How many days before the winter solstice?

It starts from winter to 8 1 day in the future, and ends at the time between two solar terms: fright and vernal equinox. Because 9 1 day is 99: March 4th to March 12 (leap year is March 3rd to March 1 1). Stunned: March 5-7; Equinox: March 20-22.

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. "The number of winter solstice days is 998 1 day, which is the end of the cold." Count nine cold days, that is, from the winter solstice day, count nine every nine days until the eighty-one day of "99", and the weather will be warm. 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 largest number. Ancient Han people thought that September 8 1 day must be the spring after the winter solstice.