The Cultural Connotation of July 7th

The seventh day of July is Valentine's Day in China. Many places are mainly beggars' day or girls' day. It is the most romantic festival among the traditional festivals in China, and it is also the most important day for girls in the past.

It is understood that Tanabata has many different customs all over China. Regarding Tanabata, Miao, a member of Guangdong Writers Association and a special researcher of Huizhou Huicheng District Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, said: Although there is a legend of Cowherd and Weaver Girl on Tanabata, it has nothing to do with love in the traditional customs of Huizhou Tanabata.

The custom of Qiaqiao in Tianhe District of Guangzhou is the third batch of national intangible cultural heritage. The elaborate and grand ceremony of Guangzhou Qiaoqi Festival is unprecedented in China. The festival activities include playing tricks, worshipping immortals, begging for tricks, eating seven-niang rice and watching seven-niang operas.

Experts said that in the old society, men plowed the fields and women wove, and women's talents and virtues were embodied through needlework, so needlework was also called needlework. Valentine's Day in China is Beggar's Day or Daughter's Day. The so-called cleverness means that women pray to Weaver Maid on Tanabata in order to obtain the talent of needlework. On Qixi night, the girls took out their handmade works for everyone to watch, and secretly held a competition to see whose girl's craftsmanship was exquisite.

The specific content of the festival is to be clever, forming a unique series of traditional Qixi handicrafts, such as Zhaita, Sesame Fragrance, Qiniang Plate, Queqiao Landscape, Qixi Doll and so on. The unique worship ceremony is the third important feature of Guangzhou Qiqiao Festival. The objects of worship are not only cows and girls, but also the six sisters of Weaver Girl, which reflects the strong custom of worshipping gods in this area since ancient times.