In traditional Chinese culture, the term "number nine" has always had its special meaning. As the saying goes: "The dog days are hot, and the days are cold", where "four nine" means "counting nine days". There is also a proverb: "The summer solstice begins on the Geng day, and the winter solstice begins on the ninth day", which means that the day is calculated from the third day after the summer solstice, and the "number nine" starts from the first day after the winter solstice. The nine-day climate table for 2024 has been announced, let's take a look at which day this year's number nine starts and ends, and what the weather will be like during the Spring Festival in 2024.
Count nine cold days"The meaning is,"number"It stands for calculation or counting. In the tradition of northern China, people mark the climate change of winter every nine days from the day of the winter solstice of the lunar calendar, counting nine such cycles in a row, hence the name "number nine". This term is often used to refer to the entire cold winter period.
The number nine song is a folk slip of the tongue to describe the weather changes at different stages of winter. One of the more common versions is: "1929 does not shoot, 3949 walks on the ice, 5969 looks at the willows along the river, 79 rivers open, ** geese come, 99 plus 19, oxen plow everywhere." ”
Other versions include:
1929 hands hide sleeves, 3949 call dogs. Five-nine-six-nine doors open, seventy-nine ** willow side walk, ninety-nine plus one-nine, the cattle in the field are busy. ”
At 129 o'clock, the door is closed, 3949 cold ice cracks, 5969 views of the river willows, 79** water waves, 9981, spring ploughing plough into the soil. ”
1929 hand sleeves, 3949 cold pole, 5969 willow edges, 79 water ducks ** geese, 79 after the clothes become single, 9981, the farmer is busy in the field. ”
The number nine calendar for 2024 has been released. The details are as follows:
The "Ninth Lunar New Year" phase begins on December 22, 2023 and lasts until December 30, 2023
The "second nine" phase starts on December 31, 2023 and runs until January 8, 2024;
The "39" phase will start on January 9, 2024 and last until January 17, 2024
The "49" phase begins on January 18, 2024 and lasts until January 26;
The "Five-Nine" phase starts on January 27, 2024 and lasts until February 4, 2024
The "69" phase begins on February 5, 2024 and lasts until February 13, 2024
The "Seventy-Nine" phase starts on February 14 and runs until February 22, 2024
*" phase starts on February 23, 2024 and lasts until March 2;
The "Last Nine" phase begins on March 3, 2024 and lasts until March 11, 2024.
According to this schedule, the number nine days for 2024 begin on December 22, 2023. A new "nine" cycle will enter every nine days, which will continue until the end of March 11, 2024. Therefore, it can be said that March 12, 2024 is the end of the number nine.
The concepts of "male nine" and "female nine" are derived from the traditional ** way of understanding the cold level of winter. This statement is based on the date of the winter solstice, based on the theory of yin and yang: singular days represent yang ("male nine"), and even numbered days represent yin ("mother nine"). The winter solstice in 2023 falls on the tenth day of the winter month of the lunar calendar, that is, December 22 of the Gregorian calendar, which is an even-numbered day, so according to folk tradition, this year is regarded as the "ninth year of the mother". According to this concept, the winter is usually colder in the year of the "Ninth Month".The "Mother Nine" year is relatively warm, and it is likely to be a warm winter. Despite this, the winter of the "Mother Nine" year is not completely cold, but the climate will be milder compared to the "Gong Nine" year.
According to the traditional Chinese concept of "counting nine cold days", it is usually believed that the three nines and four nines during the "number nine" period are the coldest, as the proverb goes: "Three nine forty-nine, walk on the ice." "The 2024 39 and 49 periods extend from January 9 to January 26, corresponding to November 28 to the 16th day of the lunar calendar. And the Spring Festival in 2024 is on February 10, which happens to be in the June 9 period. According to the traditional number nine songs: "Five-nine-six-nine, look at the willows along the river." "Obviously, the coldest days of 2024 will come before the Chinese New Year.
That's the overview of the nine-day count in 2024. Due to the vast size of China and the different climates of different regions, these traditional songs are not accurate about the specific weather in each region. Still, these ancient wisdoms are worth learning and Xi exploring. Do you have any other interesting sayings about counting nine days?Do you feel the weather in your area cold this winter?