Why is the Chinese Valentine's Day on the seventh day of the seventh month? Does Qixi Festival refer to morning or evening?

Why is the Chinese Valentine's Day on the seventh day of the seventh month? Does Qixi Festival refer to morning or evening?
Why is the Chinese Valentine's Day on the seventh day of the seventh month? Does Qixi Festival refer to morning or evening? The seventh month in the lunar calendar is the month when summer turns to autumn. The sun is still scorching and the heat is unbearable, but the weather is getting cooler day by day, and autumn is approaching. Shuimo.com has prepared content about every day of the seventh lunar month in 2022. Please click to view.

Why is the Chinese Valentine's Day on the seventh day of the seventh month?

The Chinese Valentine's Day is set on the seventh day of the seventh month due to the ancient worship of numbers. The ancient people listed the first day of the first lunar month, the second day of the second lunar month, the third day of the third lunar month, the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, the sixth day of the sixth lunar month, the seventh day of the seventh lunar month, and the ninth day of the ninth lunar month as auspicious days. "Seven" is the number of beads in each row of the abacus, which is romantic and rigorous, giving people a mysterious beauty. "Seven" represents the stages of time in folk culture, and the calculation of time is often ended with "seven sevens". The calculation of the current "week" with "seven stars" is still retained in Japanese. In Taiwan, July is called the "happy and auspicious" month. "Seven" is homophonic with "lucky", and "seven sevens" also means double auspiciousness, which is an auspicious day.

Does Qixi Festival refer to morning or evening?

Qixi Festival refers to the whole day of the seventh day of the seventh month of the lunar calendar every year. However, since legend has it that the magpies meet at night, most people choose to celebrate the festival on the night of Qixi Festival.
The Chinese Valentine's Day originated from the folk story "The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl". The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl met, got to know each other, and fell in love. However, due to the difference between humans and immortals, they were separated by the Queen Mother of the West. So they could only look at each other from afar across the Milky Way. Fortunately, there were magpies who built a magpie bridge for them so that they could meet on the bridge. According to legend, the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl meet on the Magpie Bridge once a year on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month, so this day is designated as the Chinese Valentine's Day.

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