When is the Chinese Qixi Festival? Introduction to the similarities and differences between Chinese Qixi Festival and Western Valentine's Day

When is the Chinese Qixi Festival? Introduction to the similarities and differences between Chinese Qixi Festival and Western Valentine's Day
As one of China's traditional festivals, Qixi Festival is also very popular among people. So, let's take a look at what day is the Chinese Qixi Festival? An introduction to the similarities and differences between China's Qixi Festival and Western Valentine's Day. Shuimo.com has carefully compiled detailed information about the seventh month of the lunar calendar in 2021. Come to Shuimo.com’s special topic on the seventh month of the lunar calendar in 2021 to learn about the auspiciousness and inauspiciousness of the day!

When is the Chinese Qixi Festival?

China's Qixi Festival falls on the seventh day of the seventh month of the lunar calendar every year.
The reason why the Chinese Valentine's Day is called the Chinese Valentine's Day is mainly because July 7 is known as the "Seventh Sister's Birthday". Because the worship activities are held on the evening of July 7 (evening, called "Xi" in ancient times), it is called "Chinese Valentine's Day".
Although the Chinese Valentine's Day falls on the seventh day of the seventh month of the lunar calendar every year, the solar calendar date of the Chinese Valentine's Day is uncertain every year.
So if you want to know the Gregorian calendar time of Chinese Valentine's Day, you need to look at which year the Chinese Valentine's Day falls on.

Introduction to the similarities and differences between Chinese Qixi Festival and Western Valentine's Day

1. Difference in time
Qixi Festival is on the seventh day of the seventh month of the lunar calendar every year.
Western Valentine's Day is on February 14th of the Gregorian calendar every year.
2. Different origins
The origin of Qixi Festival mainly comes from the love story of Cowherd and Weaver Girl.
Western Valentine's Day is also called St. Valentine's Day or St. Valentine's Day, which is on February 14th of each year. It is one of the traditional festivals in Western countries and originated from Christianity.
3. Different customs
The main customs of the Chinese Valentine's Day include worshiping the Seven Sisters, praying for blessings and making wishes, begging for skills, watching the Altair and Vega stars, praying for marriage, storing Chinese Valentine's Day water, etc. The main customs of Valentine's Day in the West are: men and women send each other gifts, flowers, chocolates, greeting cards, etc. on Valentine's Day to express love or friendship.

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