Is Qixi a traditional festival?
[Formation of Festivals]: Chinese traditional festivals are diverse in form and rich in content, and they are also an important part of the long history and culture of the Chinese nation. The origin and development of festivals is a process of gradual formation, subtle influence and gradual infiltration into social life. Like the development of society, it is the product of the development of human civilization to a certain stage. These festivals in ancient China were related to astronomy, calendar and mathematics in Dachuan, and solar terms were later divided. This can be traced back to Xia and Shangshu in the Warring States Period. The 24 solar terms divided in a year are basically complete, and all subsequent traditional festivals are closely related to these solar terms. Therefore, every festival has its own origin and necessary conditions for its formation.
Tanabata time: the seventh day of the seventh lunar month. The night of the seventh day of the seventh lunar month is called "Qixi". China folk legend Cowherd and Weaver Girl meet tonight at the Tianhe Magpie Bridge. The so-called "begging for cleverness" is to thread a needle with colored thread in front of the weaver girl in the moonlight. If you can get through seven pinholes of different sizes, it will be "smart". The agricultural proverb says, "On the seventh day of July, it is clear, and the sickle is grinded to cut rice." . It's time to sharpen the sickle and get ready to harvest the early rice. Therefore, Tanabata is a traditional festival in China.
[Custom]: In recent years, due to the influence of western countries, more and more couples in China regard that day as Valentine's Day in China, and men and women will exchange gifts or go out on dates.