What festival is Altair?

Altair describes Valentine's Day in China. The ancient poem "Altair" comes from "Nineteen Ancient Poems", which is about the separation of the couple Altair and Weaver Girl. According to legend, the ancient cowherd and weaver girl met at the Magpie Bridge on July 7th. So this poem describes the traditional Valentine's Day in China.

China Valentine's Day, also known as Georgie's Day or Seven Sisters's birthday, China Valentine's Day originated in ancient times, spread in the Western Han Dynasty and reached its peak in the Song Dynasty. In ancient times, Valentine's Day in China was an exclusive festival for boys and girls. Valentine's Day in China originated in China, and some Asian countries influenced by China culture, such as Japanese and Vietnamese, also have the tradition of celebrating Tanabata.

In addition, Qixi originated from the worship of stars, which is the traditional Qixi birthday. Because of the worship of Seven Sisters on the night of the seventh day of July, it was named Tanabata. It is the traditional custom of Tanabata to worship Tanabata, pray for clever arts, sit and watch morning glory and Vega, pray for marriage and store Tanabata water.