What is the Tanabata Festival also known as the festival

What is the Tanabata Festival

The Tanabata Festival, also known as the "Beggar's Day", "Daughter's Day", "Cowherd's Day", etc., is one of the traditional Chinese festivals, which falls on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month. The seventh day of the seventh month of the lunar calendar. According to legend, the Tanabata Festival originated from the ancient legend of the Cowherd and the Weaving Maiden, so it is also known as the "Cowherd and Weaving Maiden Festival".

The Legend of the Tanabata Festival

Legend has it that in ancient times, there was a Cowherd who was kind and hardworking, but lonely. One day, when he was washing clothes by the river, he found a piece of clothing thrown in the river. He fished out the clothes and found that they belonged to the Weaving Maiden, so he returned them to the Weaving Maiden. The two met and fell in love. However, since the Weaving Maiden was a fairy in heaven and the Cowherd was a mortal on earth, the two could not be together. In order to bring the two together, the Weaving Maiden's mother, Queen Mother, had the two meet on the seventh day of the seventh month of the lunar calendar every year. On this day, the Milky Way in the sky would become especially bright, and the two would meet on the Milky Way and have a wonderful day.

Customs of the Tanabata Festival

1. Seeking wisdom and begging for cleverness

One of the traditional customs of the Tanabata Festival is "seeking wisdom and begging for cleverness," because the Weaving Maiden is said to be a highly skilled weaver, and so on this day, the women will place handicrafts such as tangrams and paper cuttings in their homes to express their respect for the Weaving Maiden. reverence for the Weaving Maiden.

2. Viewing the stars of Altair and Vega

On the Tanabata Festival, the stars of Altair and Vega will be very bright in the sky, and people will go out to view the stars together on this night, praying that their love will last as long as that of Altair and Vega.

3. Eating food for Tanabata

On Tanabata, people will also prepare some special food to celebrate the festival, such as Tanabata Cake and Tanabata Porridge.

How to Celebrate Tanabata

1. Make Tanabata Crafts

On Tanabata, you can make Tanabata crafts with your family members, such as tangrams and paper cuttings, etc., to express your reverence for the Weaving Maiden.

2.Stargazing

On the night of Tanabata, you can go out to stargaze with your family to appreciate the beauty of the star of the Cowherd and the Weaving Maiden, and pray that your love will last as long as the Cowherd and the Weaving Maiden's. The stargazing is also a great way to show your respect to the Weaving Maiden and the Cowherd.

3. Gift to your beloved

On the Tanabata Festival, you can give a special gift to your beloved to express your love.

Conclusion

The Tanabata Festival is one of the traditional Chinese festivals and a good time to express your love. On this special day, we can make Tanabata crafts with our family, enjoy the stars together, give gifts to our beloved ones and pray that our love will last as long as the cowherd's love. I hope everyone can feel the power of love in this festival.