The real Valentine’s Day in China is the Chinese Valentine’s Day.

The Chinese Valentine's Day, also known as the "Cowherd and Weaver Girl Festival" or "Chinese Valentine's Day", is one of the most romantic traditional Chinese festivals. Its date is the seventh day of the seventh lunar month every year, which is usually equivalent to the beginning of August in the solar calendar. On this day, the legendary Cowherd and Weaver Girl can finally meet each other and meet through the Magpie Bridge on the Tianhe River. At the same time, Qixi Festival is also the real Valentine’s Day in our country.

In China, there are also some traditional customs and activities during the Chinese Valentine's Day. Some young lovers will have romantic dinners or dates together on this day, give each other gifts, and express their love. Girls will also write down their wishes on woven bamboo leaves or paper at night, and then put them into the water, hoping that their wishes will come true. All in all, the Chinese Valentine's Day symbolizes undying love and a happy marriage.

Customs of the Chinese Valentine's Day

1. Threading needles on the moon: One of the customs of the Chinese Valentine's Day is to put needles on the moon. That is, on the evening of the seventh day of the seventh lunar month, every household will clean their courtyards. , young women and girls first kneel down to Vega devoutly, begging Vega to bless their ingenuity. Then, they took out the colorful silk threads and seven silver needles they had prepared in advance, and threaded the needles on the moon. Whoever threaded the seven needles first would indicate that she would become a skillful woman in the future.

2. Worshiping the Weaver Girl: One of the customs of Qixi Festival is to worship the Weaver Girl. On the night of Chinese Valentine's Day, girls and young women will gather together to worship the Weaver Girl. People placed offerings, fasted for a day, and after bathing, everyone went to the altar to burn incense and worship. While eating melon seeds and peanuts, they silently prayed for their wishes in the direction of the Vega constellation.

The above content refers to Baidu Encyclopedia-Qixi Festival