Nineteen to ninety-nine

"September 19" means several cold days from winter to the future, and the first nine days are called "September 19".

Enter "No.9" from the date of winter solstice. "Counting Nine" is a folk solar term in winter in China.

From winter solstice to Sunday, it is called "Jiujiu", every nine days, the first nine days, the last nine days, and so on, until the ninth nine days, the number reaches 998 1 day.

Counting nine days is 19, counting nine days is 29 ... Counting nine days is the end of nine, and it will be warm then. It roughly includes the winter of three months in the Gregorian calendar.

There is no exact information about when this custom originated. However, it was popular at least in the Northern and Southern Dynasties. Liang wrote in the Chronicle of Jingchu: "The number of days in the winter solstice, 9981 is the end of the cold."

In ancient times, especially in the north of China, working people lacked the conditions to keep warm from the cold. Winter was regarded as a threat and punishment, which directly affected people's mood and even made them feel that winter was inexplicably long. At that time, in order to survive the long winter, people invented the method of "counting nine" to pass the time to alleviate the psychological crisis under the threat of winter.

Extended data:

Jiujiu song:

The Song of Nineteen Nine in the Middle and Lower Reaches of the Yellow River: 1929 was not released; Walking on the ice in 3949; 5969 see willows along the river; Seven or nine rivers open, and eight or nine geese come; 99 plus 19, plowing cattle everywhere.

The middle reaches of the Yellow River: 1929; In 3949, the door called a dog; Watching the willows cross the river in 5969; Seven or nine rivers open, and eight or nine geese come; 99 Canadian 19, plowing cattle everywhere.

Changsha Jiujiu Song:

On the ninth day of the ninth lunar month, don't shoot when you meet (put your hands in your sleeves or pockets);

3927, hanging a pen in front of the eaves (icicles);

In 4936, pedestrians spent the night (going home for the New Year);

In 5945, poor Han people danced in front of the stage (praising spring and sending the god of wealth);

In 6954, the withered branches made tender thorns;

7963, undressing on the sidewalk;

In 8972, Hippies (frogs) burped in the field;

998 1, take off the hemp fiber and put on the hat.

Baidu encyclopedia-counting nine winters