Why do we worship the Weaver Girl on the Chinese Valentine’s Day? What is the Chinese Valentine's Day also called?

Why do we worship the Weaver Girl on the Chinese Valentine’s Day? What is the Chinese Valentine's Day also called?
Why do we worship the Weaver Girl on the Chinese Valentine’s Day? What is the Chinese Valentine's Day also called? The seventh day of the seventh month of every year is China's Valentine's Day. The seventh day of the seventh month of the lunar calendar is a traditional Chinese festival - Qixi Festival, also known as Chinese Valentine's Day, which adds a touch of romance to the seventh month of the lunar calendar. Follow Shuimoxiansheng.com and enjoy the romance of the seventh month of the lunar calendar in 2019 with you.

Why do we worship the Weaver Girl on the Chinese Valentine’s Day?

The well-known Weaver Girl is revered as the "Seven-Star Goddess" in religious worship in Quanzhou, Taiwan and the coastal areas of southern China. She and her six other sisters (the Seven Fairies) will protect all children under the age of 16 and help them grow up smoothly. They are the patron saints of children. People often respectfully call the Seven Fairies who protect children "Seven Niangma". Every year on the evening of the seventh day of the seventh lunar month, the birthday of "Qiniangma", families with children must worship Qininiangma at the door and pray for their children to grow up safely.

What is the Chinese Valentine's Day also called?

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".
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".
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.
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.
Qiqiao Festival: July 7 is the birthday of the Seventh Sister. Worshiping the Seventh Sister, praying for blessings and begging for cleverness is one of the important customs of the "Seventh Sister's Birthday". Because "begging for cleverness" is an important custom of the Seventh Sister's Birthday, it is also called the "Begging for Cleverness Festival."
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.

How is the Chinese Valentine's Day in 2019?

Lunar calendar: July 7, 2019
Gregorian calendar: Wednesday, August 7, 2019 Leo
[Today's Old Almanac is suitable] [Do not use it on the day of the four most important events]
Fasting and offering sacrifices to pray for a son, seeking wealth, burying, marrying a son-in-law, litigating, breaking ground, drilling, removing mourning clothes, building a house, erecting pillars and beams, resigning from office, planting, taking in livestock, digging wells, catching, signing contracts
[Today's taboos in the old almanac] [Do not use on the day of the four most important events]
Bed installation, construction, groundbreaking, marriage, moving into new home, travel, migration, separation, opening warehouse, collecting money, opening market
According to the almanac, the seventh day of the seventh month of the lunar calendar in 2019 is August 7 in the new calendar. This day is not a good day for anything.
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