Why is the Qixi Festival also called the Qiqiao Festival? What are the similarities and differences between the Qixi Festival and Valentine's Day?

July 7th is the Chinese Valentine's Day. Worshiping the seven sisters to pray for blessings and beg for skills is one of the important customs of the "Seven Sisters' Birthday". Then why is the Chinese Valentine's Day also called the Qiqiao Festival? What are the similarities and differences between the Chinese Valentine's Day and Valentine's Day? In the golden autumn season, the hot weather subsides and everything changes with the passage of time. Come to Shuimoxiansheng.com and follow the editor to take a look at the seventh month of the lunar calendar in 2019!

Why is the Chinese Valentine's Day also called the Qiqiao Festival?

Answer: The origin of the Chinese Valentine's Day is related to the Weaver Girl. It was also the ancient Daughters' Festival. The Chinese Valentine's Day is also known as the "Birthday of the Seventh Sister". According to folk legend, the Seventh Sister is an expert weaver in heaven. In the old days, women would "beg for skills" from the Seventh Sister, asking her to teach them dexterous crafts. This is the origin of the Qiqiao Festival.
The seventh day of the seventh month of the Chinese Valentine's Day is the day when the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl meet across the Milky Way on the Magpie Bridge according to legend. In people's minds, the Weaver Girl is a hardworking, kind-hearted and dexterous fairy. So on the night of July 7, young girls and young women come out to perform the ritual of worship and beg for dexterity from the Weaver Girl, hoping that they can have dexterous hands and an intelligent heart like the Weaver Girl and live a happy and fulfilling life.
Because the Qixi Festival is closely related to women's affairs, it is also called "Daughter's Day" and is the Women's Day among Chinese traditional festivals. There is a custom of eating delicious food on the Chinese Valentine's Day. The snacks include fruits and various kinds of pastries, and the customs vary from place to place.
After all the delicious food is prepared, it is displayed on the table in the courtyard, as if to invite the Weaver Girl in the sky to taste it. Then everyone watched the distant night sky while eating various clever foods, believing that this would make people more clever. During the Han Dynasty, people began to beg the Weaver Girl for skills. Not only do they pray for dexterity, they also pray for wealth, a happy and sweet marriage, and children.

Similarities and differences between Chinese Valentine's Day and Valentine's Day:

1. Similarities between Valentine's Day and Chinese Valentine's Day
The Chinese Valentine's Day refers to the seventh day of the seventh month in the lunar calendar. It is a festival for women to pray for cleverness and it is also the day when the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl meet. The touching love story of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl has been widely circulated by later generations. In order to commemorate their love story, the Chinese Valentine's Day is also called the Chinese Valentine's Day, so the Chinese Valentine's Day is also a Valentine's Day. Although Valentine's Day originated in the West, it has become increasingly popular in China in recent years. Currently, there are four major popular Valentine's Days in China, namely the Lantern Festival, Western Valentine's Day, 520 Valentine's Day, and Chinese Valentine's Day. 2. What is the difference between Valentine’s Day and Valentine’s Day?
1. Origin and Culture The Chinese Valentine's Day tells the love story of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl, reflecting the historical society of the agricultural civilization at that time and embodying the culture of advocating nature. The Western Valentine's Day reflects the belief in Christianity and the return of humanity after the Renaissance.
2. Different people participate. Chinese Valentine's Day is mainly a festival for unmarried women. Every year on Chinese Valentine's Day, women in ancient times would perform activities such as begging for skills, worship and make handicrafts. Single girls would also pray for marriage on this day. In the West, Valentine's Day is a holiday for couples, where men give women flowers, chocolates, etc.
3. Different origins: The legend of Valentine’s martyrdom on Western Valentine’s Day is said to be a story of lovers finally getting married, while the Chinese Valentine’s Day is a love story of two people who are far apart. They are reunited only on this day of the year. To this day, lovers in different places or couples who are far apart are compared to the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl. 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 that can be controlled is his or her "luck." Unexpected changes in the world may happen at any time, so use Mr. Shui Mo's [Premium Calculation] function to learn more about your fortune in 2019!

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