What is the custom of Valentine's Day in China?

The custom of Valentine's Day in China:

1, Xiangqiao Club

In some areas of Jiangsu, people will build incense bridges. The so-called incense bridge is a bridge wrapped with incense, which is four or five meters long and half a meter wide. Children worship the binary star, pray for happiness, and then burn the fragrant bridge, symbolizing that the binary star has crossed the fragrant bridge and met happily. This custom also evolved from Magpie Bridge.

2. Worship Seven Sisters

It is often called "Worship Seven Sisters" in Guangdong and "Worship Seven Mothers" in Fujian. The girls laid a table under the moonlight, and there were sacrifices such as tea, wine, fruit and melon seeds on the table. There are also some flowers, tied with red paper, inserted in the bottle, with a small incense burner in front. Sit around the table and meditate on your heart and make a wish to the weaver girl.

In southern Fujian, people will take tributes and things like that to worship at Qiniang Temple, and some parents will also take their children over 15 years old to the temple as a reward to thank Qiniang for protecting their children from childhood, childhood and adolescence.

3. needlework

In some areas of our country, there is a custom of needlework on Tanabata, which is also called "Saiqiao". Girls tie colored threads and wear seven-hole needles. Whoever wears fast is the winner, and the loser gives the prepared gift to each other. "Miscellanies of Xijing" said: "Women in the Han Dynasty often wear seven-hole needles in Jinkai Building on July 7, and people have the ambition of Xi."

4. Tour Seven Sisters Water

According to legend, on Qixi Day, seven fairies in the sky will descend to the river to take a bath. At this time, the river will be polluted by fairy gas. People will not only bring peach blossom luck, but also prevent diseases, and love life will be extremely happy. In addition, some people will store the water of Tanabata and add seven kinds of flowers such as orchids, jasmine and roses. It is said that washing your face like this can make girls more beautiful.

5, drying books and clothes

In ancient times, there was also the custom of drying books and clothes on Qixi Festival, which was said to avoid insects. It is said that people choose to print books on Tanabata because on July 7th, Tianmen was wide open and the sun was strong, which was the "sunbathing day" of the Dragon King. People often expose their clothes and quilts to prevent insects from eating them.