Chinese Valentine's Day, derived from the worship of the stars, is the birthday of the seventh sister in the traditional sense. Because the worship of the seventh sister was held on the seventh day of July, it was named Tanabata.

The origin of Tanabata: Wu actress later evolved into a mythical goddess, known among the people as the Seven Sisters, the Fairy Empress, the Seven-Star Empress, the Seven-Mother Mother, etc. She is a weaver of clouds and textiles, a patron saint of couples, women and children, and the seventh of July is Heng's birthday. According to legend, the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl meet at the Magpie Bridge in the sky on the seventh day of July every year. Later, the folks further developed the story and gave it a beautiful love legend.

Custom story: Xiangqiao Festival, in Yixing, Jiangsu, has the custom of Xiangqiao Festival on Qixi. Every year on Tanabata, people come to participate and build a fragrant bridge. The so-called incense bridge is a bridge with a length of four or five meters and a width of about half a meter made of all kinds of thick and long wrapped incense (thread incense wrapped in paper). It is equipped with railings and decorated with flowers made of five-color lines.

Folk customs in Chinese Valentine's Day:

1, Xiangqiaohui. In Yixing, Jiangsu, there is the custom of Qixi Xiangqiao Festival. Every year on Tanabata, people come to participate and build a fragrant bridge. The so-called incense bridge is a bridge with a length of four or five meters and a width of about half a meter made of all kinds of thick and long wrapped incense (thread incense wrapped in paper). It is equipped with railings and decorated with flowers made of five-color lines. At night, people offer sacrifices to the Double Star, beg for good fortune, and then burn the Xiangqiao, symbolizing that the Double Star has crossed the Xiangqiao and met happily. This fragrant bridge is derived from the legendary magpie bridge legend.

2. Pick up dew. In rural areas of Zhejiang, it is popular to use washbasins to receive dew. Legend has it that the dew in Chinese Valentine's Day is the tears when the cowherd and the weaver girl meet. If it is put on the eyes and hands, it can make people nimble.

The above contents refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-Chinese Valentine's Day.