What does it mean to look at willows along the river?

It means that in 5969, the earth gradually rejuvenated, willows sprouted, and the weather gradually turned warm from cold, so "5969, look at willows by the river."

2. Source

Judging from Jiujiu songs, Jiujiu is also called Winter Jiujiu, which is a folk solar term of the Han nationality. The number 9 starts at the end of the solstice in the early winter of the Gregorian calendar 65438+ every year. There is no exact information about when the custom of counting nine originated. However, it was popular at least in the Northern and Southern Dynasties. "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, from the solstice of winter, count a "nine" every nine days until the "99" of 81 days, and the weather will warm up. In fact, it is "99-99, plowing cattle everywhere"-90 days, which is 9 days.

In the traditional culture of Han nationality, nine is the extreme number, which is the largest, largest and longest concept. Nine nines is eighty-one, which is the "maximum" number. Ancient Han people thought that September 8 1 day must be the spring after the winter solstice.

3. Save nine songs

Count nine songs

1929 did not shoot;

Walking on the ice in 3949;

59 and 69, looking at the willows by the river,

Seven or nine rivers opened, and eight or nine swallows came.

99 plus 19, plowing cattle everywhere.