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Chinese Valentine's Day |
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Chinese Valentine's Day Celebrations
Valentine's day is the day of expression of love; it is the most awaited day by lovers to express their feelings. Most of the people know about Valentine's Day but the Chinese Valentine's Day is a rather unique story. Chinese Valentine's Day comes on the 7th day of the 7th lunar month in the Chinese calendar. The story of the Chinese Valentines Day is unique in it and presents the story of true love. In China the Festival of Chinese Valentine's Day is celebrated with great pomp and traditional values. On this day the love couples visits the temple of Matchmaker and do prayers for their love and happiness in their possible marriage. The youths who are still single goes toe Matchmaker temple to do the same thing and ask their luck of love. There are traditional decorations with ox's horn by flowers and atmosphere of fiesta in China on this day. |
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Tradition of Chinese Valentine's Day
Since ancient times, The Chinese Valentine's day is also known as the Daughter's Festival, On this day Chinese girls learns fair handcrafting skill like the Weaving Maid and craft items for their future family. On that night, the unmarried girls make prayers for becoming smarter to the Weaving Maid star. At the time when the star Vega is high up in the sky, the unmarried girls do a test by putting a needle on surface of water, and If the needle flots, it means girl's smartness and maturity is ready and eligible to find a his husband. One more fascinating tradition of Chinese Valentine's Day is women washes their hair to make it look shining and fresh whereas kids wash their faces the next morning using overnight water to to bring natural glow and beautiful look on their faces.
Story of Chinese Valentine's Day - Legend of Chinese Valentine's Day
The story is about the 7th daughter of Emperor of Heaven and an orphaned cowherd. The story of Chinese Valentines Day began from a good looking poor orphaned boy who lives with his elder brother and sister-in-law. After their parents past away, the elder brother inherited the house and the land. And the poor boy owned an old ox. To live he work on the farm's field with the ox everyday that is why he called as a cowherd. The 7th daughter of Emperor of heaven is good at handcrafting, especially weaving clothing so she was called a Weaving Maid.
In this story the ox was actually an immortal from the Heaven. He made some mistakes and was punished as an ox on the Earth. One day, ox suddenly spoke up to the cowherd, "You are a nice man. If you want to get married, go to the brook and your wish will come true." When cowherd went to the brook, he saw all 7 pretty daughters of Emperor taking a bath there. He fascinates by the youngest and the most beautiful one and he took away her clothes secretly. After bath other fairies went away but the youngest couldn't fly without her fairy clothes.
Then cowherd appeared and told her that he will return her clothes when she promises to be his wife. After a little hesitation and shyness, she agrees to be his wife and after two years of their marriage they have two children. One day ox was dying and told the cowherd that he should keep his hide for emergency purpose.
The Emperor found that sky is not beautiful without his 7th daughter weaving clouds and rainbows. He ordered to find the missing daughter and to bring her back. While the 7th princess was flying back to the Heaven, the cowboy wore the ox hide, took his children in two bamboo baskets and chased after his wife in the sky. The grandmother made a milky way in the sky, which kept them separated. The 7th princess was moved to the star Vega in the Lyra constellation. And the cowherd with his two children stayed in the star Altair in the Aquila constellation.
Chinese Valentine Story was moved by their true love. On the 7th day of the 7th lunar month, this couple is allowed to meet by the emperor. It is also believe that if the night Chinese Valentine's Day rains, the rain are the tears of the Weaving Maid and Cowherd.
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