织牵
万女牛
七 夕 谁 见
古 永 相 望
出 其 东
出 河 西
同
The Cowherd is at the west bank of Heavenly River
The Weave Maid is far from the east They stare each oer can stay together
Origin
The Queen Mother was eventually moved and allowed them to meet each year on the 7th of the 7th lunar month.
customs
The Begging Festival (Qi Qiao Jie)
Origin
They got married and lived happily. The cowherd farmed in the field and the Weaver Maid wove at home.
Origin
The Weaver Maid was brought away. The Cowherd chased after to heaven with their children.
Chinese Valentine's Day ——Double Seventh Festival
Milky Way (Heavenly River)
Vega (the Weaving Maid)
Altair (Cowherd)
The Origin of the custom
Cowherd stole Weaver Maid’s fairy clothes, in hoping that she would marry him.
customs
Threading needles, for praying of weaving gift.
customs
Dyeing finger nails
customs
Spider and their net represent good luck for girls who wanted to be talented in handcrafts.
Qiao Guo(巧果)
customs
When the star Vega is high up in the sky, girls perform a small test by placing a needle on the water's surface: If the needle don’t sink, the girl is considered to be ready to find a husband.
It is an important day for girls. In the evening, girls prepare melons and fruit to worship and pray to the Weave Maid.
A good marriage & doing needlework gift
Origin
The Queen Mother of the Western Heavens created the Milky Way in the sky with her hairpin, which kept the lovers apart.
Origin
Tens of thousands of magpies came to build a bridge for the Cowhand and Weaver Maid to meet each other .