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The earliest-known reference to this famous myth dates back to more than 2,600 years ago, which was told in a poem from the Classic of Poetry. [7] The festival has variously been called the Double Seventh Festival, [4] the Chinese Valentine's Day, [8] the Night of Sevens, [2] [9] or the Magpie Festival. [10]
Qixi Tribute (Chinese: 七夕贡案; pinyin: Qīxì gòngàn) is an important and necessary part of annual celebration during the Qixi Festival or Qiqiao Festival. Based on the mythology about The Weaver Girl and the Cowherd , a Qixi Tribute is a representation of their love meeting.
January 21, 2021 Laba Festival: 臘八節 / 腊八节 This is the day the Buddha attained enlightenment. People usually eat Laba congee, which is made of mixed grains and fruits. Beginning of the preparation for Chinese new year. Last day of lunar year February 11, 2021 Chinese New Year's Eve • 除夕 • 大年夜
Seventh Evening) is a Korean traditional festival which falls on the seventh day of the seventh month of the Korean lunisolar calendar, originating from the Chinese Qixi Festival. Chilseok is a period where the heat starts to dwindle and the Wet season begins, and the rain that falls during this period is called Chilseok water.
Date English name Local name Pinyin Remarks 1 January: New Year: 元旦: Yuándàn: Also the day of the establishment of the first Chinese Republic: 1st day of 1st Lunisolar month: Spring Festival (Chinese New Year) 春节: Chūnjié: Based on Chinese calendar. Holidays last seamlessly, two full weeks, up to the Lantern Festival (see below).
[2] [3] The day is celebrated as the "Qixi Festival", also known as China's Valentine’s Day. [4] Today the Chinese phrase "Niulang Zhinü" is commonly used to describe loving married couples. The story was selected as one of China's Four Great Folktales by the "Folklore Movement" in the 1920s—the others being the Legend of the White Snake ...
Tanabata has been celebrated in the region since the time of Date Masamune (1567–1636) who was the first warlord in the Sendai area. [22] The festival began shortly after the city was founded in the early Edo Period. The Tanabata festival gradually developed and became larger over the years.
A year had 12 months, with a ten-day week intercalated in summer as needed to keep up with the tropical year. The 10 Heavenly Stems and 12 Earthly Branches were used to mark days. [9] A third version is the balanced calendar (調曆; 调历). A year was 365.25 days, and a month was 29.5 days. After every 16th month, a half-month was intercalated.