What is the origin of the Chinese Valentine's Day? Which dynasty can the Qixi Festival be traced back to?
The sky is full of stars on Chinese Valentine’s Day, and people pray for wisdom and cleverness in the moon. Qixi Festival is one of my country's traditional festivals. Do you want to know the origin of Qixi Festival? Shuimo.com has carefully compiled detailed information about the seventh month of the lunar calendar in 2021. Come to Shuimo.com’s special topic on the seventh month of the lunar calendar in 2021 to learn about the auspiciousness and inauspiciousness of the day!Which dynasty can the Qixi Festival be traced back to?The Chinese Valentine's Day originated in ancient times, became popular in the Western Han Dynasty, and reached its peak in the Song Dynasty.In ancient times, the Chinese Valentine's Day was a festival exclusively for beautiful girls. Among the many folk customs of Qixi Festival, some have gradually disappeared, but quite a few have been continued by people. The Qixi Festival originated in China, and some Asian countries influenced by Chinese culture, such as Japan, the Korean Peninsula, and Vietnam, also have the tradition of celebrating the Qixi Festival. What is the origin of the Chinese Valentine's Day?There are many theories about the origin of the Chinese Valentine's Day, among which three are the main ones.1. Seventh Sister’s Birthday The Chinese Valentine's Day was originally called the Birthday of the Seventh Sister, who is now known as the "Weaver Girl". The Seventh Sisters’ Birthday is also known as the Seventh Sisters’ Meeting, the Seventh Sisters’ Birthday, etc. The Seventh Sister (Vega) is the weaver of clouds and the textile industry. She is the patron saint of lovers, women and children. July 7 is her birthday. Before the founding of New China, "Seventh Sister's Birthday" was a grand festival for beautiful girls. The main activities of "Qijie's Birthday" (Qiniangma's Birthday) include praying for blessings and making wishes, begging for skills, praying for marriage, and protecting children's safety. Activities like worshipping the Seven Sisters have been forgotten, and only a very small number of clan associations still set up incense tables to worship the Seven Sisters on this festival. The incense tables are usually prepared on the seventh day of the seventh month, and people start praying for blessings and cleverness from the Seven Sisters in the evening. The Qixi Festival is a time to pray to the Seventh Sister (the Weaver Girl) for dexterity and for a happy marriage and a happy family. In southern Fujian, Wenling, Zhejiang, and Taiwan, it is called worshiping "Seven Niangma". It is very popular among the people to worship Seven Niangma, who is revered as the fairy who protects children's safety and health. 2. The Seventh Day "Qixi" falls on the seventh day of the lunar month or the seventh day of the lunar month. In ancient times, the ancients called the sun, moon and the five major planets, Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, Venus and Saturn, together as the "Seven Luminaries". "The seventh day of the seventh month" is related to the ancient people's worship of numbers and time. In ancient times, people listed the first day of the first lunar month, the second day of the second lunar month, the third day of the third lunar month, the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, the sixth day of the sixth lunar month, the seventh day of the seventh lunar month, and the ninth day of the ninth lunar month as auspicious days. In ancient China, "Chongri" was considered a day when "heaven and earth interact" and "heaven and man communicate". On these "important days", it is not difficult to see the ancient people's worship of numbers. For example, nine and five are important numbers, and the supreme number "Nine Five" is a symbol of status. "One" means the beginning of all things and is a symbol of achievement, status and honor. 3. Reproductive worship The Chinese Valentine's Day is on the seventh day of the seventh month of the lunar calendar, also known as the "Qiqi". "Seven seven" is the life cycle. "Huangdi Neijing·Suwen·Shanggu Tianzhen Lun": "Men will not exceed 88 years old, and women will not exceed 77 years old, and then the essence of heaven and earth will be exhausted." It says that men have a cycle of 8 years and women have a cycle of 7 years. When a girl is 7 years old, her kidney energy is strong, her teeth change and her hair grows longer; at the age of 27, her menstruation arrives and her Conception channel is unblocked. Tiangui is the essence of the kidneys and the Ren and Du meridians. According to traditional Chinese medicine, they are "the sea of yin and yang in the body and the origin of the five elements." In other words, menstruation will occur after the 27th day of pregnancy, and children can be conceived. Panax notoginseng has balanced kidney qi, and the last teeth grow fully and develop to maturity. At forty-seven, the muscles and bones are strong, the hair is very long, and the body is strong and healthy. It has reached the peak. At the age of 57, the Yangming pulse weakens, the face starts to turn yellow, and the hair starts to fall out. Sixty-seven: "The three yang pulses weaken at the top, the face is all scorched, and the hair begins to turn white." The 49th day of pregnancy is when "the Ren meridian is weak, the Taichong meridian is weak, the Tiangui is exhausted, and the Didao is blocked, so the body is deteriorating and there is no child." This is the end of a life cycle. In addition, the number "seven" refers to the West, so the meeting of seven on seven should be the birth of the end. Do you want to know your own Bazi? Want to figure out where your golden marriage is? Click on the [Premium Calculation] below to calculate your horoscope and fortune! |
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