1. 大风不过晌，过晌呼呼响。

1. The strong wind does not last till noon; if it does, it howls loudly.

2. 清明不插柳，死后变黄狗清明不戴柳，红颜变白首。

2. If one does not plant willow branches on Qingming, after death they will turn into a yellow dog. If one does not wear willow branches on Qingming, a beauty will turn gray in old age.

3. 清明起尘，黄土埋人。

3. Dust rises on Qingming, and the Yellow Earth buries the deceased.

4. 清明前后一场雨，强如秀才中了举。

4. A rain before and after the Qingming Festival is as strong as a scholar passing the imperial examination.

5. 清明谷雨，寒死老鼠;小满立夏，寒死老郎爸。

5. Qingming and Guyu, cold kills the rats; Xiaoman and Lixia, cold kills the old man's dad.

6. 清明前后，点瓜种豆。

6. During the Qingming Festival, plant melons and beans.

7. 清明有雨麦苗肥，谷雨有雨好种棉。

7. If there is rain during Qingming, the wheat seedlings will thrive; if there is rain during Guyu, it's a good time to plant cotton.

8. 清明刮坟土，庄稼汉真受苦。

8. Clear and bright day, the soil is scraped from graves, the farmers truly suffer.

9. 清明不上粪，越长越短劲。

9. If you don't apply manure on Qingming, the plant will grow taller but become weaker.

10. 涝洼地里种高粱，不怕后期遭水淹。

10. Plant sorghum in paddy fields, no fear of being flooded later.

11. 清明雾浓，一日天晴。

11. The mist of Qingming was thick, but the sky cleared up in a day.

12. 清明有雾，夏秋有雨。

12. The Qingming Festival is cloudy with mist, and there is rain in summer and autumn.

13. 稻怕寒露一夜霜，麦怕清明连放雨。

13. Rice fears the cold dew and frost overnight, wheat fears continuous rain during the Qingming Festival.

14. 清明到，麦苗喝足又吃饱。

14. Qingming arrives, wheat seedlings drink to their fill and dine to their content.

15. 五或六日。宋人吴自牧《梦梁录·卷二·清明节》条说：“清明，京师人从冬至后数起，至一百五日，便是 此日。”跟其他中国传统节日用月亮历法的农历不同，其实清明节是一个太阳历法的公历日期，固定在公历的每年4月4日至4月6日之间。有些同学问清明节是农 历几月几日这个说法是不对的，清明节的农历日期每年都是不同的，他是太阳运行到特定位置上的公历日期。比方说今年清明节是2011年4月5日，跟农历没有 关系。

15. Five or six days. According to Wu Zimu of the Song Dynasty in his "Mengliang Lu, Volume Two, Qingming Festival": "Qingming, the people of the capital start counting from the Winter Solstice, and it falls on the 105th day." Unlike other traditional Chinese festivals that use the lunar calendar, Qingming Festival is actually based on the solar calendar and is fixed between April 4th and April 6th of the Gregorian calendar each year. Some students ask if the statement "Qingming Festival is on the 15th day of the lunar calendar" is correct. In fact, the date of Qingming Festival in the lunar calendar changes every year; it is the Gregorian date when the sun reaches a specific position. For example, this year's Qingming Festival was on April 5, 2011, which has no relation to the lunar calendar.

16. 清明忙种麦，谷雨种大田。

16. The Qingming Festival is busy sowing wheat, and the Grain Rain Festival is for planting large fields.

17. 今夜星繁又明亮，明天风小好太阳。

17. Tonight, the stars are numerous and bright, and tomorrow, with a gentle breeze, there will be a fine sunny day.

18. 北风吹过头，南风来报仇。

18. When the north wind blows too much, the south wind comes to take revenge.

19. 清明宜晴，谷雨宜雨。

19. The Qingming Festival is best with clear weather, while the Grain Rain Festival is best with rain.

20. 雨下清明节，天旱四五月。

20. It rains during the Qingming Festival, and the sky remains dry from April to May.

21. 栽种枣槐还不晚，果树治虫喂桑蚕。

21. It's not too late to plant jujube and mulberry trees; fruit trees can control pests and feed silkworms.

22. 尿素追下三四天，再行浇水也不晚。

22. It's not too late to water after applying urea for three or four days.

23. 春雨落清明，明年好年景。

23. The spring rain falls on Qingming, and there will be a good year next year.

24. 继续造林把苗育，管好果树和桑园。

24. Continue to plant trees and cultivate seedlings, manage the fruit trees and mulberry gardens well.

25. 清明冷，好年景。

25. Cold Qingming, a good year.

26. 麦苗追浇紧划锄，查治病虫严把关。

26. Thoroughly water the wheat seedlings and carefully hoe them, strictly control the diseases and pests.

27. 地温稳定十三度，抓紧时机播春棉。

27. The ground temperature is stable at 13 degrees, seize the opportunity to plant spring cotton.

28. 清明晴鱼上高坪，清明雨鱼埤下死。

28. On Qingming, if it's sunny, the fish swim to Gaoping; if it rains, they die at the Bi Reservoir.

29. 雨打清明前，洼地好种田。

29. Rain before Qingming, the lowlands are good for farming.

30. 栽树不过清明节，栽松不让春晓得。

30. The act of planting trees is not to be done before Qingming Festival, and planting pine trees should not be known to spring.

31. 清明种瓜，船装车拉。

31. Plant melons on Qingming Festival, ships and carts carry them.

32. 清明前后雨纷纷，麦子一定好收成。

32. It rains heavily around the Qingming Festival, ensuring a good harvest of wheat.

33. 交春落雨到清明，清明落雨无日晴。

33. Rain falls in spring and on Qingming, and on Qingming it rains without a day of clear skies.

34. 清明要晴，谷雨要雨。

34. The Qingming Festival should be sunny, and the Grain Rain should bring rain.

35. 棉花播下锄梦花，提温保墒效果显。

35. Sow cotton with Dream Flower seeds, enhancing warming and moisture retention effects are evident.

36. 关门风，开门住，开门不住过晌午。

36. Wind when closing the door, residence when opening it; if you open it, you don't stay past noon.