Chinese Valentine’s Day

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On the week of 23^rd Monday August 2021 it rained over the more than Three thousand year old the Ancient – present post Ultra- Modern megatroplis Capital , Beijing China – People’s Republic of China in which it rained that week in which it washed in bringing clear blue skies.. In which on the 24^th August 2021 Thursday it rain during that early day rewardingly the city skyline with rainbows in which casing a storyline of the milky way bridge of that already now couple in between the constellation Vega and Altair in which the storyline of the Weaver girl and the Cowhearder in during the 七夕Qixi Festival – one of many Chinese Valentine’s Day in which previously was on 14^th August 2021 Qiqiao Festival, is a Chinese festival celebrating the annual meeting of the cowherd and weaver girl in mythology. The festival is celebrated on the seventh day of the seventh lunisolar month on the Chinese calendar. The festival was derived from worship of the natural astronomy.

“The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl” is a romantic Chinese folk tale. The story tells of the romance between Zhinü (織女; the weaver girl, symbolizing the star Vega) and Niulang (牛郎; the cowherd, symbolizing the star Altair). Their love was not allowed, and thus they were banished to opposite sides of the heavenly river (symbolizing the Milky Way). Once a year, on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month, a flock of magpies would form a bridge to reunite the lovers for a single day. Though there are many variations of the story, the earliest-known reference to this famous myth dates back to a poem from the Classic of Poetry from over 2600 years ago.

“The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl” originated from people’s worship of natural celestial phenomena, and later developed into the Qixi Festival since the Han Dynasty. It has also been celebrated as the Tanabata festival in Japan and the Chilseok festival in Korea. In ancient times, women would make wishes to the stars of Vega and Altair in the sky during the festival, hoping to have a wise mind, dexterous hand (in embroidery and other household tasks), and a good marriage.

鵲橋仙–秦觀（宋朝） Immortals at the Magpie Bridge – Qin Guan (Song Dynasty)

纖雲弄巧， Clouds float like works of art,
飛星傳恨， Stars shoot with grief at heart.
銀漢迢迢暗渡。 Across the Milky Way the Cowherd meets the Maid.
金風玉露一相逢， When Autumn’s Golden Wind embraces Dew of Jade,
便勝却人間無數。 All the love scenes on earth, however many, fade.
柔情似水， Their tender love flows like a stream;
佳期如夢， Their happy date seems but a dream.
忍顧鶴橋歸路。 How can they bear a separate homeward way?
兩情若是久長時， If love between both sides can last for aye,
又豈在朝朝暮暮。 Why need they stay together night and day?

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, Lady Meng Jiang, and Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai—but Idema (2012) also notes that this term neglects the variations and therefore diversity of the tales, as only a single version was taken as the true version

The general tale is a love story between Zhinü (織女, the weaver girl, symbolizing Vega) and Niulang (牛郎, the cowherd, symbolizing Altair). Niulang was an orphan who lived with his brother and sister-in-law. He was often abused by his sister-in-law. They eventually kicked him out of the house, and gave him nothing but an old cow. One day, the old cow suddenly spoke out, telling Niulang that a fairy will come, and that she is the heavenly weaver. It said the fairy will stay here if she fails to go back to heaven before morning. In accordance with what the old cow said, Niulang saw the beautiful fairy and fell in love with her, then they got married. The emperor of heaven (玉皇大帝, lit. ’The Jade Emperor’) found out about this and was furious, so he sent minions to escort the heavenly weaver back to heaven. Niulang was heartbroken and decided to chase after them. However, the Queen Mother of the West drew a Silver River (The Milky Way) in the sky and blocked his way. Meanwhile, the love between Niulang and the weaver moved the magpie, and they built a bridge of magpies over the Silver River for them to meet. The Emperor of Heaven was also moved by the sight, and allowed this couple to meet on the Magpie Bridge once a year on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month. That was the origin of the Qixi Festival …

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October 28, 2020 kevinjamesngLeave a comment

HanFu- Han Dynasty Clothing is making a massive come back in the Asian Chinese communities as youths reliving In recently decades there’s been very much strong revitalisation of Chinese Customary tailoring clothing in which is HanFu- Han Dynasty (221-206 BC) period inspired clothing in which was worn just before the fall of the Ming Dynasty (23 January 1308 to 25 April1644, until a North East Manchurian fashion that have taken over the traditional Han Dynasty fashion in which we known till today that’s the Qipao in which have been fashionable evolving on the same path also…. Like a Qipao, HanFu can be worn every day, as work wear, till as evening wear… It also it comes in various forms as to the nature of activity of the day or night… among it comes with many accessories with associated customs and traditionalism..

The sweet heart Purse – The purse, also known as “matching bag”, is hung on the left and right sides of the clothing belt and used in pairs. The styles include round waist, sweetheart and ingots. The patterns on the purse are rich in content and varied. Among them, there is a kind of ornamentation that usually contains millet, bees and lamps, which means “five grains” and is often worn during the Shangyuan Festival. Today is 第40个世界美食日 , we might as well borrow the “colour tou” of the first Yuan season, and wish the world good harvests and peace on earth…. Shangyuan Festival is also known as in the early days, the Lantern Festival was also called Shang Yuan (上元). It was dedicated to the heavenly palace (天宫 / tiān gōng). People would gather in their yards and give offerings to the gods. The lit lantern near the setup represented a god’s seat.

Throughout history, countless variations of lanterns have been created. They can be small globes that fit in your palm, or as large as a parade float. People make lanterns in symbolic designs as well.

Among with the many Han Dynasty Chinese clothing accessories with associated customs and traditionalism.. In ancient times, when a woman had a sweetheart, she always gave a purse to show her affection, but the purse was originally used by men to hold fragrances herbs spices perfume scent leaves or intentional Chinese romantic aromatic written notes that helps in ever so constant reminding of her or him…….. In which they beautifully hand embroidery fashioned with specifics charms that represent good luck, romantic aromatic messages that represents from the attendant towards the indent love… in which are occasionally worn on the belt waist belt side of the woman’s or men’s attire in which comes on Chinese Valentine’s Day is just around the corner …………. Also known as the Qixi Festival or the Qiqiao Festival, this holiday is based on a romantic legend about a weaver girl and an ox herd. Each year, it falls on the seventh day of the seventh month of the lunar calendar; this year it’s celebrated on August 25. ..

Imagines credits are of the Forbidden city –Imperial Palace –Beijing – China- People’s Republic of China …..