When is Chinese Valentine's Day this year? When did the name Qixi Festival appear?
Qixi Festival falls on the seventh day of the seventh month of the lunar calendar every year. When is it this year? When did the name Qixi Festival appear? July is also called the "Qiaoyue". On July 7th of every year, Chinese women "beg for cleverness" from the Vega star in the sky, begging her to make them dexterous. Follow Mr. Shui Mo's website to learn more about the seventh month of the lunar calendar in 2019!When is Chinese Valentine's Day this year?Lunar calendar: July 7, 2019Gregorian calendar: Wednesday, August 7, 2019 Leo [Today's Old Almanac is suitable] [Do not use it on the day of the four most important events] Fasting and offering sacrifices to pray for a son, seeking wealth, burying, marrying a son-in-law, litigating, breaking ground, drilling, removing mourning clothes, building a house, erecting pillars and beams, resigning from office, planting, taking in livestock, digging wells, catching, signing contracts [Today's taboos in the old almanac] [Do not use on the day of the four most important events] Bed installation, construction, groundbreaking, marriage, moving into new home, travel, migration, separation, opening warehouse, collecting money, opening market According to the lunar calendar, the seventh day of the seventh month in the 2019 lunar calendar is August 7 in the new calendar . It should be noted that this day is [four extreme days, do not do anything important], so nothing is suitable. When did the name Qixi Festival appear?In "Wuyuan" written by Luo Xin in the Ming Dynasty, it said: "King Huai of Chu first established the Qixi Festival. On this day, women threaded seven-hole needles with colorful threads and displayed melons and fruits in the pavilion to pray for dexterity." In the absence of other information found, the Qixi Festival originated in the southern Chu State during the Warring States Period . At that time, there were colored threads and seven-hole needles, which were special tools used by women to beg for dexterity. This special item and custom is probably a contribution of King Huai of Chu.The earliest written record of the customs of the Qixi Festival can be found in Ge Hong's "Miscellaneous Notes of Western Capital" in the Eastern Jin Dynasty : "Beautiful women in the Han Dynasty used to thread seven-hole needles in the Kaijin Tower on July 7, and everyone was accustomed to it." This is the record of the custom of begging for skills on the seventh sister’s birthday. During the Liang Dynasty of the Southern Dynasties, Dai Zong Yan recorded in "Jingchu Sui Shi Ji" that "the seventh day of the seventh month is the night when the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl meet. On that night, women tie colorful threads and thread seven-hole needles, or use gold, silver, jade or other stones as needles. They set out a table with wine, dried meat, melons and fruits in the courtyard to pray for dexterity. If there are insects looming on the melons, it is considered a sign of good fortune." It can be seen that during the Northern and Southern Dynasties, the Qixi Festival begging for skills ritual in the south had become quite complicated. Qixi folk customs in different regions of my country:1. Foshan: In urban and rural areas of Foshan, it is customary for unmarried girls to start preparing for the Chinese Valentine's Day after the Dragon Boat Festival every year. In rural areas, many sisters who are in love with each other get together and voluntarily form a "Seven Sisters Association". The girls who attend the burial ceremony are mostly unmarried girls. Those who got married in the previous year usually return to their parents' home to pray for skills with their former sisters and hold a farewell ceremony to the immortals.2. Fuzhou: Sharing beans to establish relationships is the most important form of activity during the Chinese Valentine’s Day in Fuzhou. The beans here generally refer to broad beans, but some people also use peanuts. The way to establish friendship is very simple. Neighbors and relatives give each other cooked beans, and then eat beans and chat that night. 3. Taiwan: One of the important activities in celebrating the Chinese Valentine’s Day is to worship the bed mother. On this day, they would offer sacrifices to the Bed Mother in their bedrooms from 6pm onwards. The offerings should include chicken, wine, oil, rice, and they would burn bed clothes (gold paper with clothes patterns painted on it) to thank the Bed Mother for her protection. 4. Wuyi: On this day, most farm girls take yellow broom and Chinese tallow leaves and mash them into juice to wash their hair, making their hair black and shiny, as beautiful as fairies. On the night of the seventh day, the women in the family set up an incense table and displayed fruits and cakes in the courtyard, and worship the seven fairies from afar. Destiny is not one thing, but is divided into fate and luck. Fate is innate, while luck changes in different stages of life. The luck at different times is different. Do you want to know when your good luck will come? Take a look at the [ Excellent Calculation ] below, and may you have peace and happiness in your life! |
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