When is Chinese Valentine’s Day in 2021? What is the origin of Valentine's Day?

When is Chinese Valentine’s Day in 2021? What is the origin of Valentine's Day?
Chinese Valentine's Day, also known as the Qiqiao Festival, the Qijie Festival, the Daughters' Festival, and the Qiqiao Festival, so when is the Chinese Valentine's Day in 2021? What is the origin of Valentine's Day? Let’s take a look at the following content!

When is Chinese Valentine’s Day in 2021?

The seventh day of the seventh month of the lunar calendar in 2021 corresponds to the Gregorian calendar: August 14, 2021, Saturday.
Origin of the festival name
Cowherd and Weaver Girl
Qixi Festival: July 7th is also known as the "Birthday of the Seventh Sister". Because the worship activities are held on the evening of July 7th (evening, called "xi" in ancient times), it is called "Qixi Festival".
Double Seven: In this number, both the month and the day are seven, hence the name, also known as Double Seven. Fragrant Day: It is said that the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl meet on the Qixi Festival, and the Weaver Girl will dress up and put on makeup so that the sky is filled with fragrance, hence the name.
Week: The positions of the two stars Altair and Vega are special and they only meet once a year, so this day is called week.
Qiqiao Festival: It is named after the "Qiqiao" custom of "Seventh Sister's Birthday". July 7 is the birthday of the Seventh Sister. "Begging for skill" is one of the important customs of "Seventh Sister's Birthday", so it is also called "Begging for Skill Festival". According to folk legend, 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". Women's Day: The main customs of the Qixi Festival are for young girls to worship the gods, beg for skills, and compete for skills, so it is called Women's Day, also known as Daughter's Day and Girls' Day. It is a festival exclusively for beautiful ladies among the traditional Chinese festivals. On this night, girls not only beg the Weaver Girl for skillful hands, but also for a good marriage match. In the past, marriage was a lifelong event that determined a girl's happiness. Therefore, on the night of Chinese Valentine's Day, the infatuated women in the world would pray to the starry sky for a happy marriage. Lan Ye: The seventh month of the lunar calendar was called "Lan Yue" in ancient times, so the Chinese Valentine's Day is also called "Lan Ye".
Ox-Man and Ox-Woman Day: In Vietnam, the main people celebrating the Chinese Valentine's Day are the Chinese, and the Chinese Valentine's Day has another name called "Ox-Man and Ox-Woman Day".
Children's Day : It is called this because the customs of begging for skills and literature are mostly performed by young girls and boys.
Needle Threading Festival : It is called this because there is a custom of threading a needle on this day.
Daode La : The Taoist "Yuce of the Supreme Dao of the Emperor of Heaven" states: The seventh day of July is called Daode La, and on this day the Five Emperors meet in the Seven Qi Sutian in the West.
Chinese Valentine's Day : 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".

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