The agricultural proverb says, "Cows freeze to death in front of everyone, and mothers are warm." When will we enter the ninth day this year? Nine men or nine women?

The agricultural proverb "Nine cows freeze to death, nine niang is warm", and this year 1 1 month is the ninth.

The solstice, the number nine and the dog days in winter seem to be unrelated, but from the perspective of folk culture, they are inextricably linked. Winter solstice is one of the 24 solar terms, and "Counting Nine" is a folk method to calculate the flowering dates of cold weather and warm spring (including the coldest time of the year). The dog days are the hottest time of the year, and the date is determined by the combination of the 24 solar terms and the date of the dry branch.

It can be seen that there is a certain correlation between the three. According to today's calculation method, the date of winter solstice is the beginning of "counting nine", that is, entering nine. However, the relationship between dog days and the number nine is unusual, and people often put them together, such as the agricultural proverb "Hot in dog days, cold in dog days", "Three Geng in summer till the sun, nine in winter" and so on.

This agricultural proverb is easy to explain literally. If it is nine years in the palace, it indicates that it will be colder in winter. On the contrary, if it is nine years, it will be warmer in winter. "Frozen cattle" is an exaggeration, which means that the weather is cold. As we all know, cattle were the main tools for people to farm in the past, and they were relatively resistant to freezing, so all the cattle froze to death, and the degree of cold can be seen.

As for the meaning of "warm", it is very simple, which means that the temperature is relatively high, not so cold, and people can spend the winter safely. This proverb means that if they meet their ninth birthday on the winter solstice, they can spend that winter in thin clothes.

The solstice of winter is the ninth year, and the ninth year is the ninth year of mother, which shows that winter is not so cold. It should be the season to wear thick clothes in winter, but thin clothes can pass. Through the analysis of the above three proverbs, the meaning is the same, that is, "male nine" means cold and "female nine" means warm. This year is the ninth birthday, and it may be warmer in winter.

This conclusion just echoes the El Ni? o phenomenon this year. According to the forecast of meteorologists, this year, due to the influence of El Ni? o, the winter temperature in the central and eastern regions will be higher than in previous years, and even this year may be the "warmest winter".

However, judging from the recent temperature in many places in the north, it seems to be colder this winter. In recent days, under the continuous influence of strong cold wave and strong cold air, the range is wide and the temperature drops suddenly, resulting in a significant drop in the minimum temperature in the north. In the words of many friends, people can "freeze and cry" and have never felt such cold weather in recent years.