Gansu Province Beggar's Nest activities are divided into several links

Gansu Begging Festival activities are divided into seven links: sitting Qiaoqiao, welcoming Qiaoqiao, sacrificing Qiaoqiao, worshipping Qiaoqiao, entertaining Qiaoqiao, divining Qiaoqiao and sending Qiaoqiao.

I. Sitting Qiaojiao:

People sit together to make Qiaojiao and exchange skills with each other.

Two: Welcoming Qiaojiao:

On the first day of the festival, people welcome the arrival of the god of Qiaojiao.

Three: Sacrifices:

People hold rituals to pray to the god of coquettishness for wisdom and skill.

Fourth: Worship:

People go to temples or statues of the god to worship and pray.

V. Entertainment:

During the festival, various entertainment activities are held, such as dances, operas and folk performances.

Sixth, divination:

People do divination during the festival to seek future fortune and pray for good luck.

Seven:

On the last day of the festival, people give each other coquettish fruits to express their love and blessings.

Introduction of Beggar's Day:

Beggar's Day is one of the traditional Chinese festivals, the seventh day of the seventh month of the lunar calendar, which is also China's Valentine's Day. Legend has it that it is the day when the Cowherd and the Weaving Maiden meet once a year at the Magpie Bridge in the Milky Way. Begging for a pair of skillful hands from the Weaving Maiden is a beautiful wish of daughters who pray that they will grow up beautifully, have skillful hands and marry a man of their choice.

Customs of Begging Day:

I. Begging with Needles:

The seventh day of the seventh month of the lunar calendar is the night when Altair and Vega get together. On this night, people put on lights and colorful, build begging building, display fruits and vegetables, put on new clothes, wear one end of the seven holes of the "seven clever needle", who wears fast shows who is handy. The purpose of wearing the needle is to get the weaver's guidance, so that they can become capable of weaving and sewing.

Two, Maundy Begging:

Early in the morning of the seventh day of the seventh month of the lunar calendar, the village girls in the water towns of Jiangnan picked seven leaves of wild grass, rubbed out the juice of the grass, and used it to wash their hair. Facing the sunset, they sing the "hair washing song" and wash their hair, making it soft and smooth.

Three, the display of women's red skills:

The evening of the seventh day of the seventh month of the Lunar Calendar, women have their own works - embroidered shoes, mandarin ducks pillow, pomegranate skirts, tiger hats, scented wallets, window dresses, shoes, paintings and hand-woven handicrafts, etc. are on display for everyone to taste, so that exchanges of skills.