When is China’s Qixi Festival in 2019? What does Chinese Valentine's Day mean?

When is China’s Qixi Festival in 2019? What does Chinese Valentine's Day mean?
The Chinese Valentine's Day falls on the seventh day of the seventh month of the lunar calendar every year, which is our traditional Chinese Valentine's Day. When is China’s Qixi Festival in 2019? What does Chinese Valentine's Day mean? July is also known as the Qiao Month, the Gua Month, the Orchid Autumn, the Zhao Autumn, the New Autumn, the First Autumn, the Xiang Month, the Meng Autumn, and the Early Autumn. Come join us at Shuimoxiansheng.com to appreciate the beauty of the seventh lunar month of 2019!

When is China’s Qixi Festival 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 lunar calendar, the Chinese Valentine's Day on the seventh day of the seventh month in 2019 is August 7 in the Gregorian calendar. Please note that this day is "the day of the four extremes, do not use for important events" and nothing else is suitable.

What does Chinese Valentine's Day mean?

The Chinese Valentine's Day, also known as the Qiqiao Festival, the Seven Sisters Festival, the Daughters' Festival, and the Qiqiao Festival, is a traditional Chinese folk festival and the traditional birthday of the Seven Sisters. The Chinese Valentine's Day originated in China and is the earliest love festival in the world. "Qi" (seven) is homophonic with "ji" (lucky), and "Qiqi" (seven seven) means double luck, making it an auspicious day. On the night of Chinese Valentine's Day every year, the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl meet on the Magpie Bridge in the sky. The Weaver Girl is a beautiful, intelligent and dexterous fairy. On this night, the girls placed seasonal fruits on the bright moon in the sky and worshiped towards the sky, begging the goddess in heaven to give them intelligent minds and dexterous hands, so that they can master knitting and sewing skills, and also begging for a good match in love and marriage.

What does the Qixi Festival competition of cleverness mean?

"Dou Qiao" originated from a game in the palace of the Han Dynasty. It is a competitive traditional folk cultural activity during the Chinese Valentine's Day. The girls competed in threading the needle, steaming clever buns, baking clever fruits, making clever sprout soup, and making decorations with dough modeling, paper cutting, and colorful embroidery. Whoever has good craftsmanship must be skillful.
"Shuo Fu" quoted (Zhi Xu Za Zu) as saying: "On the seventh night of the seventh month, Concubine Xu carved lotus roots and exotic flowers and birds, and placed them on a crystal plate to present to the emperor. The work was extremely exquisite, and the emperor praised it greatly and gave her countless treasures. The emperor was so happy that he could not express it all day. At dusk, the emperor scattered them on the tables in the palace and ordered the palace maids to pick them out secretly. The winner was determined by the number of fine and coarse pieces. It was called a competition of ingenuity and was entertaining."
Yuan Dynasty Tao Zongyi's "Yuanshi Ye Ting Lu" said: "During the Dazhong period, Concubine Hong was favored by the harem. On the seventh night of the seventh month, the concubines were not allowed to go up on the stage. The stage was decorated with colorful ribbons to form a tower. The concubine went up alone with several palace officials. They cut the ribbons and scattered them under the stage. The concubines were ordered to pick them up. The winner was determined by the brightest or lightest color. The next day, a banquet was held, which was called the competition of cleverness. The loser was fined one seat."
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