What are the connotations of Valentine's Day in China?

What does Valentine's Day in China mean? What are the connotations of Valentine's Day in China?

Interpretation of tanabata: the night of the seventh day of the seventh lunar month. According to myths and legends, the cowherd and the weaver girl in the sky meet on this night every year.

China Valentine's Day, also known as Georgie's Day, Daughter's Day and Begging for Cleverness Day, is a traditional folk festival in China. It is the traditional custom of Valentine's Day in China to pray and make wishes, seek skillful art, sit and watch morning glory weaving stars and pray for marriage. After historical development, Valentine's Day in China 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 it has produced the cultural connotation of "Valentine's Day in China" in contemporary times.

Valentine's Day in China is not only a festival of offering sacrifices and praying, but also a comprehensive festival with the folk custom of "Cowherd and Weaver Girl" as the carrier and the theme of praying, begging for cleverness and courtship. According to folklore, Tanabata expresses a feeling of "never leaving" and "growing old together" between married men and women, and abides by the promise of love. The love story of Cowherd and Weaver Girl is a household name, and their loyalty and commitment to love are touching, so Tanabata is full of romance. According to legend, on the seventh day of July, human magpies will fly to the sky, build a magpie bridge and meet the cowherd and weaver girl on the Milky Way. The Weaver Girl is a beautiful, clever and clever fairy. That night, the mortal woman prayed to her for a clever mind and dexterous hands, and in addition, prayed for a happy marriage.

Valentine's Day in China is a poetic and romantic festival. Ancient poets poured their feelings for Tanabata into their poems, expressing their good hopes and wishes for Tanabata by chanting poems, among which there was no lack of love. Famous writers and poets put their deep feelings into pen and ink and wrote romantic love letters. On the occasion of Tanabata, reading excellent poems and feeling the romantic charm of love in literary works have unique charm.

What festival is Tanabata called?

Double seven: The sun, the moon and the sun are all seven, so it is called seven. Xiangri: According to legend, the cowherd and the weaver girl meet on Tanabata, and the weaver girl should dress up, paint and even smell the fragrance all over the sky, hence the name.

Week: Cowherd and Weaver Girl have special status, and they can only meet once a year, so this day is called week.

Begging for Qiao Festival: July 7th is Qi Mei's birthday, and praying for Qiao Qiao is one of the important customs of Qi Mei's birthday. According to folklore, Qimei is an expert in weaving girls in the sky. In the past, women "begged" Qi Jie to teach her clever skills. In fact, the so-called "seeking cleverness" is just "fighting cleverness". Because "begging for cleverness" is an important custom of Qi Mei's birthday, it is also called "begging for cleverness".

Women's Day: Valentine's Day in China is called Women's Day, also called Girls' Day and Girls' Day, because girls worship immortals and strive for cleverness. Cowherd and Weaver Girl are lovers. For thousands of years, their love stories have deeply touched the hearts of generations. Therefore, Valentine's Day in China is also a festival where thousands of daughters and girls in Qian Qian place their love dreams and are eager to get together with their lovers. Therefore, it is also called "Daughter's Day" and "Daughter's Day".

Blue Night: The seventh month of the lunar calendar was called "blue moon" in ancient times, so Tanabata is also called "blue night".

Cow, Cow and Daughter's Day: In Viet Nam, China people celebrate Tanabata, and some people call Tanabata "Cow, Cow and Daughter's Day".

Children's Day: It's called because the customs such as being clever and begging for books are mostly done by girls and boys.

Needle-piercing Festival: It is named after the custom of needle-piercing on this day.

Moral wax: Taoism's "Jade Book of the Emperor's Supreme Road" says: July 7, the famous moral wax, is the day when the Five Emperors will meet in the West for seven days.

What are you going to do on Tanabata?

1, On Qixi night, no matter what the weather is like or whether you can see the stars in the sky, you should open the window, look at the sky and make a wish silently. Note: You can only make one wish.

If possible, please set off firecrackers at night, in the open space outside your home, or in the wild. Special attention: there are differences between men and women: men need to shoot with their left hands, while women use their right hands.

Whether you are married or not, whether you are a man or a woman, please eat candy on Qixi (until midnight, that is, before 1 1 in the afternoon), or you can distribute candy to your friends.

4. Tanabata, change bedding; At the same time, old bedding should be washed and dried immediately.

No matter which direction your bedside faces, please put a picture of yourself on the bedside (note: male left and female right), the bigger the better.

6. Tie a red rope on the biggest window in your house, which is the window with the best lighting; Of course, it is best to tie a small plant gourd on the red rope.

7. Pay attention to put a small pot of water at your door, regardless of the size of the pot, on the left and right of the door; Leave it till the next day. If some houses are inconvenient to put at the door, please put some water in a small bottle and put it on one side of the door.