1, proper fruit: The custom of eating proper fruit on Tanabata can be traced back to the Song Dynasty. proper fruit is a kind of pastry, shaped like an ox or a weaver girl, which means praying for a skillful hand like a weaver girl.
2. Crispy candy: Crispy candy is one of the festive foods in many places on this day in Chinese Valentine's Day. Crispy candy is usually in the shape of "happiness" or "blessing", which means blessing and celebration.
3. Water caltrop: Water caltrop is one of the traditional food for Qixi Festival in China. The shape of water caltrop is like a horn, which means that Cowherd and Weaver Girl can't meet each other because they are separated by Tianhe, and the water caltrop of Tianhe connects them.
4. jiaozi: In Shandong Peninsula, Chinese Valentine's Day has a tradition of eating jiaozi, because jiaozi is shaped like a weaving shuttle, which means begging for cleverness.
5. Chicken: In Guangdong, Chinese Valentine's Day has the custom of eating chicken, because chicken means "good luck" and eating chicken means praying for good luck and happiness.
6. Lettuce: In Guangdong, Chinese Valentine's Day has the custom of eating lettuce, because it means "making money" and eating lettuce means praying for wealth and good luck.
7. Pomegranate: Chinese Valentine's Day has the custom of eating pomegranate, because pomegranate means "having many children", and eating pomegranate means praying for family prosperity and full children.
Chinese Valentine's Day greetings
1, my dear, I wish you a happy Tanabata. May our love be as pure and persistent as the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl, and stay together forever.
2. On Qixi Festival, I wish you beautiful flowers, happy mood, sweet love, happy life and all the best. Because of you, my world has become so beautiful.
3. In this romantic Chinese Valentine's Day, I want to say thank you. Thank you for your constant companionship and support. May our love last forever and be happy.
4. Valentine's Day on Qixi is a festival that reminds people of their first love. May you be as pure and lovely as you were at the beginning, and may your love always be as beautiful as when you first met, and happiness will always accompany you.
Dear, may our love be as dazzling as the starry sky on Tanabata. Let our hearts shine on each other every night and never part. I wish you a happy Tanabata and sweet love!