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風(fēng)箏真正的起源,現(xiàn)在已無(wú)法證明.有些民俗學(xué)家認(rèn)為,古人發(fā)明風(fēng)箏主要是為了懷念世故的親友,
風(fēng)箏
所以在清明節(jié)鬼門(mén)短暫開(kāi)放,將慰問(wèn)故人的情意寄托在風(fēng)箏上,傳送給死去的親友.

　　風(fēng)箏,古時(shí)稱(chēng)為「鷂」,北方謂「鳶」.大多數(shù)的人認(rèn)為風(fēng)箏起源于中國(guó),而后廣傳于全世界,是一種傳統(tǒng)的民間工藝品.實(shí)際上,中國(guó)最早出現(xiàn)的風(fēng)箏是用木材作的.春秋戰(zhàn)國(guó)時(shí),東周哲人墨翟（公元前478-392年）,曾「費(fèi)時(shí)三年,以木制木鳶,飛升天空……」.墨子在魯山（今山東濰坊境內(nèi)）,「斫木為鷂,三年而成,飛一日而敗」.這是說(shuō)墨子研究試制了三年,終于用木板制成了一只木鳥(niǎo),但只飛了一天就壞了.墨子制造的這只木鷂是最早的風(fēng)箏,也是世界上最早的風(fēng)箏.（約公元前300年）,距今已有二千四百年.
　　直至東漢期間,蔡倫發(fā)明造紙術(shù)后,坊間才開(kāi)始以紙做風(fēng)箏,稱(chēng)為「紙鳶」.因此可以推斷,中國(guó)風(fēng)箏已有兩千年以上歷史了.
　　墨子把制風(fēng)箏的事業(yè)傳給了他的學(xué)生公輸班（也稱(chēng)魯班）,《墨子·魯問(wèn)篇》中說(shuō),魯班根據(jù)墨翟的理想和設(shè)計(jì),用竹子做風(fēng)箏.魯班把竹子劈開(kāi)削光滑,用火烤彎曲,做成了喜鵲的樣子,稱(chēng)為「木鵲」,在空中飛翔達(dá)三天之久.《書(shū)》上說(shuō)：「公輸班制木鳶以窺宋城」.
　　公元前190年,楚漢相爭(zhēng),漢將韓信攻打未央宮,利用風(fēng)箏測(cè)量未央宮下面的地道的距離.而垓下之戰(zhàn),項(xiàng)羽的軍隊(duì)被劉邦的軍隊(duì)圍困,韓信派人用牛皮作風(fēng)箏,上敷竹笛,迎風(fēng)作響（一說(shuō)張良用風(fēng)箏系人吹簫）漢軍配合笛聲,唱起楚歌,渙散了楚軍士氣,這就是成語(yǔ)“四面楚歌”的故事.
　　在正史中也有關(guān)于風(fēng)箏的記載,時(shí)間較五代更早,其一是南朝的“侯景之亂”,梁武帝被侯景圍困,城墻被包圍.曾放風(fēng)箏向外求援,據(jù)南史卷八十《侯景傳》中所述,在梁武帝蕭衍大清三年（公元549年）時(shí),侯景作亂,叛軍將武帝圍困于梁都建鄴（即今南京）,內(nèi)外斷絕,有人獻(xiàn)計(jì)制作紙鴉,把皇帝詔令系在其中,當(dāng)時(shí)太子簡(jiǎn)文在太極殿外,乘西北風(fēng)施放向外求援,不幸被叛軍發(fā)覺(jué)射落,不久臺(tái)城即遭攻陷,梁朝從此也衰微滅亡.這是簡(jiǎn)文施放風(fēng)箏向外求救不幸失敗的故事.
　　相傳在公元前五世紀(jì)時(shí),希臘的阿爾克達(dá)斯就發(fā)明了風(fēng)箏,可惜后來(lái)失傳.直到公元十三世紀(jì),意大利人馬可波羅從中國(guó)返回歐洲后,風(fēng)箏才開(kāi)始在西方傳播開(kāi)來(lái).
　　又從其它考據(jù)證實(shí),約第十世紀(jì)傳至韓國(guó)再至日本,十三、四世紀(jì)才傳至歐洲.
　　美國(guó)也有放風(fēng)箏的故事,當(dāng)時(shí)的人們以為雷電與閃光,是宗教上神的怒吼而生恐懼,富蘭克林則利用風(fēng)箏,證明了雷電與閃光是空中放電的現(xiàn)象,而發(fā)明了避雷針.
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翻譯：
Kite real origins, now could not prove.Some scholars believed that, the ancients invented kites are used primarily to cherish the memory of the world family and friends, kites so the ghosts briefly opened the door the Ching Ming Festival, condolences to the enemy of love lies in on the kite, sent to dead relatives.Kites in ancient times known as the "Harrier", the North said "kite".Most people believe that kites originated in China, and then propagate over the world, is a traditional folk crafts.In fact, China's first kite is made of wood.Spring and Autumn period and the warring States period, East zhouzherenmozhai (478-392 BC), had made "took three years, with the wooden wood kite, flying the sky.".MO-win (now territory of Weifang, Shandong), "hack-wood for the harrier, formed by the three-year, flying day and getting crushed."That is to say Mo research trial for three years, was finally made with wooden planks and a wooden bird, but only flew one day bad.Mozi made this wood Harrier was the first kite, but also the world's first kite.