As we all know, 39 days is the coldest time for people to feel. 39 days, a good calculation, the annual Winter Solstice Festival This day, began to enter the "middle", after you just familiar with the Chinese traditional solar terms, you know the thermometer timetable. This is: "1929, bosom meddle in; 3949, frozen pig dog; 5969, look at willows along the river; 7,963, pedestrian clothing list, 9,981, plow old man Tanaka. ”。 This means that since the earth has the heat and cold energy to accumulate front-end time, after entering the winter solstice, there are 40 days of the coldest weather, 18 days after the winter solstice, stiff limbs, 18 days after the winter solstice-36 days of this 18 days, the coldest period of the year, can freeze to death to the pig dog, and once entered the winter solstice after 36 days 54 Days of this 18 days, the Willows along the river have sprouted, the climate is warming, and 54 days after the winter solstice-70 days, people will take off their winter clothes; after the winter solstice 70 days, ready to spring plowing, the weather is thoroughly warm.
Well, middle was when we were under time of 2013 winter solstice , the reckoning will know when is middle, whether you know it or not, anyway, I know.
"39" refers to the third "nine days" after the winter solstice, the 19th day after the winter solstice to the 27th day. China's lunar calendar has a "99" argument, used to calculate the season. The method is calculated from the winter solstice (called "Nine" from the solstice), meaning the beginning of the cold), every nine days for a "nine", the first nine days is called "19", the second nine days is called "29", and so on, until "99", that is, to the Nineth nine days, the number full 9,981 days. When the winter was over, spring came.
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General "39" when the coldest. Upstairs friends said "the third day after the winter solstice" refers to "399", but also "39" and "49" intersection of the day, not "39".
Old Beijing customs, the winter solstice to draw "99 cold figure", this custom in the works of the Ming Dynasty has been recorded, this picture is a plum blossom, painting a plum blossom. There are 81 flower offices (representing 9,981 days). Use a pen to dye a flower every day. After this 8l days, 81 flower Office also dyed the whole, spring to, so called "99 cold figure." And in the Ming Dynasty in Beijing, there are engraved "99 cold figure", in the market, which is more convenient, and in the picture beside the "99 songs."
This "99 song" is the use of people's feelings of cold and phenology (that is, due to changes in the temperature of the animals and plants caused by changes in the phenomenon, such as willow sprout, peach blossom, wild goose fly, etc., are related to the temperature at that time, and these with a few months and days without necessarily relationship to reflect the cold and warm weather. The author of the Beijing popular "99 songs" is such: "1929, do not hand; 3949, ice Walk, 5969, see Willows along the river, 79 rivers open, eight or nine geese, 99 plus 19, cattle everywhere walk." "Popular rhymes, read catchy, easy to remember."
This "99" said. As early as the northern and Southern dynasties. At that time the folk from the winter solstice number, to 9,981 days, the cold day is over. And this (99 songs) about originated from the Song Dynasty. To the Ming Dynasty has been very popular, and "99 songs" in the popular, but there are different versions, content and detail are different. We look at the different sayings of the < 99 song of the Ming Dynasty, which is very interesting.
The Ming Dynasty "five miscellaneous zu" recorded at that time "99 songs" a saying: "1929, meet not shot; 3,927. The fence blew tartar (a loud noise from a strong wind). This sound tartar is the name of the ancient northern minority's instrument. 4,936, Night sleep like sleeping (mean cold, sleeping in the house is as cold as sleeping in the open air. 5,945, the Sun opened the door, 6,954, the poor son for emotional, 7,963, Buna Bear Head (refers to days hot, take off clothes bear); 8,972, cat dog seek yin ground; 9,981, plow rake together out. ' This is a more detailed statement. According to the book, at that time (the Ming Dynasty) of the north of the area of the epidemic, "99 song" is far from so complex, very simple and clear: "1929, meet do not hand, 3949, the Furnace drinking 5969, visit close friends, 7989, the river to see Willow." And the eye is easy to remember.
The "99 Songs" recorded in the Ming Dynasty, which specializes in Beijing's scenery, are different from the above: "1929, call not shot, 3,927, the fence blow tartar 4,936, night sleep like sleeping, 5,945, every family heap salt tiger (salt tiger originally refers to a tiger-shaped salt. Here is a metaphor for people's snowmen); 6,954, the mouth out of the heating, 7,963, the pedestrian clothing list, 8,972, cat and dog to seek Yin, 9,981, Qionghan suffering, to stretch his feet sleep, Mosquito Yi Flea out. "This last few sentences have given great sympathy to the Qionghan in winter." These two complex "99 songs" version of each other similarities and differences, which is worth noting is "5,945", the previous saying for "The Sun Open Door", the latter is "every family heap salt tiger." This may reflect the two "99 songs" in the period of production in winter six of the snowfall has a very big difference.
The above popular simple version of the Ming Dynasty in Beijing, "99 songs" said: "7989, see Willow River." "And in the First century," 99 songs "have become" 5969, see Willow River. "This change can not be ignored, it reflects the Ming dynasty when the weather in Beijing than the First century Beijing weather to be cold, so that from the phenological phenomenon, willow sprout long leaves to be a period of time."
Winter's "99 Songs" is very popular, because 0 cold weather makes people feel very difficult, in fact, there are "99 songs" in Summer, but summer is not like winter. What do you want to draw "99 heat map"? The summer of 99 corresponds to winter, from the summer solstice, also has 9,981 days, according to the Ming Dynasty "five miscellaneous zu" record as: "1929, the fan does not leave the hand; 3,927, the ice water is sweet as honey (ancient has icehouse, the winter hides the ice, the summer takes out the application); 4,936. Sweat out like bathing, 5,945, difficult to wear autumn 6,954, Shade People Buddha Temple, 7,963, bed head to find sheets, 8,972, consider cover wallet 9,981, step before Ming Cuzhi (Cuzhi refers to cricket). This summer's 99 songs are very lively and interesting, and subjective feelings.
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