Why is Qixi Festival called Qiqiao? Why did Qixi Festival become Valentine's Day?
As a traditional Chinese festival, Qixi Festival occupies a very important position in our country. So, let’s take a look at why Qixi Festival is called Qiqiao Festival? Why did Qixi Festival become Valentine's Day? The seventh month of the lunar calendar is known as the Ghost Festival, which is a folk festival for ghosts, so the seventh month is also called the Ghost Month. More information about the seventh lunar month of 2021 has been prepared for you. You can click on Shui Mo Network to find out more.Why is Qixi Festival called Qiqiao?The Chinese Valentine's Day is also known as the Qiqiao Festival. In fact, it is related to the custom of "Qiqiao Festival", which is the birthday of the Seventh Sister. According to legend, the seventh day of the seventh month of the lunar calendar every year is also the birthday of the Seventh Sister. The custom of "begging for cleverness" is one of the most important customs on the day of "Seventh Sister's Birthday", so the day of Qixi is also called "Begging for Cleverness Festival".According to folk legends, the Seventh Sister is an expert weaver from heaven. In the old days, beautiful girls would "beg for skill" from the Seventh Sister, begging her to teach them a skillful craft; in fact, the so-called "begging for skill" was nothing more than a "competition of skill". Therefore, the Qixi Festival is also called the Qiqiao Festival. Why did Qixi Festival become Valentine's Day?The Chinese Valentine's Day has become Valentine's Day, but in fact it has something to do with the love story of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl. In the Nineteen Ancient Poems, it is written: "The Altair is far away, the Milky Way is bright. With her delicate white hands, she weaves at the loom. All day long, she cannot finish a poem, and her tears fall like rain. The Milky Way is clear and shallow, how far apart are they? Across the water, they are speechless with affection."The so-called love story of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl is actually the evolution of people's worship of natural celestial phenomena, and later developed into the Chinese Valentine's Day. Therefore, during the Chinese Valentine's Day every year, ancient women would make wishes to the Vega and Altair in the sky, hoping that they would have a wise mind, dexterous hands and a happy marriage. Through historical development, the Chinese Valentine's Day has been endowed with the beautiful love legend of "Cowherd and Weaver Girl". As it has been endowed with connotations related to love, it has become a festival symbolizing love and is thus considered to be a very romantic traditional festival in China. In contemporary times, it has even developed the cultural meaning of "Chinese Valentine's Day". So, Qixi Festival evolved into Valentine's Day. |
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