What day is the Chinese Valentine's Day? When is it in 2018?
Introduction: The seventh day of the seventh month in the lunar calendar is an important traditional festival in our country, the Chinese Valentine's Day. The specific time of the Chinese Valentine's Day is different every year. So when is the Chinese Valentine's Day? When is it this year in 2018? July has beautiful names such as Qiao Yue, Gua Yue, Orchid Autumn, Zhao Qiu, Xin Qiu, Shou Qiu, Xiang Yue, Meng Qiu and Chu Qiu. Let’s enjoy the seventh lunar month of 2018 with the Fortune Teller website.What day is the Chinese Valentine's Day? When is it in 2018?The seventh day of the seventh month of the lunar calendar is the Chinese Valentine's Day, also known as the Qiqiao Festival, the Seven Qiao Festival or the Seven Sisters' Birthday.Lunar calendar 2018 Chinese Valentine's Day date: Friday, August 17, 2018 (the seventh day of the seventh month of the Year of the Dog, 10 days away from the Chinese Valentine's Day in 2018) Qixi Festival originated in the Han Dynasty and is a traditional cultural festival popular in China and other countries in the Chinese character cultural circle. According to legend, on the night of the seventh or sixth day of the seventh lunar month, women would beg the Weaver Girl for wisdom and ingenuity in the courtyard, hence the name "begging for cleverness." It originated from the worship of nature and women threading needles to pray for dexterity, and was later endowed with the legend of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl, making it a festival symbolizing love. On the Qixi Festival, women have many customs such as threading needles to pray for good fortune, wealth and longevity, worshipping the Seven Sisters, displaying flowers and fruits, and doing needlework. These customs have influenced countries in the Chinese cultural circle, such as Japan, the Korean Peninsula, and Vietnam [1-3]. On May 20, 2006, the Chinese Valentine's Day was included in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage list by the State Council of the People's Republic of China. Qixi Festival AliasesDouble 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. Qiao Xi : It is called this because there is a custom of begging for skills on the Qixi Festival. 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. 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". 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. |
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