The second custom is to worship the weaver girl. This kind of activity is generally attended by women, and several people make an appointment in advance, mostly at night. In the evening, there is a table under the moonlight, on which there are sacrifices such as tea, wine, fruit, five sons (longan, red dates, hazelnuts, peanuts and melon seeds). Everyone sat around, eating melons and snacks, and silently making wishes to the Weaver Girl.
The third custom is to ask for cleverness through needles, which should be the earliest way to ask for cleverness, starting from the Han Dynasty. "Miscellanies of Xijing" records: "Women in the Han Dynasty often wear seven-hole needles in Jinkai Building on July 7, and people have the ambition of Xi." On Valentine's Day in China, women and girls in all families will go out of their homes, and everyone will get together to guess the meeting scene of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl, take out their own needlework and needlework, and beg for wisdom by threading needles.
The fourth custom is to dry books and clothes. The custom of drying books and clothes was very popular in ancient times. Many short stories record that on Valentine's Day in China, people will dry books and clothes to get rid of bad luck. However, this custom gradually evolved into a scene where the giant Fuji showed off his wealth, which attracted the contempt of many literati.
The fifth custom is to give birth to cows and be prosperous. China Valentine's Day comes from the story of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl, which is familiar to everyone, but as the highlight, Lao Niu must be very familiar to everyone. According to legend, in order to help the cowherd cross the Tianhe River to meet the Weaver Girl, the old cow asked the cowherd to peel off his own skin and cross the Tianhe River with cowhide to meet the Weaver Girl. In memory of the old ox who sacrificed himself, people would congratulate him every time in Chinese Valentine's Day to show their respect for him.
The sixth custom is to have children. This is a very old custom. A few days ago in Chinese Valentine's Day, people would spread a layer of soil on the wooden board, sow the seeds of millet, let it produce green seedlings, and then put some small huts and flowers and trees on it to make it look like a small village where people live in fields. This is the so-called "shell board". Or soak mung beans, adzuki beans, wheat, etc. Put it in a bowl, wait for it to germinate, and then tie it into a bunch with red and blue silk ropes. This is called "planting", which is also called "five-raw pots" or "raw flowerpots". All parts of the south are also called "bubble cleverness".
The seventh custom is to worship Kuixing. But this festival has nothing to do with Valentine's Day in China. According to folklore, July 7th is Kuixing's birthday. In Kuixing literature, the literati who want to gain fame especially worship Kuixing, so in order to win the top prize, the literati will worship Kuixing on this day. Kuixing is Kuidou Star, which is the first lesson of the Big Dipper, also called the champion. The first place in the ancient scholar's examination was called "the greatest Confucian scholar in the world" or "winning the championship in one fell swoop", and the first place in the examination was Kuixing.