Experts discuss Tanabata: Is it Valentine's Day or Daughter's Day?

"Now many people in China only know that February 14 is Valentine's Day. In the Zhou Dynasty BC, the third day of the third lunar month was designated as the national legal Valentine's Day. On that day, young men and women from all over the country will attend local parties to find objects they like each other, and this festival is earlier than the ancient Valentine's Day on February 14, AD 270 1000 years ago. " Ren Zhenhe, a 74-year-old retired professor from Taiyuan University of Technology, has studied the ancient love culture in China for more than ten years.

In recent years, Western Valentine's Day has become more and more popular in China. Therefore, many people call on China people to celebrate their own Valentine's Day. Therefore, China regards Qixi on July 7th as Valentine's Day, but ignores the existence of March 3rd. China people should have their own Valentine's Day, but it should not be "July 7th" but "March 3rd".

First of all, judging the nature of a festival depends on its customs. Traditionally, there is no custom for young men and women to get together to talk about love on Tanabata. In ancient times, women's days of seeking cleverness were more closely related to solar terms than to love.

Secondly, "March 3rd" is deduced from the myth of Fuxi and Nu Wa in ancient times, and the custom of lovers' tryst in spring has formed a long history of thousands of years. The earliest record of "July 7th" is Gehong's Miscellaneous Notes on Xijing in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, which records that "women in the Han Dynasty often put seven-hole needles on the gold-opening building on July 7th, and everyone is there". Compared with the hatchback, the custom of "March 3rd" is earlier than "July 7th" 1000 years.

Third, spring is a day of love. Bloom is warm in spring, everything is harmonious, and youth is budding. Valentine's Day will conform to the laws of nature only in spring; Tanabata is the time of "July fire". At this time, the sun is flourishing and the sun is declining. It is not so much a complete love as a sadness that autumn is always in my heart.

Fourth, although Tanabata is related to the love story of Cowherd and Weaver Girl, it cannot be taken for granted that Tanabata is Valentine's Day because of this love story. What's more, the story of Valentine's Day in China, interpreted by two strangers, always gives people a sad and sad aesthetic feeling, lacking the sweet atmosphere of Valentine's Day. It is no wonder that as early as the Qin Dynasty, the divination document "Japanese Book" clearly believed that Petunia and Weaver Girl were not conducive to marriage.

From this perspective, as Valentine's Day, "March 3rd" is much longer, more typical and more reasonable than "July 7th". Taking "March 3rd" as Valentine's Day in China, whether from the cultural connotation of the festival or the psychological identity of modern China people, is a move in line with customs and people's feelings.

"At present, some people speculate that Tanabata is Valentine's Day in China. Although the love story of Cowherd and Weaver Girl is sad and touching, Tanabata has been a sentimental parting day since ancient times, which makes lovers disgusted. The' March 3rd' in the summer calendar is around Tomb-Sweeping Day. At this time, the willows are flying, the spring is warm in bloom, and handsome guys and beautiful women meet for an outing to show their love. This is the most romantic lover season. How can people drag their children into love? The real Valentine's Day in the history of China is March 3. " Professor Ren Zhenhe stuck to his point of view.