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How many Valentine's Days are there in a year? What are the customs of Valentine's Day?

It is believed that everyone knows about Valentine's Day, and many people do not know how many Valentine's Days there are in a year. As the name suggests, Valentine's Day is a festival for couples, who will escort gifts or go on a date on this festival. So let's follow Bianshao to learn more about it today.

How many Valentine's Days are there in a year

There are 14 Valentine's Days in a year, the 14th and 520th Valentine's Day of each month, respectively, as well as the traditional Tanabata Valentine's Day:

January 14th, the Day of the Diary;

February 14th, the traditional Valentine's Day, which is also known as St. Valentine's Day or Valentine's Day;

March 14th, the White Day;

April 14, Black Valentine's Day;

May 14, Rose Valentine's Day;

May 20, 520 Cyber Valentine's Day;

June 14, Valentine's Day Kissing;

July 14, Silver Valentine's Day;

Chinese Valentine's Day, which falls on the seventh day of the seventh month of the Chinese lunar calendar, is also known as the Feast of the Seven Charms, the Seven Sisters' Day, Daughters' Day and Beggar's Day, is a traditional Chinese folk festival.

Green Valentine's Day, August 14;

Photos of Valentine's Day, September 14;

Wine Valentine's Day, October 14;

Movie, "Valentine's Day, November 14";

Valentine's Day hugs, December 14

From 010 to 1010, Tanabata Valentine's Day customs included asking for advice, coloring nails and eating proper fruit.

1. Asking for advice: the seventh day of the seventh month is traditionally the birthday of the seventh sister. It is named Tanabata because the festival is held on the evening of July 7th. On this night, the girl faces the bright moon in the sky and displays appropriate fruits, lotus flowers, white lotus roots, red diamonds and so on. And they worship in the sky, begging the goddess in the sky to grant them intelligent minds and dexterous hands to be skillful in knitting and needlework, begging for love and marriage union. If you wear it well, it's called dashing.

2. Nail dyeing: Nail dyeing is a Tanabata custom that has been passed down in southwest China. In the morning, young girls find alum, pick the petals, crush the alum, and the petals together to stick on the nails of hands and feet. After a certain period of time, the nails are red, bright and natural in color, and it is said that the color will not fade for months.

3. Eat proper fruits: the festival food of Tanabata, proper fruits are the most famous. Proper fruits, also known as the fruits of begging techniques, come in a variety of styles. The main ingredient is oil-containing molasses. The practice of proper fruit is: melt sugar into syrup in a pot, then add flour and sesame seeds, mix well, spread on the board, cool, cut into long squares with a knife, especially spindle-shaped noodles, and fry until golden.