What are the customs and activities of Tanabata?

1. Begging for Qiao is the most traditional folk activity on Valentine's Day in China. Begging for cleverness is begging for cleverness, begging the Weaver Girl to give herself skills and make herself dexterous.

2. In Jinan, Shandong, people show melons and fruits for begging. If spiders spin webs on melons and fruits, begging is successful. Or catch a spider, put it in a box and open the box the next day. If a spider spins a web, it is called cleverness.

3. Cao Xian, Plain and other areas have the custom of begging for clever rice, which is also very interesting: seven good girls get together, wrap food and vegetables in jiaozi, and wrap them in three jiaozi with a copper coin, a needle and a red date, and then everyone gets together to eat jiaozi. It is said that eating copper coins is blessed, eating needles skillfully, and eating red dates can find the right husband very early.

There is also an activity for girls in Fujian called "Saiqiao". Everyone competes to see who can do needlework well and quickly. The fast runner is called Jojo, and the slow runner is called Jojo. Losers will give gifts prepared in advance to skilled people.