Do you know Double Seventh Festival (七夕节）？

Do you know Double Seventh Festival (七夕节）？
Oct 18, 2007 01:51
ICEBERG Points: Join Date: Sep 10, 2007 Status: offline	Double Seventh Festival is also called Chinese Valentine's Day. It falls upon July 7th on Lunar calendar. The festival has something to do with the legend of Niulang and Zhinv. Please follow me to know the story. Source: www.21kc.cn. Long long ago, there was a handsome and clever boy. 他从小就成了孤儿，整日与一只老水牛做伴。人们因此称他为“牛郎”。那时，天上的王母娘娘有个漂亮的小女儿。 She was the youngest and she was good at weaving. 大家都叫她“织女”。传说美丽的朝霞和晚霞就是她的杰作。织女厌倦了天上的生活，向往着能过上凡人的日子。她爱上了勤劳的牛郎，于是偷偷下凡和他结了婚。They had a lovely boy and a pretty girl. Her mother was very angry about the marriage. She asked her daughter to come back. 如果织女不听话，王母娘娘就要杀死牛郎和他们的两个孩子。 She had to leave. 就在牛郎万分焦急的时候，一直陪伴他的老黄牛突然张口说话了。牛郎大吃一惊。 The old buffalo said that he could die at any time. 它告诉牛郎，它死后牛郎可以剥下它的皮，踩着去追织女。牛郎于是含泪剥下老黄牛的皮，把一双儿女放在两个筐里，挑着扁担踩着黄牛皮去追织女。牛郎越来越近，眼看就要追上来了。王母娘娘急忙用银簪在天上划出一条河。 It’s called the Milky Way. 银河分开了牛郎和织女。一家人无法相聚，只能隔岸哭泣。牛郎和织女的爱情感动了喜鹊。The moved magpies came to help. Thousands of magpies flew together. They formed a bridge over the Milky Way. 王母娘娘没办法了，只好同意牛郎织女每年“七夕”（阴历七月初七）见上一面。 Each year, on the seventh day of the seventh month, the magpies would flock together to form a bridge。“牛郎织女鹊桥相会”的故事由此而来。到了那天，如果天气晴朗，天上繁星闪耀，一道白茫茫的银河横贯南北，东西两岸各有一颗闪亮的星星，隔河相望，遥遥相对，那就是牛郎星和织女星。 Now, the Double Seventh Festival is also called the Chinese Valentine's Day. 这一天也成了情侣们相会的日子。

Oct 18, 2007 01:51

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Double Seventh Festival is also called Chinese Valentine's Day. It falls upon July 7th on Lunar calendar. The festival has something to do with the legend of Niulang and Zhinv. Please follow me to know the story.

Source: www.21kc.cn.

Long long ago, there was a handsome and clever boy. 他从小就成了孤儿，整日与一只老水牛做伴。人们因此称他为“牛郎”。

那时，天上的王母娘娘有个漂亮的小女儿。
She was the youngest and she was good at weaving.
大家都叫她“织女”。传说美丽的朝霞和晚霞就是她的杰作。

织女厌倦了天上的生活，向往着能过上凡人的日子。她爱上了勤劳的牛郎，于是偷偷下凡和他结了婚。They had a lovely boy and a pretty girl.

Her mother was very angry about the marriage.
She asked her daughter to come back.
如果织女不听话，王母娘娘就要杀死牛郎和他们的两个孩子。
She had to leave.

就在牛郎万分焦急的时候，一直陪伴他的老黄牛突然张口说话了。牛郎大吃一惊。

The old buffalo said that he could die at any time.
它告诉牛郎，它死后牛郎可以剥下它的皮，踩着去追织女。
牛郎于是含泪剥下老黄牛的皮，把一双儿女放在两个筐里，挑着扁担踩着黄牛皮去追织女。

牛郎越来越近，眼看就要追上来了。
王母娘娘急忙用银簪在天上划出一条河。
It’s called the Milky Way.
银河分开了牛郎和织女。一家人无法相聚，只能隔岸哭泣。

牛郎和织女的爱情感动了喜鹊。The moved magpies came to help.
Thousands of magpies flew together.
They formed a bridge over the Milky Way.
王母娘娘没办法了，只好同意牛郎织女每年“七夕”（阴历七月初七）见上一面。

Each year, on the seventh day of the seventh month, the magpies would flock together to form a bridge。“牛郎织女鹊桥相会”的故事由此而来。到了那天，如果天气晴朗，天上繁星闪耀，一道白茫茫的银河横贯南北，东西两岸各有一颗闪亮的星星，隔河相望，遥遥相对，那就是牛郎星和织女星。

Now, the Double Seventh Festival is also called the Chinese Valentine's Day.
这一天也成了情侣们相会的日子。

Oct 18, 2007 03:07	#1
DAVEC Points: Join Date: Apr 14, 2007 Status: Offline	I have heard the story before but I cant forget the day as its my girlfriends birthday.

Oct 18, 2007 04:32	#2
LEONARDO Points: Join Date: May 21, 2007 Status: Offline	Davec, You are a lucky guy, since you married the Zhi Nv ( the Weaver-girl). You must be a cowboy, LOL! How did you celebrate your girlfriend's birthday this year? Did you find some magpies?

Oct 18, 2007 16:02	#3
GRIZ326 Points: Join Date: Jun 12, 2006 Status: Offline	Actually, I thought today was 重阳节 - Double 9th Festival. My gal told me "It is love old person's Festival." The Double 7th Festival is in August, isn't it? I do not want to send my girlfriend a Valentine's Day gift during the old person's festival, she might take it the wrong way ;-)

Oct 18, 2007 22:50	#4
DAVEC Points: Join Date: Apr 14, 2007 Status: Offline	Leanardo, I didnt celebrate this year as we met just after her birthday. I would welcome any suggestions as to what I get for her next year

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