The story of Qixi

The story describes it as an abnormal phenomenon on the basis of realistic cognitive view. It is a literary genre, focusing on the description of the development process of events. It emphasizes the vividness and coherence of the plot and is more suitable for oral narration. The following is a story about Qixi (generally 6). Welcome to read!

The story of Tanabata, 1 China Valentine's Day, also known as Qiqiao Festival, Qiqiao Day or Seven Sisters's birthday, originated in China and is a traditional festival in China and East Asian countries. The festival comes from the legend of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl, and is celebrated on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month (after the Meiji Restoration, it was changed to the seventh day of the Japanese solar calendar). Because the main participants in this day's activities are girls, the content of the festival activities is mainly begging skills, so people call this day "begging skills festival" or "daughter's day" or "daughter's day". On May 20th, 2006, Tanabata was listed in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage by the State Council.

China Valentine's Day takes the folklore of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl as the carrier, expressing the feelings of married men and women who never give up and grow old together, and abiding by their commitment to love. With the development of time, Qixi became the Valentine's Day in China. The origin of Valentine's Day in China is related to the folk story of Cowherd and Weaver Girl. Its earliest origin may be in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, such as The Book of Songs Dadong: "In autumn, the weaver girl has seven waves all day long. Although it is seven, it is not a service seal; You can't recognize the box when you look at the cow. " There is also Luo Qi's "The Source of Things" in the Ming Dynasty: "Chu Huaiwang first decides Tanabata." However, Tanabata at that time was a sacrifice to Altair and Vega, and there was no story behind it. It was not until the Han Dynasty that its details were linked with the story of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl, and it officially became a festival for women. For example, in "Pass" written by Ying Shao in the Eastern Han Dynasty, it was written: "The Weaver Girl will cross the river on Qixi to make the magpies overseas." Another example is "Miscellanies of Xijing": "Women in the Han Dynasty often wear seven-hole needles in Jinkailou on July 7, all of which are Xi."

The Story of Tanabata 2 The seventh day of the seventh lunar month is a traditional festival of the Han nationality in China, China Valentine's Day. Because the main participants in this day's activities are girls, the content of the festival activities is mainly begging skills, so people call this day "begging skills festival" or "daughter's day" or "daughter's day". Tanabata is one of the most romantic traditional festivals in China and the most important day for girls in the past. That night, women pricked needles to pray for Fu Lushou. On the seventh day, the ceremony was pious and grand, and flowers and fruits were displayed. All kinds of furniture and utensils are exquisite and small, which makes people fondle them.

Tanabata is nicknamed "Zhou". Wang Bo's Tanabata Fu "Stay in the Week, Full Moon and Evening" compares the week with the moon and evening, and points out the two most beautiful and touching nights related to family and love in a year. Because of this, later generations call the auspicious day for men and women to get married "Zhou".

On a clear summer and autumn night, the sky is full of stars, and a white galaxy spans the north and south like a bridge. On the east and west banks of the river, there is a shining star across the river, that is Altair and Vega.

It is a folk custom to sit and watch morning glory and weaver girl on Tanabata. According to legend, this night every year is the time when the Weaver Girl and the Cowherd meet at the Magpie Bridge. The Weaver Girl is a beautiful, clever and clever fairy. On this night, ordinary women prayed to her for wisdom and skillful skills, and they also prayed to her for a happy marriage. Therefore, the seventh day of July is also called Begging Festival.

It is said that on Tanabata night, you can look up and see the Milky Way where the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl meet, and you can also eavesdrop on the love story when they meet in the sky under the melon and fruit shelf.

On this romantic night, the girls put seasonal fruits and vegetables in front of the bright moon in the sky and offered sacrifices to the sky.

The story of Tanabata 3 Tanabata, formerly known as Beggar's Day. The Qixi Begging for Qiao Qi originated in the Han Dynasty. Ge Hong's Miscellaneous Notes on Xijing in the Eastern Jin Dynasty recorded that "women in the Han Dynasty often opened the front building on July 7 with seven-hole needles on Han stone reliefs, which was the earliest begging record in ancient documents we have seen." In later Tang and Song poems, women's begging for cleverness was repeatedly mentioned. In the Tang Dynasty, Wang Jian wrote a poem "The stars are bright and the pearls are bright, and Gong E is busy begging for cleverness". According to "The Legacy of Kaiyuan Tianbao", every time Emperor Taizong and his concubines held a banquet in the Qing Palace on Tanabata, the ladies-in-waiting begged with their own ingenuity. This custom is also enduring among the people and passed down from generation to generation.

Qixi originated from people's worship of nature. According to historical documents, at least three or four thousand years ago, with people's understanding of astronomy and the emergence of textile technology, there was a record of Altair Vega. People worship the stars far more than Altair and Vega. They think that there are seven stars representing directions in the east, west, north and south, which are collectively called 28 nights, among which the Big Dipper is the brightest and can be used to tell directions at night. The first star of the Big Dipper is called Kuixing, also known as the champion. Later, with the imperial examination system, the top scholar in the middle school was called "Dakui Scholar in the World", and the scholars called Tanabata "Kuixing Festival" or "Book-drying Festival", which preserved the trace that the earliest Tanabata originated from worshipping stars.

Qixi also comes from the ancient people's worship of time. "Seven" and "period" are homophonic, and both the month and the day are "seven", giving people a sense of time. In ancient China, the sun and moon, together with the five planets of water, fire, wood, gold and earth, were called "Seven Obsidian". Seven figures are staged in time among the people, and the calculation of time often ends with "July 7th". In old Beijing, when doing Dojo for the dead, it was often done by "July 7th". Using "seven obsidians" to calculate the current "week" is still reserved in Japanese. "Seven" and "Auspicious" are homophonic, and "July 7th" has a double auspicious meaning, which is an auspicious day. In Taiwan Province Province, July is called "Joy brings good luck" month. Because the happy character in cursive script looks like "seventy-seven", 77 years old is also called "Happy Birthday".

The Story of Qixi 4 China's Valentine's Day, also known as Begging for Food Festival, originated in the Han Dynasty. Ge Hong's Miscellanies of Xijing in the Eastern Jin Dynasty recorded that "women in the Han Dynasty often put seven-hole needles in the building on July 7, and everyone was there". The Qiqiao Festival is not to commemorate the love of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl, but to commemorate the Weaver Girl, which is also called "Seven Sisters" among the people. Begging for Qiao Festival is a festival for women, and Weaver Girl is regarded as the goddess of textile. On the night of the seventh day of July, it is inevitable that ordinary women ask her for wisdom and skillful skills and ask for a happy marriage.

The method of seeking cleverness varies from time to time, and the most famous one is to seek cleverness by threading needles, that is, whoever wears needles quickly will be "clever", and those who fail to be clever will be called "clever", and those who fail to be clever will give prepared gifts to the skillful; Spider silk begging is to put a little spider in a box and see the density of its web; During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, it was popular to plunge needles into pots to check whether they were "clever".

The story of Qixi (China Valentine's Day) is well known. July 7th is Kuixing's birthday. Kuixing literature, literati who want to be famous especially worship Kuixing, so they must worship him on Tanabata and pray for his success in the exam. Kuixing is mainly Kuidou, the Kuixing in the twenty-eight nights, the first star of the Big Dipper, and also the Kuixing or champion. In ancient times, scholars were called "the greatest scholars in the world" or "winning the championship in one fell swoop" because Kuixing was in charge of the exam.

According to folklore, Lord Kuixing is ugly, his face is covered with spots and he is lame. Someone wrote a limerick to make fun of him: if you don't publicize it, why decorate it? Even lead, don't cover it. Marrying Ma Gu into two beauties is no worse than coming to the hive. Leave claws under the eyebrows, and geese step on the sand beside their noses and mouths. It's just a nap in front of the eaves, and the wind blows plum blossoms on your forehead. Xiang Jun's jade toe is the strangest, with one high and one low. Walking slowly, I want to dance, fluttering like a mouth. Only the road in the world is dangerous, and I am so tired that I am surprised. Don't laugh, the waist branches are often half folded, and the temporary swaying is also colorful.

However, the champion was ambitious and worked hard, so he went to high school. When the Emperor visited him, he asked him why his face was covered with spots. He replied: "Ma's face is full of stars"; Asked why he was lame, he replied "hop on one foot". The emperor was very satisfied and accepted him.

Another completely different legend says that Lord Kuixing was knowledgeable before his death, but unfortunately he failed every exam, so he threw himself into the river in anger. Unexpectedly, he was saved by turtle fish and ascended to heaven to become a champion. Because Kuixing can affect the test luck of scholars, every year on July 7th, his birthday, scholars should solemnly worship.

The story of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl, the story of the Seven Mothers and the story of Kuixing are all Tanabata stories. Of course, in the 5,000-year history of Chinese civilization, there are far more stories about Qixi. But on Valentine's Day in China, all Tanabata stories should have love and beauty.

The Story of Tanabata 6. In the winding corner of the Milky Way, it was a beautiful day, and the whole family laughed and had a red banquet. We should thank Nvzhu for writing Tan Lang's wonderful article.

Fragrant curtains are clustered in rows, and gold needles are put on to worship Chanjuan. If you don't report the copper pot, you will know, and you will be sad for another year.

The Milky Way, composed of countless stars, spans the night sky like the Milky Way. People say it separates the enthusiastic cowherd from the weaver girl. Only on the seventh day of July every year can the magpies in the world build a magpie bridge and meet each other. This wonderful legend began in the Han dynasty and has been handed down from generation to generation for more than 1000 years.

According to legend, Cowherd's parents died young and were often abused by his elder sister-in-law, only accompanied by an old cow. One day, the old cow gave him a plan to marry the weaver girl. On that day, the beautiful fairies did bathe in the Milky Way and play in the water. Then the cowherd, hiding in the reeds, suddenly ran out and took the clothes of the Weaver Girl. The panicked fairies hurried ashore, dressed and flew away, leaving only the weaver girl. At Cowherd's request, Weaver Girl agreed to be his wife. After marriage, the cowherd and the weaver girl loved each other and lived a very happy life. Weaver gave birth to a son and a daughter to Cowherd. Later, the old cow was dying. He told the cowherd to keep its skin and put it on for help when he was in trouble. After the old cow died, the couple reluctantly peeled off the cowhide and buried the cow on the hillside.

When the marriage between the Weaver Girl and the Cowherd was known by the Jade Emperor and the Heavenly Queen Mother, they flew into a rage and ordered the gods to take the Weaver Girl back. When the Cowherd was away, the gods took the Weaver Girl. Cowherd didn't see Weaver when he came home, so he quickly put on cowhide and chased after him with two children. On the verge of catching up, the queen mother was in a hurry, tore off the golden hairpin on her head and rowed to the Milky Way. The once shallow Milky Way suddenly became stormy, and the Cowherd couldn't go any further. Since then, the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl can only look at each other across the river with tears, forever and ever, and the Jade Emperor and the Empress Dowager can't resist their sincere feelings, allowing them to meet once every July 7th. According to legend, on the seventh day of July, human magpies will fly to the sky to build a magpie bridge for the cowherd and weaver girl in the Milky Way. In addition, in the dead of night on Tanabata, people can also hear the love story of cowherd and weaver girl in the sky under the grape trellis or other fruit trellis.

Of course, this is just a legend. Begging for Qiao ceremony originated from the original belief of the ancient weaver girl, Sang Shen, and combined with the saying that the cowherd and weaver girl meet each other on July 7 every year, it has become our folk belief of seven Qiao on Tanabata today.