Chinese Valentine’s Day
Monday, July 31st, 2006Today is the 7th day of the 7th lunar month in the Chinese calendar , the Chinese Valentines’ Day. So we post this artile in order to help more person outside China to learn more about Chinese traditional culture.
Chinese Valentine’s Day is on the 7th day of the 7th lunar month in the Chinese calendar. A love story for this day is about the 7th daughter of the Emperor of Heaven and an orphaned cowherd. The Emperor separated them. The 7th daughter was forced to move to the star Vega and the cowherd moved to the star Altair. They are allowed to meet only once a year on the day of the 7th day of the 7th lunar month.