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Text |Reading Jun (this article was first published by Baijiahao).
Just entered the New Year of the solar calendar, Xiaohan has only been a few days, ushering in the coldest time of the year - "39 days". This year's 39 days start on January 9 and end on January 17. Judging from the temperature in the coming week, although there is an invasion of cold air, the overall cooling does not seem to be very obvious, but generally warms up. For example, in the Guangxi region where the reader is located, the temperature is generally maintained at about 20 degrees during the day, giving people a warm feeling like spring.
According to the ancestors, the weather should be the coldest at this time, but if the climate is abnormal, then the weather in the future may be a different scene. Today into the thirty-nine,As the old saying goes"Sanjiu is most afraid of sunny days".The sun rises in the third and ninth days, and the grave will be added in the coming year".What is the omen?Does that make sense?Let's take a look.
As a unique time node, "Sanjiu" not only marks the arrival of the coldest season of the year, but also has many guiding roles and symbolic meanings, carrying a profound cultural heritage. According to the Chinese calendar, "39" refers to the third nine days after the winter solstice of the lunar calendar, that is, the nineteenth to the twenty-seventh day of the winter solstice of the lunar calendar.
In ancient China, people divided the year into 24 solar terms according to celestial phenomena, phenology and climate change, and "Sanjiu" is located between the two solar terms of Xiaohan and Dahan, which is the most severe period of winter.
At this time, the direct point of the sun is located near the Tropic of Capricorn, and the northern hemisphere receives less solar radiation, causing the temperature to drop. At the same time, the rate at which the surface loses heat is greater than the rate at which it absorbs heat, the air temperature is further reduced. Therefore, weather phenomena such as severe cold, frost, and wind and snow often occur during the 39th day.
As the old saying goes, "3949 walk on the ice", this proverb vividly depicts the cold scene of the "39" season. In northern China, the river is frozen and hard at this time, and people can walk, skate, and even pick up ice on the ice.
The literal meaning of this phrase is that the sun appears in the thirty-nine days. Under normal circumstances, the winter sun is not as hot as in summer, but it is still the source of warmth that people hope for. In the folk proverb, "the sun rises in 39" here expresses the meaning that the weather is warmer and the climate is rising. Folks believe that it is not a bad thing that the weather in Sanjiu is warmer, as the old saying goes:
"I am most afraid of the warm weather in Sanjiu";The meaning is very clear. In a cold season like 39 days, it stands to reason that the sky should be cold, everything is silent, and everything is withering. And when the weather is supposed to be cold, but the weather warms up, then it is likely to be caused by abnormal weather. And this abnormal weather often indicates that there may be disasters in the coming year, such as abnormal natural disasters such as "inverted spring cold".Sanjiu opened the river, and the farmer sold his wife";
Smile on the 39th, and the spring is cold in March";
Sanjiu opened the river, and the wheat harvest was thin", etc.
For the overwintering crops, if the weather phenomenon of "inverted spring cold" occurs, it will inevitably cause a reduction in yield or even no harvest. This is undoubtedly a great blow to the people who farm the land. Especially in ancient times, when production technology was backward and depended on the sky for food, abnormal weather would cause huge losses to agricultural production. If the peasants do not have enough to eat, they are prone to famine and starvation. Therefore, there is a folk saying that "the sun rises in the third nine, and the grave will be added in the coming year".
Is there a scientific reason for "the sun rises in the third and the ninth year, and the grave is added in the coming year"?
From a scientific point of view, the phrase "the sun rises in the coming year" is not entirely unreasonable. We know that there is a link between climate change and natural disasters. When there is an anomaly in the climate, it often leads to an increase in the probability of natural disasters. For example, extreme weather events (such as frosts, blizzards, droughts, floods, etc.) are often associated with climate anomalies.
Therefore, if there is unusually warm weather for three or nine days, then it could mean that the entire climate system is out of order, increasing the risk of natural disasters in the coming year.
However, it should be emphasized that although the "sunrise on March 9" may be related to climate anomalies, it cannot directly lead to the result of "adding graves in the coming year". Because the occurrence of natural disasters is affected by a variety of factors, in addition to climatic factors, including geology, human activities and other factors. Therefore, we cannot simply equate "the sun rises on 39" with "the grave in the coming year".
In addition, now that our science and technology have been further improved, we now have more accurate climate tools to advance climate change trends in the future and thus provide strong support for our preparedness against natural disasters. Therefore, even if the sunrise does indicate a climate anomaly, we need not panic too much. As long as we pay close attention to the forecast and early warning information of the meteorological department and take preventive measures in time, we can also effectively respond to possible disasters to the greatest extent possible.
In general, folk beliefs often stem from people's intuitive feelings and experience summaries of natural phenomena, while scientific cognition is based on rigorous experimental evidence and logical reasoning. Therefore, when faced with similar folk proverbs, we should keep rational thinking, neither blindly believing nor denying all of them. Rather, it is to analyze and verify its authenticity through scientific methods, so as to provide useful guidance for our lives.
The old adage "When the sun rises in the coming year, the grave will be added to the grave" reflects concerns about climate anomalies and natural disasters to some extent, it cannot be seen as an accurate omen from a scientific point of view. In the face of climate change and natural disasters, we should rely on the power of science to strengthen preparedness and response, rather than relying too much on folk proverbs.
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