《后汉书·本纪·显宗孝明帝纪》
十二月二十六日，明帝诏令说： 现在正是春天，人们都忙于耕田养蚕。
十二月甲寅，诏曰： 方春戒节，人以耕桑。
On the twenty-sixth day of December, Emperor Ming issued an edict saying: It is now spring, and people are busy farming and raising silkworms.
<s>[INST] For each of the following sets of Classical Chinese and Modern Chinese sentences, provide an English translation that captures the essence of both: Classical: 十二月甲寅，诏曰： 方春戒节，人以耕桑。 Modern: 十二月二十六日，明帝诏令说： 现在正是春天，人们都忙于耕田养蚕。 [/INST] On the twenty-sixth day of December, Emperor Ming issued an edict saying: It is now spring, and people are busy farming and raising silkworms.</s>
For each of the following sets of Classical Chinese and Modern Chinese sentences, provide an English translation that captures the essence of both: Classical: 十二月甲寅，诏曰： 方春戒节，人以耕桑。 Modern: 十二月二十六日，明帝诏令说： 现在正是春天，人们都忙于耕田养蚕。
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On the twenty-sixth day of December, Emperor Ming issued an edict saying: It is now spring, and people are busy farming and raising silkworms.
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