Our festival | What do you know about Qixi Folk Customs?

On the seventh day of the lunar calendar every year,

It is the traditional Chinese festival in China,

Also known as Qiqiao Festival, Qiqiao Festival,

Daughter's Day or Seven Sister Birthday.

Do you know the origin of the Qixi Festival?

Origin of Tanabata

-When the ancients started the Tanabata-

The Western Han Dynasty's "West Jing Miscellaneous" is recorded as follows: "Han Lai women often wear seven -hole needles on the placket on the seventh day of July, all of them." It is considered to be the earliest record in the history of my country about the Qixi Festival. But in fact, "Xijing Miscellaneous", as a collection of novels, is not enough as evidence of historical materials. What is more credible is the "Four People's Moon Order" in the Eastern Han Dynasty. The earliest described the customs of the people exposed books on July 7th.

-Where is the ancients who sacrifice the daughter-

The weaver actress is the sign of the month of the textile month of July. It is regarded as the god of weaven in the heavens, and it is also the only bright star that belongs to women in the stars. Ancient women prayed that she could give her dexterous hands and intelligent thoughts, weaving a beautiful fabric like Yunjin Tiaoyi, and bringing blessings to women on the world.

Tana Festival's custom

Begging

This is the earliest beggar method, which began in Han and flowed in later generations. The "Xijing Miscellaneous Ji" in the Eastern Jin Gehong has "Han Lai Girls often wear seven -hole needles on the placket on July 7th". This is the earliest we see in ancient literature. Records of Qi Qiao. The woman's hand holds the five -color wire and the nine -hole needles (or five -hole needles, seven -hole needles) of continuously arranged, while the moonlight continuously pits the needle on the moon, and the thread passes quickly as "clever".

Hirathle

The Five Dynasties Wang Renyu's "Kaiyuan Tianbao Restaurant" said: "On July 7, each caught spider was in the small box until Xiaokai; the club was scarce. The folk is also effective. "

Clever

This is a variant of Qixi wearing needle begging customs, which originated from needle, and is different from the needle. On July 7th, there was a clever needle. Women are exposed to the water day, and the water film is raised, while the embroidery needle is floating, and the bottom of the water is the bottom of the water. There are people with clouds and flowers and beasts, and there are children and scissors and scissors.

Grinding

"Mo Drinking" is a children's game of children in the Old Folk Festival, that is, small mud puppets. Its image is mostly wearing lotus leaf skirts and holding lotus leaves. Whether it was a dignitarian or civilians in ancient times, they used "grinding and drinking music" to worship the cattle and weaver, so as to realize the desire of "begging" and blessed children.

Litter

In ancient times, the "Tanabata" festival also had the customs of sun -exposure and clothes. It is said that it can avoid insects. People choose the Qixi Festival book. It is said that on July 7th, Tianmen was opened and the sun was strong. It was the "sunburn day" of the dragon king. One day exposes the book.

Worship

July 7th is the birthday of Kui Xing. Kui Xing's literary care, who wants to ask for the reputation, worships Kui Xing, so he must worship on Qixi Festival and pray for him to bless himself to take the exam.

What to eat on Tanabata

-Gang Guo-

Qiao Guo, also known as "Qiao Qiao Guo", has many styles, is the traditional sacrifice and beauty of the Qixi Festival. In the evening of the Qixi Festival, people took the "begging fruit" to the courtyard.

-Gang Sugar-

The pastry shops in some parts of my country will make some crispy sugar representing the image of weaver women in Tanabata, commonly known as "ingenu" and "ingenuity", also known as "giving a clever person". It will become clever.

Source: Yan Zhao Evening News Integrity from People's Daily, Communist Party member, China Economic Network

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