Valentine's Day in China is on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month.

1, Lantern Festival

Lantern Festival, also known as "Lantern Festival", Shangyuan Festival, the first lunar month, Yuanxi or Lantern Festival, is the first important festival after the Spring Festival, and it is also one of the traditional festivals in China and overseas Chinese. The first month is the first month of the lunar calendar. The ancients called the night "night", so the fifteenth day of the first full moon in a year was called the Lantern Festival.

In the ancient customs of China, Shangyuan Festival (Lantern Festival), Zhongyuan Festival (Orchid Festival) and Xiayuan Festival (Water Joint) are collectively called Sanyuan Festival. Lantern Festival began in the Qin Dynasty more than 2,000 years ago. Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty ordered the fifteenth day of the first month to be designated as the Lantern Festival. During the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the sacrificial activities of "Taiyi God" were scheduled for the 15th day of the first month (Taiyi: the God in charge of everything in the universe). When Sima Qian created the taichu calendar Law, he had already identified the Lantern Festival as a major festival.

Traditional customs include going out to enjoy the moon, lighting lanterns and setting off flames, liking solve riddles on the lanterns, eating Yuanxiao and pulling rabbit lanterns. In addition, in many places, traditional folk performances, such as playing dragon lanterns, playing lions, walking on stilts, boating, yangko dancing and playing Taiping drums, have all joined the Lantern Festival.

In June 2008, the Lantern Festival was selected as the second batch of national intangible cultural heritage.

2. Chinese Valentine's Day

China Valentine's Day, also known as Qiaoqi Festival, Qiaoqi Festival or Chinese Valentine's Day, started in the Han Dynasty and is a traditional cultural festival popular in China and other countries in the Chinese character cultural circle. According to legend, on the night of the seventh or sixth day of the seventh lunar month, women seek wisdom from Vega in the courtyard, so it is called "seeking cleverness". It originated from the worship of nature and women's embroidery, and was later given the legend of cowherd and weaver girl, becoming one of the most romantic festivals. The festival produced women's embroidery, praying for longevity, worshiping Seven Sisters, showing flowers and fruits, embroidery and other activities. And spread to Japan, the Korean peninsula, Vietnam and other countries with Chinese cultural circles.

On May 20th, 2006, China Valentine's Day was approved by the State Council to be included in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage list. In recent years, due to the influence of foreign cultures, foreign festivals have gradually become popular in China, and the media hype has led to the cultural meaning of Valentine's Day in China as "Valentine's Day in China".