Chinese Valentine's Day, also known as Begging for Qiaojie Festival, Valentine's Day and the seventh day of the seventh lunar month are traditional festivals with a long history in China. According to China folklore, magpies bridge the Milky Way on the night of the seventh day of the seventh lunar month, so that cowherd and weaver girl can meet on the bridge. It's ancient custom that on this night, girls in China have to wear needles to beg for cleverness. The meeting at the Magpie Bridge eulogized the unswerving love of the working people in China and their strong desire to pursue a better life.

Chinese Valentine's Day began in ancient times, spread in the Western Han Dynasty and flourished in the Song Dynasty. Chinese Valentine's Day originated in China, and it is also celebrated in some Asian countries influenced by Chinese culture, such as Japan, Korean Peninsula and Vietnam.

Traditional custom of Qixi Festival

1, begging activities

The most common custom in Chinese Valentine's Day is all kinds of begging activities carried out by women on the night of the seventh day of July. Most of the ways of begging for cleverness are that girls try their best to make small items and put some melons and fruits on them.

2. Worship the Weaver Girl

On the night of Tanabata, if girls want to be beautiful or marry a husband, and young women want to have a baby early, they can all pray silently to Vega and meditate on their own thoughts. Girls who worship the weaver girl should fast for one day and take a bath.

Step 3 dye your nails

The custom of Tanabata in the southwest of China is to dye nails. It is said that not only can you be young and beautiful, but also unmarried women can find the right husband as soon as possible.

4, women shampoo

Legend has it that taking spring water and river water on Tanabata Day, just like taking water from the Milky Way, has the sacred power of cleanliness. Therefore, it is of special significance for women to bathe their hair on this day, which means that with the holy water in the Milky Way, they will be protected by the Weaver Goddess.