Traditional Culture Encyclopedia - Traditional festivals - festivals in july

festivals in july

July 7th of the lunar calendar is the Chinese Valentine's Day.

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.

The main custom of Qixi Festival is the activity of begging for skill.

These include customs such as begging for skills by threading needles, praying for skills from spiders, keeping vigil and making wishes, exposing books, and drying clothes.

In terms of food customs, there are customs such as eating sweet fruits and eating sweet rice.