Today Cultural values exist more in rural towns and cities but are celebrated in the big cities across China and in extravagant and colorful displays and events
The Story of Valentine's day is unique In China, it is also well-revered today with a love poem to support the ideas and festivity of the evening
What is Qixi Festival?
The Double Seventh Festival (Qixi Festival) is one of the Chinese traditional festivals celebrated on the evening of the 7th of the seventh lunar month.
(Qixi Festival)
Also called Qi Qiao Festival, meaning Ingenuity-Begging Festival. This unique Chinese Valentine’s Day food custom expresses Chinese people’s desire to find ingenuity (sweet love and good marriage).
Legend States
The legend of Chinese Valentine’s Day rotates around star-crossed lovers, Zhinhu, a weaver girl, and a goddess Daughter, The Boy named Niulang is a humble cowherd.
Niulang met Zhinhu, and they fell in love, they got married, living a happy life together, and their offspring, a boy and a girl were born.
However, when Zhinhu’s mother discovers that her daughter married a mere mortal, she brings her back to heaven and created a huge river between earth and the heavens to separate the couple – this river is now referred to as the Milky Way.
The Birds being magpies were moved by the love between Zhinhu and Niulang, and by forming a bridge to help the couple to meet giving Zhinhu a way to cross.
After some time Zhinhu’s mother realized this was a special love she decided to permit the couple to meet once a year, that same day, which is the seventh day of the seventh lunar month.
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