Other names and origins of Qixi Festival
The Qixi Festival is also called It is called Double Seven Festival, Qiqiao Festival, Girls’ Festival, Lan Ye, Niu Gong Niu Woman Day, Children’s Day, Needle Threading Festival, Moral Wa, Chinese Valentine’s Day, Qijie Festival, Qiqiao Festival, Qinianghui, Qixi Festival, Qiaoxi , which originated from the observation of celestial astrology in ancient times.
Another name for Qixi Festival
Qixi Festival:July 7th, known as "Seventh Sister’s Birthday", because the worship activities are held on the seventh night of the seventh lunar month (in the evening, it was called "Xi" in ancient times), so It’s called "Tanabata".
Double Seven:The sun, moon and sun are all seven, so they are called seven.Fragrant Day:It is said that when the cow girl meets on the Qixi Festival, the weaver girl has to dress up, apply grease and powder, and even the sky is full of fragrance, so it is called.
Week:Cowherd and Weaver Girl are located in a special position, and they can only meet once a year, so this day is called a week.
Qiaoqiao Festival:It is named after the "Qiaoqiao" custom of "Seventh Sister’s Birthday".July 7th is the birthday of the seventh sister."Begging for Qiao" is one of the important customs of "Seventh Sister’s Birthday", so it is also called "Qiaoqiao Festival".According to folklore, Qijie is a weaving expert in the sky.The beauties of the old era "begged for skill" to the seventh sister, begging her to teach her ingenious skills;
Women’s Day:The Qixi Festival takes girls worshiping immortals and begging for cleverness and playing cleverness as the main festivals and customs.It is an exclusive festival for beautiful girls in traditional Chinese festivals.In this evening, the girls not only begged for a skillful hand from the Zhinu, but also begged for a good match for marriage.In the past, marriage was a lifelong event that determined the happiness of a girl’s life.Therefore, infatuated women in the world would pray to the starry sky for a happy and happy marriage on the night of Qixi Festival.
Orchid Night:The seventh month of the lunar calendar was called "Orchid Moon" in ancient times, so Qixi Festival is also called "Orchid Night".
Niu Gong Niu Po Day:In Vietnam, the main body of the celebration of Qixi Festival is Chinese, and Qixi Festival is called "Niu Gong Niu Po Day".
Children’s Day:Because begging for cleverness and begging for texts are mostly performed by girls and boys, it is called it.
Needle Threading Festival:It is called because of the custom of piercing needles on this day.
Dao La:Taoist "Emperor to Dao Taiqing Jade Book" said:July 7th, named Dao La, on this day the five emperors will meet in the Western Qi Sutian.
Chinese Valentine’s Day:Through historical development, Qixi Festival has been endowed with the beautiful love legend of "The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl".Because of its connotations related to love, it has become a festival that symbolizes love and is considered to be a festival of love.China’s very romantic traditional festivals, in contemporary times, have produced the cultural meaning of "Chinese Valentine’s Day".
The origin of the Qixi Festival
The Qixi Festival began in ancient times, popularized in the Western Han Dynasty, and flourished in the Song Dynasty.In ancient times, Qixi Festival was an exclusive festival for beautiful girls.Among the many folk customs of Qixi Festival, some gradually disappeared, but a considerable part was 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.On May 20, 2006, the Qixi Festival was included in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage list by the State Council of the People’s Republic of China.
Meaning of the Qixi Festival
The Qixi Festival, also known as the Qiqiao Festival, the Qijie Festival, the Girls’ Festival, the Qiqiao Festival, the Qinianghui, the Qixi Festival, the Bull Bull Woman Day, the Qixi Festival Xi, etc., is a traditional Chinese folk festival.The Qixi Festival is derived from the worship of the stars and is the birthday of the Seventh Sister in the traditional sense.Because the worship of the "Seventh Sister" is held on the seventh night of the seventh month, it is named "Qixi".Worshiping the Seventh Sister, praying for blessings, begging for skillful arts, sitting and watching Altair Vega, praying for marriage, and storing Qixi water are the traditional customs of Qixi Festival.After historical development, Qixi Festival has been endowed with the beautiful love legend of "The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl", making it a festival that symbolizes love, and is considered to be the most romantic traditional festival in China.cultural meaning.
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