Happy Chinese Valentine's Day - The Double Seventh Festival

MIFIA wish you happy Double Seventh Day ！~

The Double Seventh Festival refers to the seventh night of the seventh lunar month. It is a traditional folk festival of the Han people. This night is not only the time when the legendary Cowherd and the Girl Weaver are supposed to have their annual meeting, but also a good opportunity for women to pray for the Girl Weaver for the purpose of seeking dexterity. Therefore, this festival is also named " Maiden's Day", " Daughter's Day".

There is a story about the oringin of this festival .It's a typical Chinese style love story ,let me told you.

Long long ago ,there was a poor cowherd, Niu lang, whose parents had died long before.He had to live together with his elder brother, but they treated him very badly.More over, they kicked him of their home.So, he lived by farming with his old cow.

One day ,the magical cow told him a way to find a beautiful woman as his life companion. Under the direction of the cow ,Niu Lang went to the riverside on an evening.This evening the seven fairies left heaven to bathe. He took one of the beautiful silk dresses the fairies had left on the bank .When the fairies left the water,the youngest couldn’t find her clothes and had to see her sister fly back to heaven without her.

 

Then Niu Lang came out with the dress and asked the youngest fairy ,Zhi Nu ,to stay with him .Zhi Nu fell in love with him and came down secretly to eatth and married him .So ,Niu Lang farmed in the filed and the Zhi Nu wove at home .They lived a happy life and had a son and a daughter.

 

Unfortunately ,the God of Heaven soon found out the fact and ordered the Queen Mother to bring Zhi Nu back .With the help of magical cow ,Niu Lang 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 river appeared in front of Niu Lang.Niu Lang and Zhi Nu were separated on the two banks forever.

 

They loyalty to 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)