewforfrost",theearthsuchastheoldman'stemples,agray.Thefrost,however,isthemostbeautifultimeoftheyear.Walkinginthemountains,lookup,layeruponlayerofforest,showingdifferentlevelsofcolor.霜降，“蒹葭蒼蒼，白露為霜”，大地如老人的兩鬢，一片斑白。然而霜降，又是一年當中最美的時節。漫步于山野當中，抬起頭來，層層疊疊的山林，顯出不同層次的色彩。Afterthewindandfrost,thetreesaresosolemn,deepandsubtle,andeveneveryleafhasbecomematureandelegant."FrostleavesredinFebruaryflowers,"thatred,straighttotheheart,likefire.經過風霜后的林木，是那樣的莊重、深沉和含蓄，甚至每一片樹葉，都變得成熟而優雅。“霜葉紅于二月花”，那種紅，直往心里去，像火一樣。月落烏啼霜滿天（Atmoonsetcrythecrows,streakingthefrostysky）Thepathintheforestiscoveredwithfallenleaves,sothateverystepislikewhisperingwiththeearth.Atthismoment,youwillfeeltrulyintegratedwithnature,youareatreegrowingoutofthesoil.Throughthestorm,throughthewindandthefrost.林間的小道上，鋪滿了落葉，使得每一聲腳步，都像在與大地竊竊私語。這一刻，你會覺得與自然真正地融于一體了，你就是從泥土里長出的一棵樹。歷經風雨，飽經風霜。月落烏啼霜滿天（Atmoonsetcrythecrows,streakingthefrostysky）“Whenthemoonisdown,thecrowsarecryingandthefrostisalloverthesky.”Suchautumncolor,letpeople'shearts,involuntarilygivebirthtoalotofhelplessandsad.Sensitivetotheseason,insectsandanimalsarealsoinahurrytocarryfoodtotheirsmallnests.Theydon'twanttofightwiththefrostandthesnow.Theyjustwanttocloseuptheholeandtakealazynap.Wakeup,andthebeautifulspring.“月落烏啼霜滿天，江楓漁火對愁眠。”這樣的秋色，讓人的心中，不由自主地生出許多無奈與悲涼。對時節敏感的小蟲小獸們，也匆匆忙忙，往自己的小巢里搬運食物。它們不愿意凌霜傲雪，跟嚴寒做什么爭斗。它們只想把洞口堵起來，懶懶地睡一覺。一覺醒來，又是和和美美的春天。月落烏啼霜滿天（Atmoonsetcrythecrows,streakingthefrostysky）Butsomecreaturesthinkotherwise.Whenthefrostcomes,itisthetimeofgreatkilling.Ifyouarewillingtogofurtherintothewoodsonthedayofthefrost,youmayseesuchastrangeandcruelscene.ZhouShusays:"Onthedayoffrost'sdescent,jackalisasacrificialanimal."Inaflatclearingamongthetrees,thejackalwasarrangingthebeastshehadcaptured,onebyone,neatlyintoasquare,andthengivingalonghowltothesky.可是，有一些生物可不這么想。霜降之日，就是大動殺機之時。你要是在霜降這一天，愿意再往樹林的深處走走，就可能看到這樣一幅詭異而殘酷的場景。《周書》上說：“霜降之日，豺乃祭獸。”在樹林間一塊平整的空地上，豺狼正把它捉來的野獸，一只一只，整齊地擺成一個正方形，然后對著天空，發出長長的嗥叫。月落烏啼霜滿天（Atmoonsetcrythecrows,streakingthefrostysky）Verysimilartothe"jackalofferingbeast",onthedayofFrost'sdescent,theancientswouldholdagrandmilitaryparadetohonorthegodoftheflagstandard(dao).Standardisdecoratedwithbirdfeathersoroxtailflags.Standardisthesoulofthearmy,isthesymbolofthecommander.與“豺祭獸”十分類似的，是在霜降這一天，古人將舉行一場盛大的閱兵儀式，祭奠旗纛（dào）之神。纛是用鳥羽或者牛尾裝飾的大旗。旗纛是軍魂，是主帥的象征。月落烏啼霜滿天（Atmoonsetcrythecrows,streakingthefrostysky）Earlyinthemorningonthefrost'sday,afterthesoundofacannon,agroupofsoldiers,shiningarmorandbrightflags,ranthroughthestreettothemartialartsHall.霜降之日一早，一聲炮響之后，一隊一隊的士兵，盔甲锃亮，旗幟鮮明，穿街而過，直奔演武廳。SacrificefirsttotheGodofthestandard.Thesacrificeisawholepigandsheep,veryrich.Duringthesacrifice,themainpriestwillreadthemessageandpraythattheflagGodwillguidethesoldierstoadvancebravelyandwinthevictory.Afterthetoast,thesalute,andthentheparade.先祭旗纛之神。祭品是整豬整羊，十分豐盛。祭祀時，主祭人要宣讀祝文，祈禱旗神指引軍士，勇猛前進，旗開得勝。祝詞宣讀完畢，行軍禮，然后閱兵。月落烏啼霜滿天（Atmoonsetcrythecrows,streakingthefrostysky）Mostoftheancientschosetofighttheenemyintheautumn,andtheparadewasapre-wardrill,a"deterrent"meansof"subduingpeople'ssoldierswithoutfighting",andalsoremindedthemselvesthattheycouldnotslackoff.古人大多選擇在秋天討伐敵寇，閱兵是戰前的操練，是“不戰而屈人之兵”的一種“嚇阻”手段，也是提醒自己，不可懈怠。月落烏啼霜滿天（Atmoonsetcrythecrows,streakingthefrostysky）Asaresult,peoplehavethiscustom-thenightbeforethefrost'sdescent,peoplewillputafewpeeledchestnutsnexttothepillow,untilthenextmorningwhenthecannonsounds,immediatelyeatthem.Itissaidthateatingchestnutsatthistimewillmakeyoumorepowerful.PeopleusesuchaHenggetowaitfortheday,andreadytodevelopthecustom,andsolemnlydismissedthelastsolartermofautumn.于是，民間又有了這樣的風俗——霜降前一天的晚上，人們會在枕頭旁邊，放幾粒剝好的栗子，等到第二天凌晨一響炮響，立即取而食之。據說此時吃了栗子，會變得更加有力。人們用這樣一個橫戈待旦、又蓄勢待發的風俗，凝重地打發了秋天最后一個節氣。霜降·民俗Frost'sDescent·Folkcustom貳霜降之美，猶如冬日之詩紅葉紛飛，枯草傲骨，北風咆哮寒意到，冷風蕭瑟，氣溫飛寒，霜降到來冷愈寒，晝時愈短，夜時愈長，按時作息身體強。好事成霜

喜從天降霜降·民俗（Frost'sDescent·Folkcustom）DaysA"jackalisasacrificeanimal",thejackalbegantocaptureprey,tothebeasttotheheaven.一候“豺乃祭獸”，豺狼開始捕獲獵物，以獸來祭天。Thethirdhou"jellyfishsaltybent","bent"istheheaddown,thejellyfishdoesnotmoveintheholedoesnoteat,hangdowntheheadtoenterthehibernationstate.三候“蜇蟲咸俯”，“俯”是低頭，蜇蟲在洞中不動不食，垂下頭來進入冬眠狀態。Inthesecondwait,"grassandtreesfallyellow",woodleavesfall,soughdry,andwinteriscoming.二候“草木黃落”，木葉飄零，颯颯風干，冬天即將來臨。Thefrostdescendsforthree（霜降三候）霜降·民俗（Frost'sDescent·Folkcustom）Whenfrostcomes,themapleleavesarestained.Climbingtotheheightofthegaze,peoplerelaxedandhappy,haze,sadautumnmoodthendisappeared,mindandbodyfeelgreatpleasureandrelaxation.Frostdescendsandclimbs霜降時節，楓葉盡染。登至高處極目遠眺，令人心曠神怡，陰霾、悲秋的情緒隨之隱沒，心身感到極大的愉悅和放松。霜降登高霜降·民俗（Frost'sDescent·Folkcustom）EnjoythechrysanthemumswhenthefrostdescendsInancienttimes,thereisasayingthat"frostplayschrysanthemumopen",andappreciatingchrysanthemumsistheelegantthingoffrost'sdescent."Whenfrostdescends,onlythisgrassisflourishing",chrysanthemumwasregardedbytheancientsas"thegrassofwaitingtime",hasunusualculturalsignificance,andisconsideredtobea"longevityguest",anoldgrass,andasymbolofvitality.古有“霜打菊花開”之說，賞菊花是霜降節令的雅事。“霜降之時，唯此草盛茂”，菊被古人視為“候時之草”，有著不尋常的文化意義，被認為是“延壽客”、不老草，成為生命力的象征。霜降賞菊霜降·民俗（Frost'sDescent·Folkcustom）Whenfrostdescends,everythingissaved,butthepersimmontreestillhasredbells.霜降，萬物收藏，但柿樹還掛著紅色鈴鐺。"Ifyouwanttoaskwhowon'tpickit,waituntilthewindandfrostaresweet."Thefirstredpersimmonissourandastringent.“欲問誰家怎不摘，等到風霜甜不溜。”柿子初紅，是酸澀的。Onlywhenthefrostisbeatenandfrozen,thereissweetjuice,andthewhitefrostreducesthebitternessandincreasesthesweetness.唯有等到嚴霜打一打、凍一凍，才有甜蜜的汁水，凜凜白霜，減苦增甘。EatingpersimmonwhenFrostdescendsalsohasthebeautifulmeaningof"goodpersimmonintofrost".霜降吃柿子，也有“好柿成霜”的美好寓意。Frostdescendstoeat（霜降吃食）霜降·民俗（Frost'sDescent·Folkcustom）OnthedayofFrost'sdescent,youshouldeatsupplements,whichisoftensaidinthenorth,"stickautumnfat."霜降這一天，要吃補品，也就是北方常說的“貼秋膘”。ThereisaproverbinsouthernFujianthatgoes,"Itisbettertomakeupforfrost'sdescentthantomakeupforthewholeyear.“閩南有一句諺語，叫作“一年補通通，不如補霜降。”Protein-richmeatisnaturallythebestfoodonthetable,anditisalsoanexcellentfoodforpeopletosupplement.富含蛋白質的肉類自然是餐桌上的上乘肴饌，也是人們進補的優良食品。霜降·絮語Frost'sdescent·Whisper叁霜降之美，猶如冬日之詩紅葉紛飛，枯草傲骨，北風咆哮寒意到，冷風蕭瑟，氣溫飛寒，霜降到來冷愈寒，晝時愈短，夜時愈長，按時作息身體強。好事成霜

喜從天降霜降·絮語（Frost'sdescent·Whisper）Wishdeepfeeling,stronglikethislateautumn"Red,red,yellow,yellowleavesaccompanymywindow,Doyouhaveacoldfloatingintheotherside?"愿深情，濃烈似這深秋“紅紅黃黃葉兒伴我窗，飄他方的你可有著涼？”霜降·絮語（Frost'sdescent·Whisper）Frost'sdescentisthelastsolartermofautumn.霜降是秋天的最后一個節氣。Itissuitableforsittinginthewarmafternoon,listeningtoanoldsong,listeningtothesoundofpattingthewindow.適合坐在溫暖的午后，聽一首老歌，細聽撲簌打窗聲。Suitableforbrewingacupofcaramelcoloredcoffee,letthefaintlonelinessandpeacelingerintheheart,missthelovelypersonintheheart.適合沏一杯焦糖色的咖啡，讓淡淡的孤獨和寧靜縈繞心間，思念心頭的可愛之人。Suitablefortwistingafallenleaf,gentlydipthepenandink,writedownthesentimentofacorneroftheheart,senttotheleisurelyyearsoflateautumn適合捻一枚落葉，輕蘸筆墨，寫下心之一隅的感悟，寄給深秋的悠悠歲月霜降·絮語（Frost'sdescent·Whisper）Autumncomesandgoes,thefilmofthechangingseasonsiswashed,andthecolorsandflavorsoflifecanalwaysbereflected:thejoyofshiningbranches,thegloomfallingfromthehighlight,thereverieandperceptionoflife,andthegratitudeandcherishoftheconvectionyear.Thisautumn,whetheritis