Introduction of 49 solar terms

In the north, the ninth jingle is: 1929, don't shoot, walk on the ice in 3949, watch the willows along the river in 5969, open the river in 79, add 19 in 89 years, and plow cattle everywhere.

There are nine jingles in the south: 1929 don't shoot, walk on the river in 3949, freeze the river in 5969, watch the willows in 7989, 19 plus 99, plow cattle everywhere. "North Counting Nine Songs": "The winter solstice returns to September 19, with hands hidden in the cuffs; 29 18, my mouth seems to be spicy; 3927, see fire as honey; 4936, go skating; Joan Hinton five, nine, four, five, forty-five; 69 plus 79, don't throw away your cotton-padded clothes; 1989, I began to cultivate land.

Jiujiu, also known as Winter Jiujiu, is a folk solar term of the Han nationality. The number 9 starts at the end of the solstice in the early winter of the Gregorian calendar 65438+ every year. There is no exact information about when the custom of counting nine originated. However, it was popular at least in the Northern and Southern Dynasties.