What do people usually eat on Chinese Valentine's Day? The Origin of the Chinese Valentine's Day

What do people usually eat on Chinese Valentine's Day? The Origin of the Chinese Valentine's Day
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What do people usually eat on Chinese Valentine's Day?

Eat Qiqiao fruit on Qixi Festival <br /> It is called "Qiaoguo" in folk culture. Flour and enamel are kneaded into various shapes, mostly "S" shapes. The more exquisite ones are pinched into the shapes of flower knots and flying birds (such as birds, cranes, etc.). Put it into the oil pan and fry it until golden brown. Take it out (sprinkle sesame seeds while it is hot. It is generally called Qiaoguo. After cooling, it can be eaten or used to pray for dexterity. Qiaoguo is exquisitely made and lifelike in shape. It is often a way for girls and women to show their dexterity. Therefore, Qiaoguo must be made by women themselves. Later, it developed into commercial production. On the day of "Qixi Festival", all hot pot restaurants have "Qiaoguo" on the market. Qiaoguo tastes crispy and fragrant, sweet but not greasy.
Eat hawthorn cake on Chinese Valentine's Day <br /> It is a candied fruit product made from fresh hawthorn. Hawthorn is also known as red fruit and mountain red. Hawthorn is red in color and tastes sweet and sour. It can be eaten fresh or made into dried hawthorn for consumption. July is the season for harvesting hawthorn. In addition to eating fresh hawthorn and making dried hawthorn for storage, people also like to make hawthorn cakes for consumption. Therefore, hawthorn cake is not only a food for the "Chinese Valentine's Day", but also a seasonal food in July.
Eat candied fruits on the Qixi Festival <br /> On the Qixi Festival, girls give each other candied fruits that they made themselves. As early as several months ago in the spring and summer, girls would buy fresh fruits, make honey, and wait for the Chinese Valentine's Day to give them to each other as gifts. Common ones include sugared bayberry, candied green plums, apricot slices, candied dates, etc. Giving each other candied fruits is also a form of competition to see which girl has better craftsmanship and can make the most delicious and beautiful candied fruits. Secondly, candied fruits are mostly sweet food, which means sweetness. Therefore, giving candied fruits to each other also means wishing each other well. In the old days, tea and candy shops also launched seasonal candied fruits on this day, and gave the candied fruits new names based on the fairy tale of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl to attract business.

The Origin of the Chinese Valentine's Day

"Qixi Festival" originated from the ancient people's worship of time.
"Qi" is homophonic with "qi", and both the month and the day are "qi", giving people a sense of time. The ancient Chinese called the sun, moon and the five major planets, Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, Venus and Saturn, together the "Seven Luminaries".
The number seven represents a period of time in folk culture, and "seven sevens" is often used as the final number when calculating time. In old Beijing, when holding a memorial service for the deceased, it was usually considered complete after the 77th day. The current "week" is calculated using the "Nanayo" and is still retained in Japanese. “Qi” is homophonic with “ji”, and “Qiqi” means double luck, so it is an auspicious day. In Taiwan, July is known as the month of "happiness and fortune". Because the shape of the word "喜" in cursive script resembles the continuous writing of "七十七", seventy-seven years old is also called "喜寿".

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