In China, the seventh day of the seventh lunar month is commonly known as the Qixi Festival. Some people also call it "Qiao Qiao Festival", "Girl's Day" and "Daughter's Day". This is the most romantic festival among traditional Chinese festivals, and it was also the day that girls valued most in the past. According to Han folklore, magpies build a bridge over the Milky Way on the night of the seventh day of the seventh lunar month so that the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl can meet on the bridge. It is an ancient custom that on this night, Han girls thread needles and beg for tricks. "Meeting on the Magpie Bridge" praises the loyal love and strong desire of the working people of the Han nationality to pursue a better life.
Chinese Valentine's Day is not the "Valentine's Day" of the Chinese people. The "Valentine's Day" of the Chinese people should be on the 15th day of the first month of the lunar calendar every year. The Chinese Valentine's Day is also known as Qiqiao. This festival originated in the Han Dynasty. Ge Hong's "Xijing Miscellaneous Notes" of the Eastern Jin Dynasty "There is a record that "the colorful girls of the Han Dynasty often pierced the seven-hole needle in the Kaijin Tower on July 7th, and everyone practiced it." This is the earliest record of begging for skill that we have seen in ancient documents. In later poems of the Tang and Song Dynasties, women's begging for skill was also frequently mentioned. Wang Jianyou of the Tang Dynasty wrote in a poem that "the stars in the dim sky are adorned with pearls, and the palace ladies are busy begging for skill on the Chinese Valentine's Day".
The "Qixi Festival" originated from the myth and legend of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl meeting on the Magpie Bridge. It ranks first among the four major Chinese folklores. It is a very beautiful and moving love story that has been passed down through the ages. It is well-known in our country and is well known to women and children. . Qixi Festival is about pursuing free love and praying for a better life.