The folklore of July 7th is the story of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl: it is said that the Weaver Girl, the granddaughter of the ancient Emperor of Heaven, was good at weaving and weaved colorful clouds into the sky every day. She hated this boring life, so she secretly descended to the mortal world, privately married a cowherd in Hexi, and lived a life where men farmed and women weaved.

This incident angered the Emperor of Heaven, who took the Weaver Girl back to the Heavenly Palace and ordered them to separate. They were only allowed to meet on the Magpie Bridge once a year on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month. Their faithful love moved the magpies. Countless magpies flew over and used their bodies to build a magpie bridge across the Tianhe River, so that the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl could meet on the Tianhe River.

Folk customs on July 7th:

1. Xiangqiao Hui

In Yixing, Jiangsu, there is the custom of Qixi Xiangqiao Hui. Every Chinese Valentine's Day, people come to participate and build fragrant bridges. The so-called incense bridge is a bridge four to five meters long and about half a meter wide made of various thick and long incense sticks (thread incense wrapped in paper). It is equipped with railings and tied with five-color threads. flower decoration.

At night, people worship the twin stars, pray for good fortune, and then burn the incense bridge, symbolizing that the twin stars have crossed the incense bridge and met happily. This fragrant bridge is derived from the legendary Magpie Bridge.

2. Collecting dew

In rural areas of Zhejiang, the custom of using a washbasin to collect dew is popular. It is said that the dew during the Chinese Valentine's Day is the tears of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl when they meet. If it is applied on the eyes and hands, it can make people's eyes sharp and their hands sharp.