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==Culture and mythology==
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===Indian culture===
Nine is a number that appears often in [[Indian culture]] and mythology.<ref>{{Cite web |last=DHAMIJA |first=ANSHUL |date=May 16, 2018 |title=The Auspiciousness Of Number 9 |url=https://www.forbesindia.com/article/9th-anniversary-special/the-auspiciousness-of-number-9/50205/1 |access-date=2024-04-01 |website=Forbes India |language=en}}</ref> For example, there are nine [[Navagraha|influencers]] attested to in [[Indian astrology]]. In the [[Vaisheshika]] branch of [[Hindu philosophy]], there are nine universal substances or elements: [[Prithvi|Earth]], [[Ap (water)|Water]], [[Vayu|Air]], [[Agni|Fire]], [[Akasha|Ether]], [[Kāla (time)|Time]], [[Vaisheshika#The Categories or Padārtha|Space]], [[Ātman (Hinduism)|Soul]], and [[Manas (early Buddhism)|Mind]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Vaisheshika {{!}} Atomism, Realism, Dualism {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/Vaisheshika |access-date=2024-04-13 |website=www.britannica.com |language=en}}</ref> And [[Navaratri]] is a nine-day festival dedicated to the [[Navadurga|nine]] forms of [[Durga]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-04-11 |title=Navratri {{!}} Description, Importance, Goddess, & Facts {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/Navratri |access-date=2024-04-13 |website=www.britannica.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Lochtefeld |first=James G. |title=The illustrated encyclopedia of Hinduism |date=2002 |publisher=the Rosen publ. group |isbn=978-0-8239-2287-1 |location=New York}}</ref>

===Chinese culture===
* Nine ({{lang|zh|九}}; {{Lang-zh|p=jiǔ}}) is considered a good [[Numbers in Chinese culture|number in Chinese culture]] because it sounds the same as the word "long-lasting" ({{lang|zh|久}}; {{Lang-zh|p=jiǔ}}).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lucky Number Nine, Meaning of Number 9 in Chinese Culture |url=https://www.travelchinaguide.com/intro/lucky-number9.htm |access-date=15 January 2021 |website=www.travelchinaguide.com}}</ref>
* Nine is strongly associated with the [[Chinese dragon]], a symbol of magic and power. There are nine forms of the dragon, it is described in terms of nine attributes, and it has nine children. It has 117 scales&nbsp;– 81 [[yin and yang|yang]] (masculine, heavenly) and 36 [[yin and yang|yin]] (feminine, earthly). All three numbers are multiples of 9 ({{nowrap|1=9 × 13 = 117}}, {{nowrap|1=9 × 9 = 81}}, {{nowrap|1=9 × 4 = 36}}).<ref>{{cite book |title=Myths of China And Japan |author=Donald Alexander Mackenzie |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vzbeLy4TBa4C&q=chinese+dragon+scales+yin+36&pg=PA46 |publisher=Kessinger |year=2005 |isbn=1-4179-6429-4}}</ref>