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The Qixi Festival (Chinese: 七夕; pinyin: Qīxī; lit. 'Seventh Night [of the seventh month]'), also known as the Qiqiao Festival ( Chinese : 乞巧 ; pinyin : Qǐqiǎo ; lit. 'Beseeching craftsmanship'), is a Chinese festival celebrating the annual meeting of Zhinü and Niulang in Chinese mythology .
Torch Festival: 火把节 7 (七月) 7th August 25, 2020 Qixi Festival (The Night of Sevens, Magpie Festival, Chinese Valentine's Day) 七夕 According to legend, the goddess "Zhi Nü" (the star Vega) fell in love with the farmer boy "Niu Lang" (the star Altair), but was disapproved by her mother goddess.
The Chinese calendar also tracks time in smaller units, including months, days, and double-hour periods called shichen. ... and Qixi Festival fall on 9 September, 15 ...
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.
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.
Complete speculation on my part, but given that this legend-linked festival falls roughly (being lunar-based and therefore variable by the solar calendar) at the same time as the Perseid meteor shower (which of course extends either side of its peak around 12/13 August), I wonder if the legend's element of a fall of rain/tears from heaven is ...
19 August – The Museum of Ice Cream attraction in Singapore is officially opened in Loewen Road, located at the fringe of Orchard Road shopping district. 21 August – The National Day Parade 2021 takes place at The Float @ Marina Bay. This is the last major event and is followed by The National Day Parade 2022 before The Float makes way for ...
List of Singapore festivals contains: . Subcategories: Film festivals in Singapore; Music festivals in Singapore; Multi-sport events in Singapore; Specific festivals: