In winter in Sichuan province, what does it mean to wave your feet and hands?

In winter in Sichuan province, nine songs are used to shake feet, indicating that the weather is already very cold, and people need to keep shaking their hands to drive away the cold.

Sichuan Edition of "Counting Nine Songs"

1929, my arms intervened;

3949, frozen pigs and frozen dogs;

5969, look at the willows by the river;

In 7963, pedestrians on the road put clothes on their shoulders;

In 8972, cats and dogs were lying in the shade;

998 1, Crops Old Man Tian Zhongli.

Explanation:

"1929, put your hands in your arms": it means that winter is coming, and people should put their hands in their arms when going out.

"3949, frozen pigs and frozen dogs": 3949, in the coldest winter, can freeze pigs and old dogs to death.

"May 969, see willows along the river": May 969, the basic weather turns warmer, so you can go out to see willows.

"In 7963, pedestrians on the road put clothes on their shoulders; Cats and dogs lie in the shade in 8972 ":In 7989, when the weather gets warmer and the ice has melted, there will be fewer and fewer clothes reserved at this time.

"998 1, Tian Zhongli, the old man of crops": 99 years later, spring planting began.

Introduction of nine solar terms

Jiujiu, also known as Winter Jiujiu, is a folk solar term in China. The number nine begins at the end of winter in 65438+February of Gregorian calendar and ends on Everyone's Day.

"Liang Chao Shu Jing Chu Chun Qiu" records: "The winter solstice is 998 1 day, which is the end of cold." Count nine cold days, that is, count nine every nine days from the winter solstice to the eighty-first day, and the weather will warm up. In fact, it is "1999 1999, and there are cattle everywhere".