When is the Chinese Valentine’s Day in 2019? What are the folk activities of the Qixi Festival?
When is the Chinese Valentine’s Day in 2019? What are the folk activities of the Qixi Festival? Qixi Festival is also known as China's Valentine's Day. July is also known as the "Orchid Month" because many varieties of orchids choose to bloom in July. Therefore, the orchids in July are filled with fragrance and are therefore called the "Orchid Month." If you want to know more about the seventh month of the lunar calendar in 2019, please follow Mr. Shui Mo’s website!When is the Chinese Valentine’s Day in 2019?Lunar calendar: July 7, 2019Gregorian 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 lunar calendar, the Chinese Valentine's Day in 2019 is on August 7, which is a day not suitable for any important activities. What are the folk activities of the Qixi Festival?1. Qixi Festival customs: picking cypress leavesDuring the Chinese Valentine's Day, most women pick cypress leaves and peach branches and use them to make decoction for washing their hair. Since the weather is dry at this time and washing is easy, using it to wash your hair will make it refreshed and smooth, without any dirt or greasiness. At dawn, when the sun is rising and the breeze is cool, picking is particularly convenient. Therefore, most people have a grand scene of women picking cypress leaves on July 7th. 2. Qixi Festival customs: breaking peach branches Breaking peach branches is a custom of the Chinese Valentine's Day. Peach branches can dispel evil spirits, detoxify insects, and relieve abdominal pain. Used for shampooing to remove dirt and grease. 3. Qixi Festival customs: washing combs On July 7th, dry books and clothes. Washing hair and using all toiletries is also a popular custom among the people. In Jiading of Jiangsu, Huzhou of Zhejiang, Dexing of Jiangxi and other places, most women wash their hair and combs on this day. 4. Qixi Festival customs: eating Qiaoguo In folk culture, July is also called Qiao Yue and Qixi Festival is also called Qiao Xi. People also eat kiwi fruit on this day to mark the season. Qiaoguo is made by frying flour and sugar in oil. It tastes crispy and delicious. Eating Qiaoguo symbolizes the wish of begging for cleverness. What kind of festival is the Chinese Valentine's Day?July 7th is Chinese Valentine's Day, an ancient love festival. The seventh day of the seventh month of the lunar calendar was called "Qixi", "Double Seven", "Qiao Day", "Xiang Day" (it is said that the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl meet on the Qixi Festival, and the Weaver Girl has to dress up and put on makeup so that the sky is filled with fragrance), "Qiao Xi" (because there is a custom of begging for cleverness on the Qixi Festival), "Lan Ye" (the seventh month of the lunar calendar was called "Lan Yue" in ancient times, so the Qixi Festival is also called "Lan Ye"), Sunday (the positions of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl are special and they can only meet once a year, so this day is called Sunday), Needle Threading Day (because there is a custom of threading needles on this day), etc.As the saying goes, "A good fate is not as good as good luck." A person's destiny is already determined, and the only thing one can control is his or her "luck." There are unexpected changes in the world, and people are subject to misfortunes and blessings at any time. Do you want to know when your good luck will come? Then take a look at the [ Excellent Calculation ] below and wish you a safe and smooth life! |
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