补充阅读 double seventh festival

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1、DoubleSeventhFestivalTheDoubleSeventhFestival,onthe7thdayofthe7thlunarmonth,isatraditionalfestivalfullofromance.ItoftengoesintoAugustintheGregoriancalendar.Thisfestivalisinmid-summerwhentheweatheriswarmandthegrassandtreesrevealtheirluxuriousgreens.Atni

2、ghtwhentheskyisdottedwithstars,andpeoplecanseetheMilkyWayspanningfromthenorthtothesouth.Oneachbankofitisabrightstar,whichseeeachotherfromafar.TheyaretheCowherdandWeaverMaid,andaboutthemthereisabeautifullovestorypasseddownfromgenerationtogeneration. Lon

3、g,longago,therewasanhonestandkind-heartedfellownamedNiuLang(Cowhand).Hisparentsdiedwhenhewasachild.Laterhewasdrivenoutofhishomebyhissister-in-law.Sohelivedbyhimselfherdingcattleandfarming.Oneday,afairyfromheavenZhiNǔ(WeaverMaid)fellinlovewithhimandcame

4、downsecretlytoearthandmarriedhim.ThecowhandfarmedinthefieldandtheWeaverMaidwoveathome.Theylivedahappylifeandgavebirthtoaboyandagirl.Unfortunately,theGodofHeavensoonfoundoutthefactandorderedtheQueenMotheroftheWesternHeavenstobringtheWeaverMaidback.Witht

5、hehelpofcelestialcattle,theCowhandflewtoheavenwithhissonanddaughter.Atthetimewhenhewasabouttocatchupwithhiswife,theQueenMothertookoffoneofhergoldhairpinsandmadeastroke.OnebillowyriverappearedinfrontoftheCowhand.TheCowhandandWeaverMaidwereseparatedonthe

6、twobanksforeverandcouldonlyfeeltheirtears.Theirloyaltytolovetouchedmagpies,sotensofthousandsofmagpiescametobuildabridgefortheCowhandandWeaverMaidtomeeteachother.TheQueenMotherwaseventuallymovedand allowedthemtomeeteachyearonthe7thofthe7thlunarmonth.Hen

7、cetheirmeetingdatehasbeencalled"QiXi"(DoubleSeventh).ScholarshaveshowntheDoubleSeventhFestivaloriginatedfromtheHanDynasty(206BC-AD220).HistoricaldocumentsfromtheEasternJinDynasty(AD371-420)mentionthefestival,whilerecordsfromtheTangDynasty(618-907)depic

8、tthegrandeveningbanquetofEmperorTaizongandhisconcubines.BytheSong(960-1279)andYuan(1279-1368)dynasties,specialarticlesforthe"QiXi"wereseenbeingsoldonmarketsinthecapital.Thebustlingmarketsdemonstratedthesignificanceofthefestival. Todayso