The myth of Chinese Valentine's Day
The Qixi Festival is one of the traditional Chinese festivals. The seventh day of July in the lunar calendar is the Chinese traditional festival Qixi Festival. There is a custom of "begging for cleverness" on the Qixi Festival, and it has been around for a long time. In ancient times, young girls begged for skillful craftsmanship on this day and at the same time begged for a good marriage . On that night, unmarried girls prayed to the Weaving Maid star for the special gift. When the star Vega was high up in the sky, girls performed a small test by placing a needle on the water's surface: If the needle did not sink, the girl was considered to be ready to find a husband. Once a year, on this day, girls could wish for anything their hearts desired. The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl Once upon a time, there lived a poor cowherd, Niulang, whose parents had died long before. He had to live together with his elder brother. Unfortunately, his brother and his sister-in -law were ...