When is Chinese Valentine’s Day in 2021? What are the traditional foods?

When is Chinese Valentine’s Day in 2021? What are the traditional foods?
Qixi Festival is one of China's traditional festivals, but not everyone knows when it falls. So, let's take a look at when it falls in 2021. The seventh month of the lunar calendar is the hottest time of summer in China and is also called Mengqiu, Lanyue, etc. If you want to know more about the seventh month of the lunar calendar, please follow Mr. Shui Mo’s website!

When is Chinese Valentine’s Day in 2021?

The dates for Chinese Valentine's Day in 2021 are:
August 14, 2021, Saturday, Leo (solar calendar); July 7, 2021, lunar calendar (lunar calendar)
The earliest written record about the Chinese Valentine's Day appeared in the "Book of Songs". "The Book of Songs, Dadong" records: "On tiptoe the Weaver Girl, she weaves seven times a day. Though she weaves seven times, she cannot make a newspaper. On the Cowherd, she is not used to serve the box." This poem is the prototype of the story of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl, but at this time it is not a love story, but a story about the busy work of the Weaver Girl from the perspective of agricultural civilization.
The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl is one of the origins of the Chinese Valentine's Day, but it is not all.

What are the traditional foods for the Chinese Valentine’s Day?

Traditional food for the Chinese Valentine’s Day: dumplings
In many areas of our country, there is a custom of eating dumplings on the Chinese Valentine's Day. When making dumplings, a copper coin, a thread and a red date are put into them. If you can eat the money when eating, you are very blessed.
Traditional food for the Chinese Valentine’s Day: Goji
The so-called five seeds actually refer to tea, wine, fresh fruits, etc. The five seeds (longan, red dates, hazelnuts, peanuts, melon seeds) are indispensable. On the day of Chinese Valentine's Day, "worshiping the Weaver Girl" is a big event for young girls and young women. The offerings include tea, wine, fresh fruits, etc. The five seeds (longan, red dates, hazelnuts, peanuts, melon seeds) are indispensable.
Traditional food for the Chinese Valentine’s Day: Qiaoguo
Qiaoguo, also known as "Qiqiao Fruit", is a must-have snack on the Chinese Valentine's Day. The proverb says: Eating Qiaoguo on the Chinese Valentine's Day can make people dexterous.

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