Thank you so much for copying them here!! I'd rather say they are really literal translation, very chinese version. but it's interesting to do so:)

I just copy from a book. It's the 24 "sub-season" in our lunar calendar. FYI... 立春 the beginning of spring 雨水 rain water 惊蛰 the waking of insects 春分 the spring equinox 清明 pure brightness 谷雨 grain rain 立夏 the beginning of summer 小满 grain full 芒种 grain in ear 夏至 the summer solstice 小暑 slight heat 大暑 great heat 立秋 the beginning of autumn 处暑 the limit of heat 白露 white dew 秋分 the autumnal equinox 寒露 cold dew 霜降 frost's descent 立冬 the beginning of winter 小雪 slight snow 大雪 great snow 冬至 the winter solstice 小寒 slight cold 大寒 great cold

that's true. maybe it belongs to the 'untranslatable cultural items'..

thanks... but it is too difficult to translate them into English.... :)