Will the Spring Festival in 2023 be cold or warm? The weather can be a harbinger of March 9th, just look at the rural proverbs to know

Counting nine is one of the customs widely spread among Chinese people.

"1929 did not take action, 3949 walked on the ice, 5969 watched willows along the river, 79 the river opened, 89 geese came, 99 plus 19, cattle were everywhere. Let’s go.

” The song “Counting Nine” is also widely circulated across the country.

The coldest periods of the year are March 9th and April 9th. In addition to the saying "Walking on ice during March 9th and 49th", there is also "March 9th and 49th, freezing to the bone" in rural areas. proverb.

Using an exaggerated technique that can break stones, it creates a severe cold.

The winter solstice is the first day of the ninth lunar month every year. Every nine days is the ninth day of the ninth lunar month, and one day is 81 days long.

After calculation, this year’s March 9 period is from January 9, 2023 to January 17, 2023. The specific times of other “Nine Counts” are as follows:

About March 9th and There are also some proverbs circulating among the people about the relationship between the coldness and warmth of the Spring Festival. In the eastern Henan area where the author is located, there is a saying that "the coldness and warmth of the Spring Festival depends on the three nines".

Some friends may ask, will the Spring Festival in 2023 be cold or warm? In this article, the author will talk about this matter in detail through specific proverbs related to "Three Nines". Everyone will have the answer after reading it.

"It is cold on March 9th, but not warm during the New Year"

This proverb can be easily explained literally. If the weather is cold on March 9th, it will not be warm during the Chinese New Year (Spring Festival). It will be very warm. In other words, if it is cold on March 9th, the Spring Festival will be cold; if it is warm on March 9th, the Spring Festival will be warm.

The weather in the eastern Henan area where the author is located has been relatively warm recently, with the highest daytime temperature reaching about 15 degrees. In the words of the villagers, it is not like the weather in March 9th. In previous years, heavy snow closed the door. In this case, it won’t be cold at all if you wear something thin this year.

In this case, it is expected that the Spring Festival will not be very cold and will be relatively warm.

"If it snows for three to nine feet, the cow will freeze to death in the first month."

This proverb uses an exaggerated and metaphorical approach, which means that if it snows on the day of March nine, then The entire first lunar month will be relatively cold (there is a folk saying that only on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, it is still within the scope of the Spring Festival).

"Three feet of snow" is used to describe heavy snowfall (it doesn't have to be three feet), and "frozen to death" is used to describe the cold weather, which even cattle cannot bear.

As mentioned above, March 9th is the coldest time of the year. Snowing on March 9th is also a normal phenomenon. According to the author’s impression, in the past, it could continue to snow heavily until March 9th. During the Spring Festival, it is still a snowy scene. On the first day of the first lunar month, we walk through the thick snow to pay New Year greetings.

“If there is thunder on March 9th, people will suffer more during the Chinese New Year.”

This proverb means that if there is thunder on March 9th, people will suffer more during the Chinese New Year. That is to say, there is more rain and snow during the Spring Festival, making it inconvenient for people to travel.

In the past, the roads in rural areas were all real "cement" roads. Whenever it rained or snowed, no one could pass on the road. In addition, there were no cars before. My relatives all walk or ride bicycles, and the muddy roads are very inconvenient.

If your shoes get wet, you will feel miserable in the cold winter weather.

It can be seen from the meaning expressed by the above proverbs that based on the weather conditions on March 9th, it is indeed possible to predict the warmth and coldness of the Spring Festival that year.

In summary, if March 9th is a cold day, or it snows, or it thunders, you will feel very cold during the Spring Festival that year.

As for the question of whether our local area is cold or warm during the Spring Festival in 2023, we can understand the weather conditions on the above-mentioned "March 9th" day.

However, since proverbs have certain regional characteristics and may no longer apply to today's society, everyone can just understand them. The specific weather conditions must be based on the local weather forecast.

Today is March 9th. It is sunny here and the temperature is 0-10 degrees, which may indicate that this year’s Spring Festival will be warmer.

Let me ask you, what is the weather like today there?