Chinese Valentine's Day started as a festival in the Han Dynasty, but Chinese Valentine's Day in the Han Dynasty was not Valentine's Day, and Chinese Valentine's Day was also called Begging for Cleverness Festival or Seven Cleverness Festival. The reason of the festival was that it was said that women in ancient times were clever and clever in ballooning Vega in their own courtyard on the seventh day of July or the sixth night of July in the lunar calendar, so it was also called "Begging for Cleverness".
As we all know, the feudal system in the patriarchal society in ancient times was very serious, and women obeyed the idea that no talent is virtue. So at that time, many women generally worked as needlework at home, and Chinese Valentine's Day was a festival for women at home to beg for craftsmanship, which gradually evolved into Valentine's Day.
Origin of Qixi Festival name:
1, Tanabata: On July 7th, it was called "Seven Sisters' Birthday", so it was called "Tanabata" because the worship activities were held on the seventh day of July (in the evening, it was called "evening" in ancient times).
2, double seven: this sun, moon and day are all seven, so it is called and weighed seven. Xiangri: It is said that cows and girls meet on Tanabata, and the weaver girl has to dress up, paint and powder, and even smell the fragrance all over the sky, so it is called.
3. Week: The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl are in a special position and can only meet once a year, so this day is called the week.
4. Qiaoqiao Festival: the custom of "Qiaoqiao" named after "Seventh Sister's Birthday". July 7th is the birthday of Seventh Sister, and "begging for cleverness" is one of the important customs of Seventh Sister's birthday, so it is also called "begging for cleverness festival". According to folk legend, Seventh Sister is an expert in weaving in the sky. In the old days, women "begged" Qi Jie to teach her ingenious skills. In fact, the so-called "begging for cleverness" is just "fighting cleverness".
5. Women's Day: Chinese Valentine's Day is called Women's Day, also known as Girls' Day and Girls' Day, because girls worship immortals, beg for cleverness and compete for cleverness. It is an exclusive festival for women in China traditional festivals. On this night, the girls not only begged the Weaver Maid for skillful hands, but also begged for a marriage match.