Is Qixi a solar term?

Valentine's Day in China is not a solar term. China Valentine's Day, also known as Qiaojie Qiaojie Festival, Qixi Qiaojie Festival or Seven Sisters's birthday, originated in China. It is a traditional festival in China and some East Asian countries influenced by Chinese culture. It is celebrated on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month, which comes from the legend of the cowherd and the weaver girl.

Boys and girls can pray for unknown love, lovers can get together for a holiday, and lovers can commemorate the story of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl on this day to deepen and cherish their feelings.

In fact, in ancient times, people had many other customs and habits on Tanabata, such as sewing needles for cleverness, planting seeds, drying books and clothes, worshiping Weaver Maid and Kuixing, celebrating the birthday of Seventh Sister, dyeing nails and eating proper fruits. So Tanabata is far more meaningful than Valentine's Day, which is only celebrated by couples in the west.

When you are on Tanabata, you need to worship the weaver girl. When you worship the Weaver Girl, you need to put some sacrifices. This sacrifice is five kinds of food, longan, hazelnut, peanut, melon seeds and red dates.