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DoubleSeventhFestivalTheDoubleSeventhFestivalThecustomandcelebrationofQixiThelegendTheculturalmeaningofQixiinancientChinaThepoetryandfolksongsaboutQixiNiulangZhinulivedwithhiselderbrotherandsister-in-lawforcedtoleavehomewithonlyanoldcowforcompanyaformergodalakewherefairiestookabathonearththemostbeautifulfairyandaskilledseamstress（女缝纫）ThelegendThemiserytheJadeEmperormarriagebetweenamortalandfairywasstrictlyforbiddensentempresstofetchZhinuZhinuhadbeentakenbacktoheavenNiulangchasedaftertheempressTheshoesThelegendTheseparationtheMilkyWaybridgeformedbymagpiesreuniteThelegendstopTheJadeEmperorwastouchedontheseventhnightoftheseventhmonth.allowedNiulangandZhinutomeetonceayearQixiThelegend•织女星Vega•牛郎星Altair•MilkywayTheCulturalMeaningofQiXiNatureWorship：TheWorshipofConstellation星宿Altair(牛郎星)Vega(织女星)魁星kuixing“Thefirststarofthebigdipper”IntheImperialExaminations,thetopstudentiscalled“大魁天下士”魁星节WorshipofTimecompletement七七为终；七七为满Luckynumbers•七→“吉”•七七→双吉“•七十七岁→“喜寿”Guangdong—七娘会WorshiptheSeventhfairy(amongyoungladies)ThetableofEightImmortals汪仑《羊城七夕竹枝词》：“绣闼瑶扉取次开，花为屏障玉为台。青溪小女蓝桥妹，有约会宵乞巧来。”EnjoymentintheeveningGirlsdelicatelydressupcustomscustomsTaiwan—Worship“床母”ThegodwhoprotectchildrenfromevilBirthdayondoubleseventhdayWorshipwithGreasyriceChickenBurnpapermoneyandtheclothesofChuangmu.customsJiangsu—七夕香桥会Hunan—WashhairPeopleburnIncenseBridgetosymbolizethatNiulangandZhinvhavewalkedacrossthebridge.湖南湘潭地区《攸县志》：“七月七日，妇女采柏叶、桃枝，煎汤沐发。”Waterinspringandriverisregardedassacredwaterinthemilkyway.WomenwhowashtheirhairwithitaretobeprotectedbyZhinv.•广州——迎仙customsSoutheastChina—DyefingernailWomenandchildrenuseflowerjuicetodyetheirfingernails.YoungwomenworshipZhinvandformanalliance.“天皇皇，地皇皇，俺请七姐姐下天堂。不图你针，不图你线，光学你七十二样好手段。”PoemOneofthemostfamouspoemsaboutthelegendwaswrittenbyQinGuanofintheSongDynasty(960-1279).FairyOfTheMagpieBridgeAmongthebeautifulclouds,Overtheheavenlyriver,Crossestheweavingmaiden.Anightofrendezvous(约会地点）,Acrosstheautumnsky.Surpassesjoyonearth.纤云弄巧飞星传恨，银汉迢迢暗渡。金风玉露一相逢，便胜却人间无数。鹊桥仙（宋）秦观FairyOfTheMagpieBridgeMomentsoftenderloveanddream,Sosadtoleavethemagpiebridge.Eternallovebetweenustwo,Shallwithstandthetimeapart.柔情似水，佳期如梦，忍顾鹊桥归路！两情若是久长时，又岂在朝朝暮暮！FairyOfTheMagpieBridge鹊桥仙（宋）秦观Theyjustwaitpatientlyontheriverbank,believingthattheirlovecanwithstandtheirtimeapart.ComparedwithlovestoriesinWesternlegends,thestoryofNiuLangandZhiNuseemsnotasintenseorpassionate.