Chinese Valentine's Day
The Double Seventh Festival, on the 7th day of the 7th lunar month, is a traditional festival full of romance. It often goes into August in the Gregorian calendarThis festival is in mid-summer when the weather is warm and the grass and trees reveal their luxurious greens. At night when the sky is dotted with stars, and people can see the Milky Way spanning from the north to the south. On each bank of it is a bright star, which see each other from afar. They are the Cowherd and Weaver Maid, and about them there is a beautiful love story passed down from generation to generation.
Long, long ago, there was an honest and kind-hearted fellow named Niu Lang (Cowhand). His parents died when he was a child. Later he was driven out of his home by his sister-in-law. So he lived by himself herding cattle and farming. One day, a fairy from heaven Zhi Nu (Weaver Maid) fell in love with him and came down secretly to earth and married him. The cowhand farmed in the field and the Weaver Maid wove at home. They lived a happy life and gave birth to a boy and a girl. Unfortunately, the God of Heaven soon found out the fact and ordered the Queen Mother of the Western Heavens to bring the Weaver Maid back.
With the help of celestial cattle, the Cowhand flew to heaven with his son and daughter. At the time when he was about to catch up with his wife, the Queen Mother took off one of her gold hairpins and made a stroke. One billowy river appeared in front of the Cowhand. The Cowhand and Weaver Maid were separated on the two banks forever and could only feel their tears. Their loyalty to love touched magpies, so tens of thousands of magpies came to build a bridge for the Cowhand and Weaver Maid to meet each other. The Queen Mother was eventually moved and allowed them to meet each year on the 7th of the 7th lunar month. Hence their meeting date has been called \"Qi Xi\" (Double Seventh).
Scholars have shown the Double Seventh Festival originated from the Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD220). Historical documents from the Eastern Jin Dynasty (AD371-420) mention the festival, while records from the Tang Dynasty (618-907) depict the grand evening banquet of Emperor Taizong and his concubines. By the Song (960-1279) and Yuan (1279-1368) dynasties, special articles for the \"Qi Xi\" were seen being sold on markets in the capital. The bustling markets demonstrated the significance of the festival.
Today some traditional customs are still observed in rural areas of China, but have been weakened or diluted in urban cities. However, the legend of the Cowhand and Weaver Maid has taken root in the hearts of the people. In recent years, in particular, urban youths have celebrated it as Valentine's Day in China. As a result, owners of flower shops, bars and stores are full of joy as they sell more commodities for love.
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七夕.情人节 最应该向情人发的经典英文短信 祝福短信
i dropped a tear in the ocean and when sum1 finds it i'll stop luvin u
i luv ur eyes, i luv ur smile, i cherish ur ways, i adore ur style. wat can i say, ur 1 of a kind and 24/7 ur on my mind!
mistakes there have been many, i must admit ive made a few but one mistake i dont regret is falling in love with you
i love u like life do u no y? cos u are my life
love is gr8, love is fine, it picks u up wen u r down, i love u and i always will, uve filled a space no one can fill.
i love u and will love u forever,coz u r my life my happiness. my heart is filled with u running in my veins,in my body.without u i'll be lifeless.
once in a lifetime, u will meet sum1 that u truely like. u hope to be with him 4eva 2 see the sun rising. but have you ever wonder wad if the sun never rise again for u n him? will you ever consider me?
roses are red, violets are blue. but no matter how long i have to wait for you, my luv for you is everlasting true...
if i'm in hell & u r in heaven,i'll look up and b glad of u.but if i'm in heaven & u r in hell, i'll pray to god to send me down coz the heaven is not heaven without u!
love is like the air, we cant allways c it but we no it is allways der! thats like me you cant allways c me but im allways there and you no ill always love you!
the first time i saw u i was afraid 2 touch u,the first time i touched u i was afraid 2 kiss u,the first time i kissd u i was afraid 2 loveu,now that i love u im afraid 2 lose u!
once upon a time,somthing happened 2me.it was the sweetest thing that ever could b,it was a fantasy,a dream come true.it was the day i met u!
i must be a bad shooter because i keep missing you
time is passing so slowly now. guess thats my life without you... so ill just hang around and find some things to do, to take my mind off missing you!!!
if you hold me i won't shake if you throw me i will break if you hit me i will cry but if you leave me i will die
sad ting about life is wen u mit a prson hu mins a lot 2 u,only to find out dat it was never bound 2 b,and u juz hav 2 let go
r we friends or r we not u told me once but i 4got 4 all da friends i'v eva met ur da 1 i won't 4get n if i die b4 u do i'll go 2 heaven n wait 4 u.
god up in heaven pls protect my friends heart who i have just broke, tell him i love him and i always will
i love u with my heart, my body n soul, this love 4 u i can not control, the game aint over its just begun, i'll keep on playin coz i no ur the one
accidents do happen i slip, i trip,i stumble n i fall and usually i dont mind at all... but now i dont no wot 2 do coz i slipped n fell in love wid u
one day you will ask me what is more important to me you or my life i will say my life and you will walk out and leave me not even realising that you are my life!!!
once upon a time,somthing happened 2me.it was the sweetest thing that ever could b,it was a fantasy,a dream come true.it was the day i met u!
if u love me like u told me, please b careful wiv my heart. u can take it just dont break it, or my world will fall apart!
if i could be an angel, i would make ur every wish come true. but im only human, just a girl who's lovin u!!!
when im alone,lying in my bed all sorts of things come into my head like why do i love u as much as i do the i realise its because you are you!
i love you more today than i did yesterday, but not as much as i will tomorow
you can fall from a mountain, u can fall from a tree, but the best way to fall, is in love wid me.
love is like the wind, you can't see it, but you can feel it.
to the world you are one person but to me u are the world!
Happy Chinese Valentine's Day !!! Happy Valentine's Day ! Wishing those in love hold hands forever
Happy Valentine's Day !
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