Valentine's Day in China has a long history in China, and many cultural allusions have been derived. Valentine's Day in China is also called Begging Day. Ancient folks paid special attention to this festival. Whether they are single or have a partner, they will go together on this day and enjoy the joy and joy of the festival.
The history of Valentine's Day in China
The history of Valentine's Day in China can be traced back to the Warring States Period. At that time, the main connotation was that women sought virtue and cleverness. It was not until the Eastern Han Dynasty that the legend of Cowherd and Weaver Girl became a festival symbolizing love. Tanabata is also the most romantic traditional festival in China, also known as "China Valentine's Day".
Later, with the development, traditional customs such as worshipping Seven Sisters, praying and wishing, seeking skillful art, sitting and watching morning glory and Vega, praying for marriage, and storing water on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month were formed. Generally speaking, it expresses men's loyalty, women's virtue, men's and women's persistence, their feelings of growing old together and their commitment to love.