Folklore experts interpret Qixi Festival: "Not so romantic and festive at first"

Extreme news reporter Xu Ying

Today is Tanabata, known as Chinese Valentine's Day. How did Qixi Festival come from? What are the customs of Tanabata? Jimu reporter contacted Cai Lei, a doctor of folklore and an associate professor at Wuhan University Social College.

Cai Lei introduced that the Qixi Festival is the seventh day of the seventh day of the lunar calendar, which is one of the traditional Chinese festivals. Qixi originated from the ancient people's observation of the astrology and the star worship formed on the basis of this. The weaver actress and the cattle star are bright stars on both sides of the Galaxy. They have received much attention for a long time. In the early July, the weaver actress appeared in the east, and people determined the monthly sequence of July. Many places have the customs of worshiping actresses and Kui Xing, which are the remains of the worship of Xing Su in ancient times.

The customs of Tanabata are begging, including a variety of methods such as begging, cobweb begging, and floating needle begging. Mom, worship bed, worship, toilet god and other customs.

So far, what changes have been changed to the connotation and feelings of this festival? Cai Lei said that because the story of the Cowherd and Weaver Girl was widely circulated, the Qixi Festival is called Valentine's Day in China. In fact, this is a one -sided understanding of the Qixi Festival. The Qixi Festival has a variety of customs and rich cultural connotations, not just the single theme of love. The stars on the two banks of the Galaxy are attached to the story of the cowherd and weaver girl that everyone is familiar with. In fact, the evolution of multiple dynasties has not been so romantic and happy, but it has the meaning of bitterness and separation. Essence Merchants have paid more and more attention to the development of promotion, folk tourism, and the protection of non -heritage culture in the Qixi Festival. In a sense, it has promoted the inheritance of some festivals themes of the Qixi Festival, especially the inheritance of the theme of love. The improvement of women's status and the development of the times have also given the connotation of Qiqiaoxin.

With the increasing attention and love of young people in recent years, traditional holiday activities have become popular. On the eve of the Qixi Festival, the "Biibi and Naruto Special Tancture" cultural relics exhibition "held by the Wuhan Museum. Many young people wear Hanfu to participate in the holiday experience. The traditional charm is full. Cai Lei expressed appreciation for such traditional cultural activities. She said that the country's emphasis on traditional culture, the development of new media, and the non -heritage protection movement all promoted the return of traditional festival culture. Holiday culture is an important part of traditional culture and a living carrier of regional culture. It has a positive role in improving cultural consciousness and self -confidence, promoting cultural exchanges, regulating interpersonal relationships, and inheriting Chinese virtues.

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