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DoubleSeventhDayGroup1:WalkerFrankyRobertXiaoDingJerry。•TheDoubleSeventhFestival,onthe7thdayofthe7thlunarmonth,isatraditionalfestivalfullofromance.IntroductionDoyouknowthebeautifullovestorypasseddownfromgenerationtogenerationabouttheDoubleSeventhFestival?Question:TheRomanticstory……•Longlongago,therewasanhonestandkind-heartedfellownamedNiuLang.Hisparentsdiedwhenhewasachild.Laterhewasdrivenoutofhishomebyhissister-in-law.Sohelivedbyfarmingwithanoldcow.•Oneday,Themagicalcowkindlytoldhimawaytofindabeautifulandnicewomanashislifecompanion.Underthedirectionofthecow,NiuLangwenttotheriversideonanevening.Thiseveningthesevenfairiesleftheaventobathe.Hetookoneofthebeautifulsilkdressesthefairieshadleftonthebank.•Whenthefairiesleftthewater,theyoungestcouldn'tfindherclothesandhadtoseehersistersflybacktoheavenwithouther.•ThenNiuLangcameoutwiththedressandaskedtheyoungestfairy,ZhiNu,tostaywithhim.ZhiNufellinlovewithhimandcamedownsecretlytoearthandmarriedhim.SoNiuLangfarmedinthefieldandtheZhiNuwoveathome.Theylivedahappylifeandhadasonandadaughter.•Unfortunately,theGodofHeavensoonfoundoutthefactandorderedtheQueenMothertobringZhiNuback.Withthehelpofmagicalcow,NiuLangflewtoheavenwithhissonanddaughter.•Atthetimewhenhewasabouttocatchupwithhiswife,theQueenMothertookoffoneofhergoldhairpinsandmadeastroke.OneriverappearedinfrontofNiuLang.NiuLangandZhiNuwereseparatedonthetwobanksforever.•Theirloyaltytolovetouchedmagpies,sothousandsofmagpiescametobuildabridgeforNiuLangandZhiNutomeeteachother.TheQueenMotherwaseventuallymovedandallowedthemtomeeteachyearonthe7thofthe7thlunarmonth.HencetheirmeetingdatehasbeencalledQiXi(DoubleSeventh).Thisstory,tosomeextent,reflectsChinesepeople'swishestopursuethefreedomofloveandmarriage.•ThefairytalealsocontainsChinesepeople'sunderstandingaboutstarimages.Inthetale,theWeavingGirlStar(theVega)isthebrighteststarintheconstellationLyra,facingtheCowherdStar(theAltair),thebrighteststarintheconstellationAquila,acrosstheMilkyWay.FolkCustomsontheDoubleSeventhDay-Ingenuitytestbyfloatingneedle（投针验巧）•Ingenuitytestbyfloatingneedleisoneofthecommoncustomsonthefestival.•Putsomewaterinavesselandleaveitintheopenairuntilitiscoveredbyafilmofdust.•Thencastaneedleorthinstrawonittoseethepatternoftheshadowatthebottom,soastotesttheiringenuityCobwebastheDeterminant（喜蛛应巧）•Pleadingforskillswithcobwebisanothercommoncustominthefestival,inwhicheverybodyputsaspiderintoalocketandwaitsuntilthenextmorningtoseeifthereiscobwebandifany,howitlooks.•Theonewithamostroundcobwebofthemostmeshwillbethewinner.Qiaoguo(巧果)•Qiaoguo（FriedThinPastes）isindifferentshapeswiththematerialsmostlybeingoil,flour,sugarandhoney.•ThedefthandswillnipthemintoallshapesrelatedtothelegendoftheFestival.•Themelonsandfruitsusedonthedayareusuallycarvedintotheshapesofflowersandbirds,orcarvedwithpatternsinreliefonthemelonpeel,whicharethereforecalled“carvedmelons”Valentine’sDayinwestern情人节CUSTOMSdifferentwithinchina习俗•OnValentine'sDayLoverssendeachotherValentine'sDaycardsthattelloftheirlove.CUSTOMSCUSTOMS•Sometimestheyalsosendothergiftstoo,likeflowers,jeweriesorcandy.CUSTOMS•Doyouknowthemeaningofrosequantities•1rose:loveatfirstsight,youaretheonlyone.•2roses:Mutualfeelings,acommitment,anengagementorcomingmarriage.•3roses:Iloveyou.•9roses:Iwillloveyouforever.•365roses:Iloveyoueverysingleday.•999roses:Mylovewilllasttilltheendoftime.CUSTOMSThemeaningofrosecolors•Rosesinmixedcolors:You’reeverythingtome•Redroses:romance,beauty,respect,courage,passionateloveandunity•Red&whiterosestogether:unityortogetherness.•Darkpinkroses:appreciationandgratitude•Whiteroses:nity,loyalty,reverence,humility,sincerity,purityCUSTOMS•SomecouplespresertotravelingortakingsomespecialexerciseonthedayCUSTOMS•MaybetheywilljustgoshopingonValentine’sDayCUSTOMS•Whatabouteatingabigmeal