When does the solar term start counting nine, and when does it start counting nine in winter?

China has been in cold weather for several years since the winter of November. Astronomical experts said that "the Ninth Five-Year Plan" is a more applicable solar term in northern China, especially in the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River. So when do you want to know more clearly when to start counting nine in winter? What does nine mean? Let the 24 solar terms tell you!

Which solar term starts counting nine?

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.

"Liang Chao Shu Jing Chu Chun Qiu" records: "The winter solstice is 998 1 day, which is the end of cold." Count nine cold days, that is, from the solstice of winter, count a "nine" every nine days until the "99" of 81 days, and the weather will warm up. In fact, it is "99-99, plowing cattle everywhere"-90 days, which is 9 days.

In the traditional culture of Han nationality, nine is the extreme number, which is the largest, largest and longest concept. Nine nines is eighty-one, which is the "maximum" number. Ancient Han people thought that September 8 1 day must be the spring after the winter solstice.

Introduction of the number nine

China has been in cold weather for several years since the winter of November. Astronomical experts said that "the Ninth Five-Year Plan" is a more applicable solar term in northern China, especially in the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River. From the day of winter solstice, it entered the "number nine", commonly known as "cross nine", and then every nine days as a unit, called "nine". After nine "nines", it happens to be eighty-one days, that is, "nine out", and then bloom is warm in spring.

Compared with their descendants, the working people of the ancient Han nationality, especially those in the northern region, lacked the conditions to keep warm from the cold. Winter is also regarded as a threat and punishment, which directly affects people's mood and even makes them feel that winter is inexplicably long. At that time, in order to survive the long winter, the Han people invented the method of "counting nine" to pass the time to alleviate the psychological crisis under the threat of winter. At that time, it was a carefree state to count nine around your family.

Date corresponding to the number nine in the solar calendar:

September 19: 65438+February 22-65438+February 30.

Erjiu: 65438+February 3 1- The following year 65438+1October 8.

Sanjiu: 65438+1October 9-65438+1October 17

Jiu Si: 65438+1October18-65438+1October 26th.

May 9: 65438+1October 27-February 4

69: February 5-February 13

July 9th: February 65438+February 22nd, 2004.

August 23rd to March 3rd (February 23rd to March 2nd in leap year).

99: March 4th-March 12 (March 3rd-March in leap year 1 1).