What are the customs of counting nine?

Take stock of nine customs: visit temple fairs, eat glutinous rice balls and wear new clothes.

Jiujiu ",also known as" Winter Jiujiu ",is a folk solar term in winter in China.

There are many customs of counting nine, among which "Jiujiu Song" is the most extensive and has a long history. These songs skillfully use the phenological phenomena in nature and vividly reflect the laws of weather changes during the Ninth Five-Year Plan period. As far as most parts of China are concerned, the weather was not the coldest when the 29th passed, but "1929, I can't reach it."

/kloc-at the end of 0/949, it was almost a "severe cold" solar term, so it was said "3949, frozen bitch". After May 9, the earth gradually rejuvenated and the weather gradually warmed from cold, so "May 969, look at the willows by the river; 7989, walking alone. " By 1999, it was already a "shock pad" solar term, so "the thunder of 1999 made a lasting noise."

The custom of "painting nine" appeared in the Ming Dynasty. The so-called painting is actually a picture that calculates the warm date of spring after the winter solstice. In the Ming Dynasty, "A Brief Introduction to the Scenery of the Imperial Capital" contained: "From winter to the sun, draw a plum flower, one in eighty petals. Dye one petal a day, and 99 petals will come out, then the spring will be deep, saying that 99 will eliminate the cold. "

In addition, in the Qing Dynasty, there were "Poems and Pictures of' Eliminating Cold in the Nineteen Years'", including four sentences and thirty-six sentences every nine days. The content ranges from "Huang San ruled the world in ancient times" to "the golden years of Qing Dynasty" in this dynasty, which is a beautiful historical "memorabilia".