2. Chinese Valentine's Day, also known as Qiaoqi Festival, Qijie Festival, Daughter's Day, Begging Qiaoqiao Festival, Chinese Valentine's Day, Niuniu Festival and Qiaoxi Festival, is a traditional folk festival in China.
Valentine's Day in China originates from the worship of stars. It's the traditional seventh sister's birthday. It is named Qixi because it worships the seventh sister on July 7th.
Valentine's Day in China is a romantic festival based on the love story of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl. This is a metaphor for today. People pursue beautiful love, look forward to a godsend marriage and tie the knot.
There are many customs on Valentine's Day in China. In the past, most sacrificial activities were organized, such as worshipping Seven Sisters, Cowherd, Kuixing and Seven Mothers. There are also activities of seeking cleverness and divination on Tanabata, such as "piercing the needle to seek cleverness", "fighting at night", "liking spider cleverness", "piercing the needle on the moon" and "throwing the needle to measure cleverness" and other colorful folk activities.
6. China Valentine's Day began in ancient times, spread in the Western Han Dynasty and flourished in the Song Dynasty. In ancient times, Valentine's Day in China was an exclusive festival for beautiful girls. Among the numerous folk customs of Qixi, some have gradually disappeared, but quite a few have been continued by people.
7. China Valentine's Day originated in China, and it is also celebrated in some Asian countries influenced by China culture, such as Japan, Korean Peninsula and Viet Nam. On May 20th, 2006, China Valentine's Day was listed in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage by People's Republic of China (PRC) and the State Council.