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The feelings of home and country on Tanabata.

Tanabata's feelings for home and country: Chinese romance embodies the era connotation of individual, family and country development. In the period of great changes and great opportunities for national development, Tanabata is not only romantic, but we should also realize "Chinese modernization" with our own hands and cultivate great and far-reaching feelings for home and country in "Chinese romance"!

China Valentine's Day, also known as Qiaoqi Festival, Qijie Festival, Daughter's Day, Beggar's Day, Chinese Valentine's Day, Niuniu Festival and Qiaoxi Festival, is a traditional folk festival in China. Valentine's Day in China evolved from the worship of the stars, and it is Seven Sisters's birthday in the traditional sense. Because of the worship of Seven Sisters on the seventh day of July, it was named Tanabata.

It is the traditional custom of Qixi to worship the seven sisters, pray, seek skillful art, sit and watch morning glory and weave stars, pray for marriage and store water on Qixi. After historical development, Tanabata has been endowed with the beautiful love legend of "Cowherd and Weaver Girl", making it a festival symbolizing love, thus being regarded as the most romantic traditional festival in China, and even having the cultural meaning of "China Valentine's Day" in contemporary times.

Valentine's Day in China is not only a festival to worship Seven Sisters, but also a festival of love. It is a comprehensive festival with the folk custom of "Cowherd and Weaver Girl" as the carrier, with the theme of blessing, begging and courtship, and women as the main body. The "Cowherd and Weaver Girl" on Tanabata comes from people's worship of natural phenomena. In ancient times, people corresponded planetarium with geographical areas.

This correspondence is called "dividing star" in astronomy and "dividing line" in geography. According to legend, on the seventh day of July every year, the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl will meet at the Magpie Bridge in the sky. Valentine's Day in China began in ancient times, spread in the Western Han Dynasty and flourished in the Song Dynasty. Among the numerous folk customs of Qixi, some have gradually disappeared, but quite a few have been continued by people.

The Significance of Valentine's Day in China;

Valentine's Day in China symbolizes love and romance. According to legend, Cowherd and Weaver Girl are lovers in love. They can't be together because of the barrier of Tianhe. Every year on July 7th, they have the opportunity to meet once. Therefore, Valentine's Day in China is considered as a romantic festival, where people can express their love and feelings.

Valentine's Day in China symbolizes family harmony and happy life. In the traditional culture of China, family is a very important concept. Valentine's Day in China is also a traditional family holiday, which symbolizes people's desire for a harmonious and happy family life. On this day, people will pray for the peace, health and happiness of themselves and their families.