Of course it is our local festival! Qixi Festival, also known as Qiqiao Festival, Qijie Festival, Girl's Day, Qiqiao Festival, Qinianghui, Qixi Festival, Niu Gong Gong Po Day, Qiao Xi, etc., is a traditional Chinese folk festival that evolved from the worship of ancient stars. It was popularized in the Western Han Dynasty and flourished in the Song Dynasty. After historical development, it was endowed with the beautiful love legend of the "Cowherd and the Weaver Girl", making it a festival symbolizing love. It is therefore considered the most romantic traditional festival in China and has become even more popular in contemporary times. Understand the cultural meaning of "Chinese Valentine's Day".

As for the story of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl, it is this: This is a famous folk love story in ancient China. It is about an orphaned Cowherd who relies on his brother and sister-in-law to survive. After being abused by his brother and sister-in-law, he was forced to separate from the family and support himself by plowing fields with an old cow. One day, the Weaver Girl and the fairies went down to earth to play and bathe in the river. The old cow suddenly spoke and persuaded the Cowherd to meet each other. He also told the Cowherd that if the fairies could not go back before dawn, they would have to stay in the mortal world. So the Cowherd Lang stayed by the river to watch the seven fairies. He found that the youngest fairy among them was very beautiful, and fell in love. He remembered Lao Niu's words, so he quietly took away the little fairy's clothes. The fairies took a bath and prepared to return to heaven. At that time, the little fairy found that her clothes were missing and had to stay. At this time, the Cowherd came out and had an encounter with the little fairy. After a while, the two of them fell in love, and the little fairy married the Cowherd and no longer wanted to go back to heaven. After they got married, the man farmed and the woman weaved, and they gave birth to a son and a daughter. Their life was very happy. Unexpectedly, the Emperor of Heaven found out about the matter and ordered the Queen Mother to escort Zhinu back to heaven for trial. The old cow couldn't bear the separation of their wives, so he broke off the horns on his head and turned into a small boat, allowing the cowherd to pick up his children and catch them in the boat. Just as she was about to catch up with the Weaver Girl, the Queen Mother suddenly pulled out the golden hairpin on her head and drew a rolling Milky Way in the sky. The Cowherd could not cross the river, so he could only watch and cry with the Weaver Girl by the river. Their faithful love moved the magpies. Countless magpies flew over and used their bodies to build a colorful bridge across the Tianhe River, so that the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl could meet on the Tianhe River. The Emperor of Heaven had no choice but to allow the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl to meet on the Magpie Bridge once a year on July 7, with the magpies by their side.

From now on, the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl will meet every year on July 7th