《淮南子·时则训》
命令有关官员在此腊月举行盛大的驱除疫鬼的仪式，将被杀死肢解的牺牲陈放在四方城门以驱赶邪气，并放出泥塑土牛以劝农民勤劳耕作。
命渔师始渔，天子亲往射渔，先荐寝庙。
The responsible officials are to perform the ritual for exorcising evil spirits, and the sacrificed objects, which have been killed and dismembered, shall be laid at the city gates to drive away the evil spirits. Also, clay oxes shall be set out to encourage the farmers to cultivate assiduously.
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Explain the meaning of this Classical Chinese passage in English: 命渔师始渔，天子亲往射渔，先荐寝庙。
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The responsible officials are to perform the ritual for exorcising evil spirits, and the sacrificed objects, which have been killed and dismembered, shall be laid at the city gates to drive away the evil spirits. Also, clay oxes shall be set out to encourage the farmers to cultivate assiduously.
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