What does calendar 29 mean?

Today is 65438+February 24th, 2020. Looking at the calendar, we can know that today is Christmas Eve and tomorrow is Christmas Day. Looking back, we will find that in a few days, 65438+February 30 will be marked as "29". Then there are three nine, four nine, five nine, seven nine, eight nine and nine nine. So, what does "Erjiu" mean here? Let's have a look!

What does calendar 29 mean?

"29" on the calendar refers to the second nine days from the date of winter solstice. Jiujiu, also called Jiujiu in winter, is a folk method to calculate the date of warm flowers in spring and cold days in China. Generally, March and April are the coldest time, which is the coldest time of the year. When you count to nine "nine days", spring will be deep and warm, and everything will be full of vitality. It's time for spring ploughing.

The number nine method is passed down from mouth to mouth among the people in our country, which has a history and lacks records. As for when it originated, there is no exact information. In traditional culture, nine is the extreme number, the "highest yang" number and the largest number. The accumulation of "Zhiyang" means that Yin Qi is decreasing day by day, and it is tired to the end, which means that the cold is getting warmer and "the spring is deep".

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.

From the solstice of winter to the non-union day of winter (the first non-union day from winter to the future is called "Jiao Jiu", which means the beginning of cold), every nine days is called "Jiu", the first nine days are called "Jiu Jiu", the last nine days are called "Er Jiu", and so on, counting to 81 days of "Jiu Jiu".