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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 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. As punishment, they were separated by the Milky Way and could only meet once a year on this night.
The Qixi Festival (Qiqiao Festival) is an annual event on 7th day of the 7th lunar month in the Chinese calendar, celebrating the love story of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl. Because the Weaver girl is the youngest sister of seven fairies, she is also known as "the Seventh Sister".
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Relationship between the current Sexagenary cycle and Gregorian calendar. This Chinese calendar correspondence table shows the stem/branch year names, correspondences to the Western calendar, and other related information for the current, 79th sexagenary cycle of the Chinese calendar based on the 2697 BC epoch or the 78th cycle if using the 2637 BC epoch.
Chinese New Year's Eve is the day before the Chinese New Year.The holiday falls between January 21 and February 20 on the Gregorian calendar.Evolving over a long period of time, it is considered a reunion day for every ethnic Chinese family.
A calendar is only as good as the info it displays. Personalize the time zone, default view, and hours you're typically available on your calendar. 1. Sign in to AOL Mail. 2. Under your username click Options | Mail Settings. 3. Click Calendar. 4. Update your default view, time zone, or display settings. 5. Click Save Settings.
All examples use example date 2021-03-31 / 2021 March 31 / 31 March 2021 / March 31, 2021 – except where a single-digit day is illustrated. Basic components of a calendar date for the most common calendar systems: D – day; M – month; Y – year; Specific formats for the basic components: yy – two-digit year, e.g. 24; yyyy – four-digit ...