文档介绍：Double Seventh Day
——Chinese Valentine’s Day
LiJun
Cowhert Star
Weaving Girl Star
Milky Way
On the night of the 7th day of the 7th lunar month every year,they meet at the Magpie Bridge for a short time.
Outline
Introduction
The origin of the Double Seventh Day
Legend about the Double Seventh Day
Folk Customs on the Double Seventh Day
Introduction
A traditional festival full of romance
The 7th day of the 7th lunar month
The Weaving Girl(织女) and the Cowherd(牛郎) in heaven would meet at the Magpie Bridge
Also called Begging-for-Dexterity Festival(乞巧节) (The Weaving Girl is a beautiful and smart fairy with deft hands and the women in the mortal world will beg for intelligence and deft needle work from her)
The Origin of the Double Seventh Day
originating from nature worship of the human race
Double-Seventh Day was also the product of time worship of the ancients——the number "七" appears in both month and day giving a strong sense of time.
The Origin of the Double Seventh Day
"Double Seventh Day" is also a phenomenon of number worship——"七" bears the same pronunciation with "妻" (wife), thus the Double Seventh Day is to a great extent a festival related to women.
Legend about the Double Seventh Day – the Cowherd and the Weaving Girl
The fairy tale of the Cowherd and the Weaving Girl is one of the four most famous folktales of ancient China.
It is a classic love story between a fairy and a human being enjoying a widespread influence.
Legend about the Double Seventh Day – the Cowherd and the Weaving Girl
Long long ago, there was a very poor but clever, diligent and honest boy named Cowherd.
His parents died when he was a child .
Later he was driven out of his home by his sister-in-law .
But his cattle is very loyal to him .
Legend about the Double Seventh Day – the Cowherd and the Weaving Girl
The Weaving Girl is a beautiful and smart fairy with deft hands .
She had grown tired of the life at the heavenly palace, longed for a life among mon people