When does the number nine start and end this year?

The number nine in 2023 begins on February 22, 2022 and ends on March 22, 2023.

The number nine is an important solar term in China traditional lunar calendar, which indicates that winter has entered the coldest stage. According to the ancient lunar custom in China, Nine refers to nine nine days in winter, starting from the first Geng Day after beginning of winter and ending on the last Geng Day before slight cold.

According to the experience of the ancients, the number of years is different every year. Because the days after the winter solstice are different every year, the start date of the number nine changes accordingly. However, in modern times, in order to facilitate people's memory, people usually spend nine solar terms directly from winter to day. Therefore, on the day of the solar term from the winter solstice in 2023, that is, February 22nd of 12, the counting of nine officially started and ended on March 22nd of 2023.

Nine food recommendations:

1, seasonal vegetables

Common seasonal foods in recent days include white radish, Chinese cabbage, white gourd, pumpkin, carrot, sweet potato, purple potato, spinach, chrysanthemum and so on.

2. Seasonal fruits

Common seasonal fruits are sugarcane, water chestnut, orange, orange juice, grapefruit, apple, winter jujube, pear, hawthorn, persimmon and kiwi fruit.

3. Meat food

The recommended meat foods for several days are mutton, beef, chicken, fish and pork.

4. Whole grains and coarse grains

Whole grains refer to rice, wheat, soybeans, corn, potatoes and food. The recommended whole grains in recent days include red beans, Redmi, white lentils, black rice, black beans, millet, japonica rice, oatmeal, purple rice and Euryale ferox.