Is Chinese Valentine's Day a festival for begging for clever things?

Chinese Valentine's Day is the Qiao Qiao Festival.

The Qixi Festival is the seventh day of the seventh lunar month in the Chinese lunar calendar. It is also known as the Qiqiao Festival and the Girl's Day. It is a traditional Chinese festival.

In the early Qin Dynasty, Qixi Festival was still a taboo day.

During the Western Han Dynasty, Qixi Festival gradually became an auspicious day, and customs such as needlework and begging for skills were popular.

In the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, "begging for cleverness" became a common festival activity.

The Sui and Tang Dynasties were the period of great development of the Qixi Festival.

In the Song Dynasty, the Qixi Festival attracted more attention from the people. At that time, there was a market called "Qiqiao Market" specializing in begging supplies.

In the Ming and Qing dynasties, it was more common for people to celebrate the Chinese Valentine's Day.

The Chinese Valentine's Day not only includes family ethics, marital fidelity, begging for skills, praying for blessings, and adult rites, but also cares about life, protects vulnerable groups, and many other social care contents.

The cultural value of the Qiqiao Festival. The Qiqiao activity reflects the ancient girls' yearning for beautiful love.

It inspires couples and lovers to illuminate their lives through clever work, overcome hardships, and pursue a healthy outlook on love and marriage.

Traditional festivals are the unique cultural treasures and cultural heritage of our Chinese nation, reflecting the diversity and differences of Chinese folk customs.

In addition, some Asian countries influenced by Chinese culture, such as Japan, the Korean Peninsula, and Vietnam, also have the tradition of celebrating Chinese Valentine's Day, which increases the cultural identity of the entire Asian region.

In Japan, people hang "short albums" in which they write wishes and poems on "sasa ornaments".

Various events such as the Sumo Festival, the Tanabata Tachibana Festival, the Owashi Festival, and the Love Achievement Festival are held every summer.