When is Valentine's Day in the West? When is Valentine's Day in China?

February 14 of the Gregorian calendar is Valentine's Day in the west every year. Valentine's Day in China is on the 15th of the first month, the 3rd of March and the 7th of July every year.

1, Western Valentine's Day

Originated in the 3rd century AD, Emperor Claudius II of the Roman Empire renounced all marriage promises in the capital Rome. At that time, more carefree men could go to war for the sake of war.

A priest named Saint Ketus Valentinus did not follow this will and continued to hold church weddings for young people who loved each other. After this incident was reported, Father Valentin was first flogged, then stoned to death, and finally hanged on February 14, AD 270.

14 century later, people began to commemorate this day. Chinese translation "Valentine's Day" is called Valentine's Day in western countries to commemorate the priest who died for his lover.

2. Valentine's Day in China

China has three opinions about Valentine's Day: one is Lantern Festival (also known as Shangyuan Festival, that is, the fifteenth day of the first lunar month); The second is Shangsi Festival (the third day of the third lunar month); Third, Tanabata (Seven Sisters's birthday, the seventh day of the seventh lunar month).

Lantern Festival, Shangsi Festival and Chinese Valentine's Day are the festivals of interest to beautiful girls in ancient times. In ancient times, ordinary women, especially ladies and girls, could not leave the boudoir in three steps. You can only come out during the Lantern Festival and Shangsi Festival, and even have a tryst with your boyfriend.

Tanabata is more inclined to become a woman's exclusive festival, and its connotation includes not only begging for love, but also begging for wisdom and happiness. In ancient times, Tanabata had little to do with love, but in modern times it has become a festival symbolizing love.

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1, Lantern Festival

On the evening of the 15th day of the first month, people in China have a series of traditional folk activities, such as watching lanterns, eating glutinous rice balls, solve riddles on the lanterns and setting off fireworks. Lantern Festival is also a romantic festival. In the feudal traditional society, Lantern Festival also provides unmarried men and women with opportunities to get to know each other.

Young girls in traditional society are not allowed to go out for free activities, but they can go out to play together on holidays. Lantern Festival lanterns are just an opportunity to make friends, and unmarried men and women can also find their other half by the way. During the Lantern Festival, it is also the time for young men and women to meet their lovers.

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In ancient times, people set Shangsi Festival on March 3rd of the lunar calendar. Today, March 3rd is still a grand festival in some minority areas in southwest China. In ancient times, one of the main activities of Shangsi Festival was to meet men and women, that is, Valentine's Day when men and women expressed their love.

China Valentine's Day began in ancient times, spread in the Western Han Dynasty and flourished in the Song Dynasty. In ancient times, Valentine's Day in China was an exclusive festival for beautiful girls. Among the numerous folk customs of Qixi, some have gradually disappeared, but quite a few have been continued by people. Tanabata is endowed with the beautiful love legend of "Cowherd and Weaver Girl", which makes it a festival symbolizing love, thus it is considered as the most romantic traditional festival in China, and it also has the cultural meaning of "China Valentine's Day" in contemporary times.

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