The Legend of Valentine's Day in China

Tanabata, which originated in the Han Dynasty, is in the Xijing Miscellanies written by Ge Hong in the Eastern Jin Dynasty? Women in the Han Dynasty often wear seven-hole needles in the building on July 7th. Everybody's here? This is the earliest record of begging for wisdom that we have seen in ancient literature. What are the legends of Valentine's Day in China? The following is Blanche's legendary story about Valentine's Day in China. Let's take a look at the legend about Valentine's Day in China!

The Legend of Valentine's Day in China

The first one:

According to legend, Cowherd's parents died young and were often abused by his elder sister-in-law, only accompanied by an old cow. One day, the old cow gave him a plan to marry the weaver girl. On that day, the beautiful fairies did bathe in the Milky Way and play in the water. Then the cowherd, hiding in the reeds, suddenly ran out and took the clothes of the Weaver Girl. The panicked fairies hurried ashore, dressed and flew away, leaving only the weaver girl. At Cowherd's request, Weaver Girl agreed to be his wife. After marriage, the cowherd and the weaver girl loved each other and lived a very happy life. Weaver gave birth to a son and a daughter to Cowherd. Later, the old cow was dying. He told the cowherd to keep its skin and put it on for help when he was in trouble. After the old cow died, the couple reluctantly peeled off the cowhide and buried the cow on the hillside.

When the marriage between the Weaver Girl and the Cowherd was known by the Jade Emperor and the Heavenly Queen Mother, they flew into a rage and ordered the gods to take the Weaver Girl back. When the Cowherd was away, the gods took the Weaver Girl. Cowherd didn't see Weaver when he came home, so he quickly put on cowhide and chased after him with two children. On the verge of catching up, the queen mother was in a hurry, tore off the golden hairpin on her head and rowed to the Milky Way. The once shallow Milky Way suddenly became stormy, and the Cowherd couldn't go any further. Since then, the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl can only look at each other across the river with tears, forever and ever, and the Jade Emperor and the Empress Dowager can't resist their sincere feelings, allowing them to meet once every July 7th. According to legend, on the seventh day of July, human magpies will fly to the sky to build a magpie bridge for the cowherd and weaver girl in the Milky Way. In addition, in the dead of night on Tanabata, people can also hear the love story of cowherd and weaver girl in the sky under the grape trellis or other fruit trellis.

The second one:

A long time ago, there lived a family in the mountains. All the old people have passed away, leaving only two brothers at home. The boss married a daughter-in-law. She has a bad heart and always wants to monopolize the family business left by the old man.

One day, Erxiao took the dog to herd cattle. When he arrived in the field, he patted the cow on the back and said, cow wow, cow wow, I'm going to sleep. You are not allowed to run around. ? The ox seems to understand people's words and lower his head? Cleisthenes. Make a few loud cries, flap your tail and eat the draft next to you. The second pupil fell asleep lying on the grass.

Missed noon, my sister-in-law brought a jar to deliver food to her brother-in-law. When she saw the second pupil sleeping, she gave him a good kick. The second child woke up and saw that it was a sister-in-law. He quickly got up and stood on the ground like a chicken. Sister-in-law put the rice jar on the ground and said angrily, don't worry, sleep with the cow, and I'll settle accounts with you if the cow is lost! ? Say that finish, she twisted her ass and left.

The second child's stomach is hungry. He just picked up the jar and was about to eat it. The big cow around him hit the jar and it broke into pieces. When the big black dog saw the rice on the ground, it opened its mouth and ate it. Soon, he licked the rice on the ground

The second child is scared when he looks at the broken jar and feels that it is not good to go home. He sighed; ? Alas, why am I so miserable? ?

As soon as the second child sighed, the big black dog fell to the ground with a plop, bleeding from his nose and mouth, and soon died. Only then did he realize that his sister-in-law had poisoned the rice.

Second thought: It seems that I can't live with this pest, or I will die at her hands sooner or later. When the sun was about to set in the western hills, he drove the cows home. As soon as I entered the yard, I turned my head and saw my brother coming back from the outside. My second child's heart is sour and his eyes are crying. Seeing that my brother was so sad, my brother wondered what had happened at home and quickly asked, Why are you so sad? I broke the rice jar my sister-in-law gave me, and the dog ate the rice on the ground and died. ? Hearing this, my brother understood that nine times out of ten, fighting can't beat a woman at home because it's difficult.

The second child cried and said, Brother, let's part. ? It made my brother see that he wanted to split up. For one thing, his brother is still young, and for another, he has gone out to do business. It's impossible without help at home. If we make do together, I'm afraid something will happen to my brother.

The second child saw his younger brother in a hurry and said, Brother, we don't want anything at home, just cows. ? The two brothers said in the yard that they were separated, and the daughter-in-law was really happy when she heard it. She grabbed the door frame and said to her husband, let's live our own lives in the future. I care about my second brother! ?

My brother had tears in his eyes and couldn't say a word.

The next day, the second primary school drove away with an ox cart. Walking around, getting farther and farther. Second thought: How long will it take to go on like this? Let's live here! He stopped the ox cart, cut off many branches and built a shed on the hillside. The shed was set up, and the cow and I settled here.

That cow is the lower bound of Taurus in the sky. It followed the second primary school for more than a year and died that night. After the death of Lao Niu, he entrusted three dreams to Er Zi in succession, in which he told the second novel: I will go back to heaven at three o'clock tomorrow afternoon. After I leave, you peel off my skin and put it on you on July 7 to ensure that you can go to heaven. The Queen Mother has seven daughters. They went to Tianhe to take a bath that day. Remember that the fairy in green is your wife. You can't let them see you. When they are all in the water, you run back in your clothes and she will chase you. She won't leave as long as you go home. ?

The next day, Erxiao saw that the cow was dead. He didn't eat or drink, but cried when he touched it. Later, the cowhide was peeled off, leaving the cowhide to bury the cow. He knelt in front of the cow grave and cried.

On July 7th, Erxiao put on cowhide and immediately floated off the ground to the bank of Tianhe River. He waited quietly in the Woods. After a while, the seven fairies of the Queen Mother came. They took off their clothes one by one and plopped into the water. Take a good look at the green skirt, run over, grab it and run. The third fairy saw someone holding her clothes and jumped out of the water to run after her. Follow the slow pace and catch up with the second house. The third fairy asked the second child why she took her clothes, and the second novel wanted her to be his wife. The third fairy repeatedly said that heaven forbid, and the second fairy repeatedly said that the world is better than heaven. The third fairy was very moved when she saw that the second primary school was good-looking, so she agreed to him. After that, the third fairy came down to earth. She plays with flowers at home every day, and people call her Weaver Girl. The second primary school goes out to sell cloth every day to earn money. The young couple live a comfortable life.

After three or five years, the three fairies and two pupils gave birth to a man and a woman. One day, the second primary school went to work in the field, and a heavenly drum sounded in the sky. The Jade Emperor sent heavenly soldiers to take the Weaver Girl away. When the second child came home, he saw two children crying. I don't know where my daughter-in-law is, and I'm in a rash. When I asked the child, the older child pointed in the air with his hand, and the second thought the Weaver Girl had left. He quickly picked up two children and put on cowhide to catch the weaver girl.

The second boy was impatient and ran after him. When I was about to catch up with the Weaver Girl, I annoyed the Queen Mother. Well done, the second primary school. Do you want to catch up with Ling Xiao Hall? She unplugged the silver tube from the beginning, drew a line between the second primary school and the Weaver Girl, and immediately drew a Tianhe. The second primary school couldn't cross the river, so it stamped its feet, and the two children in the basket called Niang. The Weaver Girl and the Second Primary School are crying. It's no use crying. The second boy wanted to leave a message for the Weaver Girl, so he took out the cow button and threw it at the Weaver Girl, and the Weaver Girl held it in her hand. The weaver girl thought about it, but there was nothing to send. She took out her loom and threw it by the second. The weaver girl's hand is weak, so she throws the woven fabric askew.

Until now, Vega on one side of Tianhe has a button star in her arms, and there is a shuttle star next to Altair on the other side.

The third one:

According to legend, a long time ago, there was a Niujiazhuang in the west of Nanyang. There is a clever, honest and diligent child named Linger in the village. Because my parents died early, I had to live with my brother. My sister-in-law, Ma Shi, is evil and often abuses Shiner. One autumn, just after harvesting the crops, the horse forced Linger to go to the mountain to graze the cows, and said to him, Here are nine cows for you to graze, and you can't come back until you have ten cows! ? After listening, I linger; Helpless, I had to drive the cow out of Niujiazhuang.

The villagers rushed to the scene and expressed deep sympathy for Linger. Some brought food, some clothes, Linger thanked them one by one, and then a person drove the cow to the mountains.

When he arrived at Caoshan, he stopped to rest and sat under the tree crying. I thought, when do I use ten heads? Just then, an old man with white hair and frost suddenly appeared in front of him. The old man patted him on the shoulder and asked kindly. Son, why did you come to this remote place to herd cattle alone? Why are you so sad? You told me everything about how you abused your sister-in-law and forced him to herd cattle. The old man smiled and said, so that's it! Don't be sad, there is a sick old cow in Funiu Mountain. You feed it well, and you can drive it home when it's ready. ? With that, the old man disappeared. Shine seems to be dreaming. He followed the old man's instructions and went to Funiu Mountain.

Linger walked over the mountains and finally found the sick cow, which was lying on a big flat stone. Shine immediately get down, repeatedly knocked on the head three times, shouted? Uncle Niu? . The old cow opened her tired eyes and then closed them again. Linger looked at the old cow's listless appearance, thinking that she might be hungry, and quickly went to scoop bundles of grass for the old cow. After feeding for three days and nights, the old cow was finally full. Suddenly looked up and talked to him: Good boy, I used to be a fairy in the sky. I broke the rules of heaven and secretly took back the seeds of five grains from the world. Kicked out of heaven by the jade emperor, broke his leg and couldn't move. If you can wash me with toilet water for a month, I'll be fine. ? Hearing this, Xiao Linger stayed in Funiu Mountain. When she was hungry, she ate some wild fruits. Drink some spring water when you are thirsty and snuggle up to the cows at night. Pick flowers every morning and wash the old cow with dew on the flowers. For a whole month, the old cow's injury really healed, and it went home with Linger. When Linger came home, Sister-in-law saw that he had really driven ten cows back, insisting that one of them was stolen by someone else, and gave him a good beating, only after being persuaded by the villagers. From then on, Linger herded cows during the day and slept beside them at night. Everyone in the village called him "Who is it?" ? Cowherd? . The old cow saved by Cowherd is very close to Cowherd. Once, my sister-in-law put poison in the dish, and the old Niu Jiao Cowherd didn't want to eat it. Sister-in-law was angry and clamored for separation from Cowherd, who wanted neither a house nor a field. As long as the old cow, two broken cars and a rotten suitcase left home, she built a hut under a mulberry tree and lived down. The old cow spit out a tea bean from his mouth. Cowherd planted tea beans in front of the hut and they broke out the next day. On the third day, Cowherd was busy putting on airs. In a few days, beans and vines were all covered with shelves. The old cow said, Son, if you hide under the tea bean stand at night, you can see the fairy in the sky and the fairy can see you. Anyone who peeks at you for seven nights in a row looks forward to being your wife. Then I will take you to heaven in my car and take her there to marry you. ?

The cowherd listened to the old cow's instructions, went under the tea bean rack at night and looked up at the sky. He saw a group of fairies bathing in the Yaochi. When he left, a fairy gave him a look. The next night, I saw the fairy come to Yaochi alone and looked at Cowherd boldly. On the third night, I looked at the cowherd and smiled slightly. On the fourth night, I nodded to the cowherd. On the fifth night, I brought out a basket of silkworms. On the sixth night, I stole a loom and waved to the cowherd with it. Cowherd and Weaver Girl, one in the sky and the other in the ground, are flirting. Cowherd and Weaver Girl are looking forward to their reunion. On July 7th, a magpie flew from the sky and landed on an old cow's head, chirping and saying, The Weaver Girl sent me, get together quickly. Get together, get together. ? The old cow smiled and nodded, and the cowherd got on the bus and sat on it. The old cow flew in the air and soon came to the fish pond. The Cowherd got out of the car and put the loom on the car with the Weaver Girl. Weaver got on the bus with a silkworm basket on her arm. Cowherd jumped on the bus and sat with Weaver. The old cow walked in the clouds and soon got home.

When the villagers learned that Cowherd had become a family, they all came to congratulate him. The weaver girl gave the wild silkworms she brought from the sky to her sisters and taught them to raise silkworms, reel silk and weave silks and satins.

As a result, everyone in the village knows that Cowherd has a good wife, can raise silkworms, spin silks and weave bright silks and satins. It is said that the loom is brought from the sky, and the satin woven is made into clothes, which is warm in winter and cool in summer. The news spread, attracting silk merchants from all over the country to buy Nanyang silk. This incident caused a sensation on both sides of the Baihe River and in Funiu Mountain area, and all families sent girls to learn knitting. Weaver girl is kind-hearted and willing to teach people. In less than two years, every family learned to raise silkworms and weave silks and satins. On July 7th of the third year, the Weaver Girl gave birth to a boy and a girl, the boy's name is Brother Jin and the girl's name is Sister Yu. Cowherd plows, weaver weaves and lives in harmony.

A few years later, the cowherd was ploughing the fields when it suddenly thundered in the clear sky. The old cow looked at the cowherd and cried, and said to him, Son, I dragged the Weaver Girl to heaven and broke the law. I can't seem to live any longer. After my death, the queen mother will definitely leave you alone. At that time, you can eat my flesh and become immortal, and you can fly into the sky in my leather shoes. ? After that, the old cow fell; After the cowherd cried for a while, he did as the old cow said.

On the seventh day of July, Cowherd was hoeing the ground. Brother Jin and Yumei came running to tell Cowherd with sad faces that an old woman had come and pulled her mother away from the loom. Cowherd hurried home in shoes made of old cowhide, holding Brother Jin in one hand and Sister Yu in the other, and chasing after him in the air. Seeing that she was about to catch up, the Queen Mother pulled out the gold from her head and took a picture at her feet. A raging river appeared. Cowherd pulled Jin Ge and Yumei and stood by the river crying. The crying alarmed the Jade Emperor. As soon as the jade emperor saw his pity, he decided to let his family meet on July 7th every year? Time.

People suddenly found that the cowherd family had disappeared and felt suspicious. At night, they looked up under the tea bean stand and saw a choppy river. The weaver girl on the other side of the river is crying, and the cowherd on the other side of the river is crying with brother Jin and sister Yu. People found a silver belt in the starry sky, so they called it Tianhe. There is a star on one side of the Tianhe River. This star is called Vega. There are three more stars on one side, called Altair. People miss the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl, and they always get under the tea bean stand and look up at the sky every night. On the night of July 7, I suddenly saw magpies flying to Tianhe, biting each other's tails and building a magpie bridge. Cowherd pulled Brother Jin with one hand and the other. Weaver girl came from the other side of the bridge and went to the middle of the magpie bridge to meet the family.

The Festival Development of Valentine's Day in China

In Tang and Song poetry, women's begging for cleverness has also been repeatedly mentioned. Did Wang Jian of the Tang Dynasty have any poems? The stars are beaded, and the palace moths are busy on Tanabata? . According to "The Legacy of Kaiyuan Tianbao", every time Emperor Taizong and his concubines held a banquet in the Qing Palace on Tanabata, the ladies-in-waiting begged with their own ingenuity. This custom is also enduring among the people and passed down from generation to generation.

During the Song and Yuan Dynasties, Qiaqiao was quite grand, and there was also a market in Beijing that monopolized Qiaqiao goods, which was called Qiaqiao City by the world. Song Ye Luo and his "Talking about Drunken Weng" series say:? Tanabata, Panlou buys and sells antiques. From July 1st, horses and chariots swallowed up, and three days before Chinese Valentine's Day, horses and chariots were not allowed to pass. After several stops, no conclusions were drawn, and they dispersed at night. ? Here, we can infer the lively scene of the Jocci Festival from the grand occasion of buying Qiao Qi goods from Qiao Qi. People have been putting up flattering articles since the first day of July, and people are coming and going in the flattering market. By the time of Tanabata, the market of Qiqiao was already crowded with people, as if it were the biggest festival-Spring Festival, which showed that Qiqiao Festival was one of the favorite festivals of the ancients.

The love story of the post-Cowherd and the Weaver Maid is integrated into the Beggar's Day, and the folk girls believe it, so every seventh day of the seventh lunar month, they weave in the Cowherd? Queqiao Club? At noon, the girls will come to the flowers and the moon, look up at the starry sky, look for Altair and Vega on both sides of the Milky Way, hope to see their annual meeting, pray to God to be as ingenious as a weaver girl, and pray that they can have a satisfactory and happy marriage. Over time, it formed the Valentine's Day in China.

On May 20th, 2006, China Valentine's Day was listed in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage by the State Council. Is it now considered? Valentine's Day in China? .

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