What did China send for the ancient Chinese Valentine's Day?

The seventh day of the seventh lunar month is a traditional festival of Han nationality in China, China Valentine's Day. Because the main participants in this day's activities are girls, the content of the festival activities is mainly begging skills, so people call this day "begging skills festival" or "daughter's day" or "daughter's day". Tanabata is one of the most romantic traditional festivals in China and the most important day for girls in the past.

The ancients often explained romantic love by sending combs or paper fans. Comb represents acacia, indicating that the other person misses you very much; Combing your hair represents love, giving and receiving together, and combing your hair is a gift.

On this evening, women put on needles to pray for Fu Lushou. On the seventh day, the ceremony was pious and grand, filled with flowers, fruits and needles, and all kinds of furniture and utensils were exquisite and small, which made people fondle. On May 20th, 2006, China Valentine's Day was listed in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage by the State Council. Now it is also considered as "Valentine's Day in China". Today, Bian Xiao and everyone come to see what gifts men and women gave each other in ancient Chinese Valentine's Day, China.

China has a culture of 5,000 years. The ancients often explained romantic love by sending combs or paper fans. Comb represents acacia, indicating that the other person misses you very much; Comb represents love, send and receive with one heart, and take comb as a gift. In ancient China, men and women sent combs all their lives, meaning to grow old with you. Nowadays, many places have the custom of sending combs on Tanabata. Relatives travel far, comb their hair and leave. In the past, before a woman got married, a comb was prepared at home to comb her hair. The so-called "one comb to the end, two combs of white hair and Qi Mei, three combs of children and grandchildren" not only contains the good wishes of family members for the smooth and safe life of their loved ones, but also the transmission of love; Sending a comb to comb your hair every day also represents his closeness to you; Combs also represent health and happiness! Sweep away your troubles and open your heart. Combing your hair will give you spirit and confidence; Sending a comb means that you will be entangled all your life, and it also means that you will tie your hair, because a comb is an item that a woman will be close to all her life, and the person who can send a comb should be a close person.

After the reform and opening up, influenced by American style and Korean wave, Valentine's Day gifts have also become diversified. Flowers, chocolates, purple shells, gold and silver jewelry, crystals and some personalized gifts have become the mainstream choices for Valentine's Day gifts! However, in recent years, due to the prevalence of Burmese jadeite in China, many couples will first consider jade ornaments, such as jade lovers' paipei, dragon and phoenix paipei, a pair of jadeites, jade ruyi, and jade bracelets given to women by men.