Chinese Valentine's Day is on the seventh day of the seventh month of the lunar calendar every year. Chinese Valentine's Day has many names in China since ancient times, such as Begging for Cleverness Festival, Seventh Sister's Day, Daughter's Day, Qiaoxi, etc. It is one of the traditional festivals in China. Chinese Valentine's Day evolved from the worship of stars. Later, with the development of history, people gave it a beautiful legend about "Cowherd and Weaver Girl", so it was also regarded as "Valentine's Day in China".

What's the date in Chinese Valentine's Day?

Chinese Valentine's Day has a very long history in China. According to records, it originated in ancient times, and it was popularized among the people in the Western Han Dynasty, and reached its peak in the Song Dynasty. In ancient Chinese Valentine's Day, it was a festival for women. On this day, women would "worship their seven sisters" to pray for a beautiful love, which was romantic.

According to the existing literature, the word "Chinese Valentine's Day" first appeared in the Northern Song Dynasty, and it was designated as a national statutory holiday, which not only has the significance of traditional festivals, but also gives it entertainment and business. During the Song and Yuan Dynasties, the custom of Chinese Valentine's Day's Seventh Sister's Birthday was very strong, and the people even sold a market for begging for clever goods.

The origin of the story of Cowherd and Weaver Girl on Tanabata

Every time in Chinese Valentine's Day, people will think of the day when the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl meet at the Magpie Bridge. This legend actually originated from "All the way Altair" in Nineteen Ancient Poems. In this poem, Altair and Vega are regarded as lovers who admire each other and are separated by the Milky Way. Since then, through the artistic processing of scholars in past dynasties, this legend has become more legendary and full, which is the story of Cowherd and Weaver Girl that we are familiar with now.