Traditional activities of Valentine's Day in China
1, for Niu Qingsheng
Children will pick wild flowers and hang them on horns on Qixi Day, which is also called "Happy Birthday to Cows". Because it is said that after the Queen Mother of the West separated the Cowherd from the Weaver Girl by Tianhe, the old cow asked the Cowherd to scrape off its skin and drive its cowhide to see the Weaver Girl. In order to commemorate the sacrifice spirit of the old cow, people have the custom of "celebrating the life of the cow".
2. needlework
On the night of the seventh day of the seventh lunar month, that is, Valentine's Day in China, according to tradition, women on the earth will hold a banquet in the court, bow down to Vega devoutly and beg for their intelligence and superb women's skills.
On the night of Qixi, women hold five-color silk thread and nine-hole needles (or five-hole needles or seven-hole needles) arranged in succession, and the person who passes the thread quickly and completely is called "what a coincidence"
Needle injection is very skillful
Prepare a basin first, put it in the patio, and pour in "Yuanyang water", that is, mix the water taken during the day with the water taken at night (at first I often thought that "Yuanyang water" was "Yin and Yang water"). The washbasin and water spend the night in the open air, and then the next day, the seventh day of July, when the sun shines. The water in the basin was exposed to the sun for half a day, and a film was faintly formed on the surface. So take the lead (that is, sewing needle) and gently lay it flat on the water, so that the needle will not sink, and the needle shadow will appear underwater. If this needle shadow is straight, it is a failure of "begging for cleverness". If the needle shadow forms various shapes, or bends, or has thick heads and thin heads, or other patterns, it will
Health knowledge of Valentine's Day in China
1, Tanabata is in the late summer and early autumn, and human qi and blood will be lost to varying degrees in summer. At this time, we should pay attention to replenishing qi and blood. At this time, you should eat more red dates (nourishing blood and benefiting qi), pine nuts (strengthening tendons and bones), melons (preventing bronchitis and relieving cough) and peanuts.
2. As the saying goes, "nourishing yin in autumn and winter". Tanabata, also called Daughter's Day, is more suitable for women who love beauty. There was a custom of eating lotus flowers in ancient times. How to eat lotus flowers? First of all, you can go to the drugstore to buy some dried flowers and boil them with water. Method 2, you can also use dried lotus seeds, lotus seeds and lotus root starch to grind into powder and take a spoonful every day.
3. Tanabata often drinks a kind of porridge "Acacia Longevity Porridge", which is suitable for any crowd. It is to cook red beans, mung beans, peanuts and rice into porridge, mainly to prevent moisture.
4. There are practical prescriptions for treating diseases. For example, dry Sophora juice is used to treat hemorrhoids. Cut Sophora branches into small pieces, fry until the liquid medicine is green, smoke first and then wash hemorrhoids. It has the functions of clearing heat and cooling blood, clearing liver and purging fire, and the curative effect is very good.
Eating pomegranate on Tanabata has many local customs. Pomegranate peel contains alkaline substances, which have the effect of expelling insects; Fruit is rich in nutrition, which can strengthen stomach, refresh, stimulate appetite and prolong life; Pomegranate flower has the functions of hemostasis, eye washing and eyesight improvement.
Ancient poems describing Valentine's Day in China
Chinese Valentine's Day; Qixi Festival
Du Mu, the author of Tang Dynasty in 1970s.
In the autumn night, candlelight reflected the screen, and Fan slapped the fireflies with his hand.
The night in Tianjie is as cool as water, lying watching morning glory and Vega.
Chinese Valentine's Day; Qixi Festival
Yang Pu, the author of Song in 1970s.
If you don't care, please ask the weaver girl to knit a golden shuttle.
Begging every year is clever with the world, but there are many clever ways.
Chinese Valentine's Day; Qixi Festival
Wu gan, the author of Qing dynasty
Starlight seems long, looking forward to the double star leaning against the building.
Don't say that there is more hate in the world, so you doubt that there is sorrow in the sky.
Who accompanied Liang Qing? Zi Jin came back for a public visit.
Only Yuee should be the most jealous, and the wind and moon will last forever.
Red girl
Zhu Yizun, the author of the Qing Dynasty.
Thin sleeves and heavy hair.
Press the crowd, laugh at the whole city, and pack whatever you can.
I am used to reciting new poems, but few people know them. I teach them one by one.
Don't cry and watch frequent abortions. Secret agreements never work out.
Star River on Qixi, Mid-Autumn Courtyard, Shangyuan Lights.
I'm sorry that there were so few flowers and months at that time, and the town met and waited for death.
Begging festival
Lin Jie, the author of Tang Dynasty in 1970s.
See Bixiao tonight on Tanabata, and cross the river bridge with the cowherd and the weaver girl.
Every family watches the autumn moon, and every family wears HongLing.
Chinese Valentine's Day; Qixi Festival
Chou Yuan, the author of Song in 1970s.
The drums of the river are getting old, and there is no sorrow to solve the autumn sound.
Idiot laughs and frowns, and the girl scratches her eyes with a needle.
In the middle of the night, the fruit is offered, and the sky can't tell.
If you can't get rid of vulgarity, you will get drunk and sleep in the west wind.
Queqiao County Qixi Festival
Fan Chengda, the author of Song in 1970s.
Tonight is a good time for the cowherd and the weaver girl, and the couples who meet are too lazy to be busy. Lonely immortals should be jealous: beautiful moon sister frowning bright eyebrows, aunt wind blowing abnormal wind and rain. Meeting in a hurry, getting together for a short time is too good, and the sorrow of parting is burnt. The joy of meeting each other is not worth the long sadness, but it adds new sadness to taste.
Chinese Valentine's Day; Qixi Festival
Li He, the author of Tang Dynasty in 1970s.
The Milky Way is at midnight.
The crow left to thread, and the firefly flew into the coat building.
Cattle and women are reunited, and couples all over the world see jade hooks.
Without Qiantang River, lonely and lonely autumn.
An intimate couple separated by power
Du Fu, the author of the Tang Dynasty in the 1970s.
Morning glory goes out of Hexi, and Weaver Girl goes east. Always look at each other, whoever looks at Tanabata is the same.
The light of god is hard to treat, and this matter will eventually be covered. Ghosts and gods are in harmony, why is it autumn?
The pavilion is newly renovated, and the dragon driving stall was once empty. The world is also praying for the children.
Say that the family is rich and frugal, and the White House goes to the palace. The dining hall, the hall of the hall, is full of jade.
Exposing clothes all over the world, dragging the moon and raising the breeze. Spider silk is a villain, entangled in melons and fruits.
The first banquet is exposed again, and the sunrise is sweet. Well, you're not married. You're depressed.
Self-defense moves like a law, trying to stay in the loom. Although there is no uncle menstruation, I dare to work hard.
Obviously, the agreement between the monarch and the minister is close at hand or close at hand. Don't abandon etiquette, husband and wife respect each other.
When there are small things and big things, keep in the public. Fiona Fang is at loggerheads, and her husband is a hero.