Qixi Festival, also known as Qiqiao Festival, Qijie Festival, daughter's day, Qiqiao Festival, Qiniang society, Qixi Festival, niuniuniupo day, Qixi, etc., is a traditional festival among Chinese people. Derived from the worship of stars, Qixi Festival is the birthday of seven sisters in the traditional sense. It is named "Qixi Festival" because the worship of "Seven Sisters" is held on July 7th. It is a traditional custom to worship the seventh sister, pray for blessings, make wishes, beg for skillful skills, sit and watch the morning glory Vega, pray for marriage, and store water on Qixi Festival. Through historical development, Qixi Festival has been endowed with the beautiful love legend of "Cowherd and Weaver Girl", making it a festival symbolizing love. Therefore, it is considered to be the most romantic traditional festival in China, and has produced the cultural meaning of "Chinese Valentine's Day" in contemporary times.
Qixi Festival is not only a festival to worship the seventh sister, but also a festival of love. It is a comprehensive festival with "Cowherd and Weaver Girl" folklore as the carrier, blessing, Qiqiao and love as the theme and women as the main body. The "Cowherd and Weaver Girl" of Qixi Festival comes from people's worship of natural phenomena. In ancient times, people corresponded the astronomical Star area with the geographical area. This correspondence is called "sub star" in astronomy and "sub field" in geography. It is said that every year on the seventh day of July, cowherd and weaver girl will meet at the magpie bridge in the sky.
Qixi festival began in ancient times, popularized in the Western Han Dynasty and flourished in the Song Dynasty. In ancient times, Qixi Festival was an exclusive festival for beautiful women. Among the many folk customs of Qixi Festival, some gradually disappear, but a considerable part has been continued by people. The Qixi Festival originated in China and has a tradition of celebrating Qixi Festival in some Asian countries affected by Chinese culture, such as Japan, the Korean Peninsula and Vietnam. On May 20, 2006, the Qixi Festival was listed in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage list by the State Council of the people's Republic of China.
Qixi Festival Wiki:
| Chinese name | Qixi Jie |
| Foreign name | Double Seventh Festival |
| alias | Qijie Festival, Qiqiao Festival, Qijie birthday, Qiqiao Festival, Double Seventh |
| Holiday time | the 7th day of the seventh lunar month |
| Festival type | traditional festival |
| Epidemic area | China and other countries in the Chinese character cultural circle |
| Festival origin | Worship of natural phenomena, seventh sister's birthday (seventh mother's birthday) |
| Festival activities | Worship seven sisters, store water on Qixi Festival, eat skillful fruits, beg for skillful skills and marriage, etc |
| Holiday diet | Qiaoguo, crisp sugar, etc |
| Holiday significance | Inherit and carry forward Chinese traditional culture |
| Intangible cultural heritage protection unit | Ministry of culture and Tourism |
0 Questions
Ask a Question
Your email address will not be published.