fill the granary; pray for harvest
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Meanings
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to fill the granary (traditional custom on the 25th day of the first lunar month)
archaicRefers to the traditional Chinese custom on the 25th day of the first lunar month (填仓节) where families add grain to their granaries and prepare elaborate meals to pray for a bountiful harvest.
Míng明
tiān天
shì是
tián填
cāng仓
，
jì记
de得
wǎng往
liáng粮
dùn囤
lǐ里
tiān添
diǎn点
xīn新
liáng粮
shi食
。
Tomorrow is the Fill-the-Granary Day; remember to add some new grain to the storage bin.
Àn按
zhào照
jiù旧
sú俗
，
tián填
cāng仓
zhè这
tiān天
jiā家
jiā家
hù户
hù户
dōu都
yào要
chī吃
dùn顿
hǎo好
fàn饭
。
According to the old custom, every household must eat a good meal on the Fill-the-Granary Day.
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Tián填
cāng仓
jié节
shì是
zhēng正
yuè月
èr二
shí十
wǔ五
rì日
，
rén人
men们
wǎng往
liáng粮
dùn囤
lǐ里
tián添
liáng粮
qí祈
qiú求
fēng丰
shōu收
。
The Fill-the-Granary Festival falls on the 25th day of the first lunar month, when people add grain to their granaries to pray for a good harvest.