Count nine, one nine, two nine, three nine. What do these words mean?

On the solstice after beginning of winter, "counting nine", commonly known as "crossing nine", means entering the coldest season of the year.

September 19 is every nine days from the solstice of winter every year, which also refers to the first September 19.

Twenty-nine refers to the second nine days after the winter solstice. From the tenth day to the eighteenth day of the winter solstice.

Sanjiu refers to the third cold day since the winter solstice, which is the coldest period of the year.

Count to "999" 81 days, "nine peach blossoms bloom". At this time, the cold has passed and the weather is warm.

Brief introduction of folk songs

The widely circulated "99-99 Xiehan Song" from winter solstice, commonly known as "99-99 Song", vividly records the climate and phenological changes between winter solstice and vernal equinox, and also expresses some laws of agricultural activities.

The widely circulated song 1929 for removing cold says: "1929 does not shoot, 1949 walks on the ice, 1969 sees the willows, 1979 opens the river, 1999.

Because the climate is different in different places, there are some differences in Jiujiu songs. For example, the Jiujiu songs circulating in Hebei Province are: "1929 Don't shoot; 3,949 yuan to take away; Five or nine and a half points, slag scattered; Hit six or nine heads in spring, take off your coat and change to a cow; In 7963, pedestrians relaxed their clothes; Nine times out of ten, don't plow, just stay for three or five days; Yang Huakai 1999, and will not come in the future. "