Qi Xi - Variations of the Story

Qi Xi (七夕; Pinyin: qī xī; "The Night of Sevens"), sometimes called Chinese Valentine's Day, falls on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month of the Chinese calendar and thus its name. It is traditional for young girls to demonstrate their domestic arts on this day (especially melon carving) and to make wishes for a good husband. It is also known by the following names: The Festival to Plead for Skills (乞巧節; qǐ qiǎo jié) The Seventh Sister's Birthday (七姐誕; qī jiě dàn) The Ni ...

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• Qi Xi - The Story of Cowherd and Weaver Girl
• Qi Xi - Variations of the Story
• Qi Xi - Traditions
• Qi Xi - Other Romantic Days in Chinese Culture

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On the night sky of the late summer days the stars Altair and Vega are high in the night sky and the Chinese tell the following love story, of which there are many variations: A young cowherd named Niu Lang (牛郎, "the cowherd", the star Altair) happens across seven fairy sisters bathing in a lake. Encouraged by his mischievous companion the ox, he steals their clothes and waits to see what will happen next. The fairy sisters elect the youngest and most beautiful sister Zhi Nü (織女, "the weaver girl", the star Vega ...

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Qi Xi, Qi Xi - The Story of Cowherd and Weaver Girl, Qi Xi - Variations of the Story, Qi Xi - Traditions, Qi Xi - Schedule, Qi Xi - Other Romantic Days in Chinese Culture

Read more here: » Qi Xi: Encyclopedia II - Qi Xi - The Story of Cowherd and Weaver Girl

On the night sky of the late summer days the stars Altair and Vega are high in the night sky and the Chinese tell the following love story, of which there are many variations: A young cowherd named Niu Lang (牛郎, "the cowherd", the star Altair) happens across seven fairy sisters bathing in a lake. Encouraged by his mischievous companion the ox, he steals their clothes and waits to see what will happen next. The fairy sisters elect the youngest and most beautiful sister Zhi Nü (織女, "the weaver girl", the star Vega ...

See also:

Qi Xi, Qi Xi - The Story of Cowherd and Weaver Girl, Qi Xi - Variations of the Story, Qi Xi - Traditions, Qi Xi - Other Romantic Days in Chinese Culture

Read more here: » Qi Xi: Encyclopedia II - Qi Xi - The Story of Cowherd and Weaver Girl