What is Valentine's Day in China? What are the customs of the Begging Skills Festival?

China Valentine's Day, also known as Qiaoqi Festival, Qijie Festival, Daughter's Day, Niuniu Festival and Qiaoxi Festival, is a traditional folk festival in China. July 7th, known as Seven Sisters's birthday, is called Tanabata, because the worship activities are held on July 7th (evening, which was called evening in ancient times). On this day, people will hold activities such as worshipping Seven Sisters, praying and wishing, begging for skillful arts, sitting and watching Petunia Weaving Maid, praying for marriage, and storing Tanabata water. What are the holiday customs of begging Qiaojie Festival?

1, dew

In some rural areas of China and Zhejiang, there is a custom of catching dew with a washbasin on Tanabata. Legend has it that the dew on Tanabata is the tears when cowherd and weaver girl meet. If you put it in your eyes and hands, it can make people agile.

2, blue night playing skillfully

The midnight oil is a game. July used to be called blue moon, the seventh day of July, Qixi night, also known as blue night. Twisting colorful threads together is called falling in love. The women went to the locked door upstairs together, and everyone learned to wear seven clever needles to please.