Why Tanabata is also called Beggar's Day

As we all know, Tanabata is also known as the seven coincidental festival, seven sister festival, daughter festival, beggar's day, seven mother will, Tanabata festival, bull bulls day, etc., is an important traditional festival in China. Not only that, Tanabata also has a name called "Beggar's Day". We will certainly be puzzled, Tanabata and beggars have what to do with it? And I come to see it!

Why is Tanabata also known as Beggar's Day

July 7 is the seventh sister's birthday, "Beggar's Day" is "seven sister's birthday" is one of the important customs, so it is also known as "Beggar's Day". The festival is also known as "Begging for Coincidence Festival". Folk legend has it that the seventh sister is the heavenly weaver. In the old days, the pretty girls begged the Seven Sisters to teach them the art of weaving. In fact, the so-called "begging" is just "fighting".

The Tanabata Festival, also known as the seven coincidental festival, seven sister festival, daughter festival, begging festival, seven mother will, Tanabata Festival, cattle cattle day, coquettish, etc., by the star worship derived from the traditional sense of the seven sister birthday, because of the worship of the "seven sisters," the activities held on the seventh month of the seventh _, it is known as the "Tanabata! "

Through historical development, Tanabata was given the "Cowherd and Weaving Maiden" beautiful love legend, making it a symbol of love festival, which is considered China's most romantic traditional festivals, and in the contemporary era is the "Chinese Valentine's Day" of the cultural meaning. The festival has been recognized as the most romantic traditional festival in China, and in contemporary times, it has the cultural meaning of "Chinese Valentine's Day.

The Tanabata Festival began in ancient times, popularized in the Western Han Dynasty, and flourished in the Song Dynasty. In ancient times, Tanabata was an exclusive festival for beautiful women. Among the many folklore of Tanabata, some of them gradually disappeared, but there are still quite a few of them that have been carried on by people.

The custom of begging for coquettishness on the eve of the seventh day of the seventh month of the seventh month of the seventh month of the seventh month of the seventh month of the seventh month of the seventh month of the seventh month. The main methods for determining the skillfulness of the person who fights for coquettishness are "threading a needle to beg for coquettishness", "joyful spider to answer coquettishness", "threading a needle to the moon", "losing a needle" and "losing a needle". ", "losing", "orchid night fight" and "throw the needle to check the coincidence" and other forms.