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Begging for Qiao Festival is divided into several links, ants.

Jojo Festival in Ant New Village is divided into seven parts: sitting, welcoming, offering, begging, entertaining, predicting and sending.

1, sit smart:

On this day, women sit in the yard or indoors and make all kinds of exquisite handicrafts, including jigsaw puzzle weaving, paper cutting and embroidery. This is the time for women to show their intelligence.

2. English Bridge:

On this day, women will put flowers, fruit bowls and appropriate fruits in the yard or indoors to welcome the arrival of the Weaver Girl on Qixi. This symbolizes the beauty and gentleness of women.

3. Sacrifice:

Generally divided into collective sacrifice and individual sacrifice. From the beginning of the welcoming ceremony to the end of the gift-giving, the whole process of begging for cleverness is carried out by a special person, in the morning, in the middle and in the evening.

4. Jojo:

In the process of begging cleverness, there should be mutual worship activities between adjacent begging points.

5. Entertainment:

In the process of seven days and eight nights, the most important activity is entertainment, that is, entertainment, which is also the time for girls to show their talents.

6. Bucho:

Women will carry out divination activities on this day to see their marriage and future development through divination.

7. Send Joe:

This is the last section of Qiaoqi Festival, which indicates a good blessing to people.

Introduction and significance of Begging for Cleverness Festival;

1, Introduction to the Begging Festival:

Begging for Qiao Festival, also known as China Valentine's Day, Cowherd and Weaver Girl Festival or Chinese Valentine's Day, is an important festival in China traditional culture, usually celebrated on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month. This festival originated from ancient legends, telling the story of cowherd and weaver girl falling in love but being blocked, symbolizing love and the desire to get together.

Nowadays, people usually celebrate love, affection and friendship and pray for a bright future. There are many ways to celebrate Begging Skills Festival. In some areas, people will hold fairs, entertainment activities and fireworks displays on this day. Some people will pray for the skillful hands and beauty of the Weaver Girl on this day and carry out handicraft activities such as embroidery, sewing and knitting to express their respect and blessings.

2. The significance of Begging for Clever Skills Festival:

Qiaoqi Festival is not only a celebration festival, but also a carrier to inherit and carry forward folk culture. In the Begging for Clevership Festival, people carry forward the values of wisdom, beauty and unity through celebrations, welcome and begging for cleverness. It embodies the people's spirit of diligence, wisdom, self-improvement, courage to create and constant pursuit of a happier and better life.