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When does the weather start counting from nine o'clock?

Count to nine from the winter solstice.

The solstice in winter is called "over nine" or "counting nine", that is, from the solstice in winter, every nine days is a "nine", and * * * is divided into nine "nine". After counting the last nine, spring comes and the weather is getting warmer and warmer. Nine-day weather is a solar term in China, and it is one of the popular customs in China.

Counting nine means counting from the date of winter solstice (also known as counting from winter solstice), counting nine every nine days, and so on. As the saying goes, "it's hot in three days, cold in four or nine days", and the coldest period in a year is "three or nine days".

Brief introduction of customs

Counting to nine is one of the popular customs in China. Counting nine means counting from the date of winter solstice (also known as counting from winter solstice), counting nine every nine days, and so on. As the saying goes, "it's hot in dog days, but cold in dog days", and the coldest period of the year is "March 9, April 9". Count to nine until the eighty-first day, when the peach blossoms open at nine o'clock. At this point, the cold has gone and the weather is getting warmer.

Due to the vast territory of China, the climate varies greatly from place to place. Only parts of China, not all parts of the country, correspond to the winter solstice "9981, nine peach blossoms, deep spring and warm days", and some cold areas have no breath of spring.

There is a folk saying, "The solstice in summer is three years old, and the solstice in winter is nine years old." The number nine method is passed down from mouth to mouth in some places in China, which has a history and lacks records. As for when it originated, _ exact information. The ancients followed the example of the sky, took the image of the land, set solar terms to know solar terms, and made calendars to know time changes; Qi is divided into yin and yang, everything flows, man and astronomy are interlinked, and Tao becomes nature. In China's traditional philosophy, the rise and fall of Yin and Yang symbolizes the arrival of warmth and the departure of cold.