It is the traditional custom of Qixi to worship the Seventh Sister, pray for wishes, beg for skillful arts, sit and watch the morning glory and the weaver star, pray for marriage, and store water on Qixi. After historical development, Tanabata has been endowed with the beautiful love legend of "Cowherd and Weaver Girl";
Because it has been endowed with the connotation related to love, it has become a festival symbolizing love, which is considered as the most romantic traditional festival in China, and it also has the cultural meaning of "China Valentine's Day" in contemporary times. ?
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Origin of festival name
1, Tanabata: On July 7th, it was called "Seven Sisters' Birthday", so it was called "Tanabata" because the worship activities were held on the seventh day of July (in the evening, it was called "evening" in ancient times). ?
2, double seven: this sun, moon and day are all seven, so it is called and weighed seven. Xiangri: It is said that cows and girls meet on Tanabata, and the weaver girl has to dress up, paint and powder, and even smell the fragrance all over the sky, so it is called.
3. Qiaoqiao Festival: July 7th is the birthday of the Seventh Sister. It is one of the important customs of "Qijie's Birthday" to worship the Seventh Sister and pray for luck. According to folk legend, Seventh Sister is an expert in weaving in the sky. In the old days, women begged Qi Jie to teach her ingenious skills, so it was also called "Begging for Cleverness Festival".