What is the story of July 7th folklore?

The folklore of July 7th tells the story of Cowherd and Weaver Girl.

In the folk, the seventh day of the seventh lunar month, that is, Chinese Valentine's Day, also known as the Begging Festival, is closely related to the myths and legends of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl. Valentine's Day in China is always associated with the legend of Cowherd and Weaver Girl. This is a beautiful love story that has been passed down through the ages and has become one of the four folk love legends in China. Very touching and beautiful.

According to some folk legends in China, after his death, Cowherd hid in Lushan Mountain, and his descendants lived in Lushan Mountain. There are two customs in Lushan Mountain. One is that every family raises cattle, but the custom of raising cattle without killing them and burying them after death has lasted for a long time. This is a respect for cowherd and ox. The other is the Beggar's Day. Every year from the first day of July to the evening of the seventh day of July in the lunar calendar, girls in new clothes beg the Weaver Maid to give them clever skills in the yard, which is called "begging for clever skills", and there is also the custom of begging for clever fruits.

In China, there have been instruments for offering sacrifices to the moon since ancient times. In the culture of Xia people, there was a custom of offering sacrifices to the moon in ancient times. In traditional culture, the moon is always an auspicious symbol for women. They often pray to the moon or pour out their troubles.