Introducing love stories related to Qixi Festival!
Qixi Festival is one of China's traditional festivals, but not everyone knows the love stories related to Qixi Festival. So, let's take a look at the love stories related to Qixi Festival! The seventh month of the lunar calendar is the hottest time of summer in China and is also called Mengqiu, Lanyue, etc. If you want to know more about the seventh month of the lunar calendar, please follow Mr. Shui Mo’s website!Introducing love stories related to Qixi Festival!When talking about the Love Valley related to the Chinese Valentine's Day, the first thing that comes to our mind is the love story of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl."Jingchu Sui Shi Ji" says: "To the east of the Milky Way there is a Weaver Girl, the daughter of the Emperor of Heaven. She works hard every year to weave cloud brocade clothes for the heavens. The Emperor of Heaven feels sorry for her being alone, so he betroths her to the Cowherd in the west of the river. After the marriage, she stops weaving, and the Emperor of Heaven is angry, so he orders her to return to the east of the river, except to cross the river once a year on the night of July 7th." This statement is very similar to a folk legend. According to legend, the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl were originally stars in the sky. The Cowherd was herding and the Weaver Girl was weaving. They were both very conscientious and hardworking, and were deeply loved by the Jade Emperor. Therefore, the Jade Emperor granted them a marriage and allowed them to become husband and wife. But unexpectedly, Cowherd and Weaver Girl were so in love after marriage that they neglected their work. The Jade Emperor was furious and ordered Wu Que to convey his order that they were only allowed to meet once every seven days. However, the magpies mistakenly spread the rumor that they meet once a year on the Chinese Valentine's Day. It is said that in folk customs, after the Qixi Festival, the magpie loses all its feathers. This is a punishment for the magpie's miscommunication. It is punished to shed its feathers to build a bridge for the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl to meet. Qixi Festival Customs - Introduction to the Custom of Threading Needles to Beg for SkillThreading a needle to beg for dexterity is also called "skill competition", which means women compete in threading a needle. They tie colorful threads and thread a seven-hole needle. Whoever threads faster means more skills that one can beg for. The one who threads slower is called "loser". The "loser" has to give the gift prepared in advance to the one who gets the skill. "Xijing Miscellaneous Records" said: "The women of the Han Dynasty often threaded seven-hole needles in the Kaijin Tower on the seventh day of the seventh month, and everyone was accustomed to it."Liang Zongmou of the Southern Dynasty wrote in Jingchu Sui Shi Ji: "On the seventh day of the seventh month, women in the family would make a colorful tower and pierce seven holes in it, or use gold, silver or stone as needles." Geography said: "Emperor Wu of Qi built a multi-story tower, and on the seventh day of the seventh month, many palace ladies would go up there to pierce needles. People called it the Needle Threading Tower." Wang Renyu of the Five Dynasties wrote in "Kaiyuan Tianbao Yishi" that "On the seventh night of the seventh month, the palace built a palace with brocade, a hundred feet high, which could accommodate dozens of people. Fruits, wine and roasted vegetables were laid out, and seats were set up to worship the two stars of Niu and Nv. The concubines each used a nine-hole needle and five-colored thread to thread it towards the moon. Those who passed through it were considered to have good luck. The Qingshang music was played, and the feast lasted until dawn. All the families of the local people followed suit." Yuan Dynasty Tao Zongyi's "Yuanshi Ye Ting Lu" said: "Jiuyintai is the place where people pray for wisdom on the seventh night of the seventh month. At night, the palace maids go up to the stage to thread a nine-tailed needle with colorful silk. The one who finishes first is the winner, and the one who finishes later is the loser. Each of them contributes money to give to the winner." |
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