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1、 The Double Seventh Festival, on the 7th day of the 7th lunarmonth, is a traditional festival full of romance. Do you know the beautiful love story passed down from generation to generation about the Double Seventh Festival ? The Romantic story Long long ago, there was an honest and kind-hearted fel
2、low named Niu Lang .His parents died when he was a child. Later he was driven out of his home by his sister-in-law. So he lived by farming with an old cow. One day, The magical cow kindly told him a way to find a beautiful and nice woman as his life companion. Under the direction of the cow, Niu Lan
3、g went to the riverside on an evening.This evening the seven fairies left heaven to bathe. He took one of the beautiful silk dresses the fairies had left on the bank. When the fairies left the water, the youngest couldnt find her clothes and had to see her sisters fly back to heaven without her. The
4、n Niu Lang came out with the dress and asked the youngest fairy, Zhi Nu, to stay with him. Zhi Nu fell in love with him and came down secretly to earth and married him. So Niu Lang farmed in the field and the Zhi Nu wove at home. They lived a happy life and had a son and a daughter.Unfortunately, th
5、e God of Heaven soon found out the fact and ordered the Queen Mother to bring Zhi Nu back. With the help of magical cow , Niu Lang flew to heaven with his son and daughter. At the time when he was about to catch up with his wife, the Queen Mother took off one of her gold hairpins and made a stroke.
6、One river appeared in front of Niu Lang . Niu Lang and Zhi Nu were separated on the two banks forever. Their loyalty to love touched magpies, so thousands of magpies came to build a bridge for Niu Lang and Zhi Nu to meet each other. The Queen Mother was eventually moved and allowed them to meet each
7、 year on the 7th of the 7th lunar month. Hence their meeting date has been called “Qi Xi“ (Double Seventh).What a Romantic legend !And what would you like to do on this wonderful day ?Dating with your girlfriend , watching TV or just wasting the time?Unlike Valentines Day in Western countries there
8、is not so much emphasis on giving chocolates, flowers and kisses. Instead, Chinese girls prepare fruits, melons and incense（ 熏香） as offerings to Zhi Nu, praying to find satisfactory husbands. In the evening, people sit outdoors to observe the stars. Chinese grannies would say that, if you stand unde
9、r a grape trellis, you can probably hear what Zhi Nu and Niu Lang are talking about. Today some traditional customs are still observed in ruralareas of China, but have been weakened or diluted in urban cities. However, the legend of the Cowhand and Weaver Maidhas taken root in the hearts of the peop
10、le. In recent years, in particular, urban youths have celebrated it as Valentines Day in China. As a result, flower shops, bars and stores are full of couples on this day. A true friend is the one who holds your hand and touches your heart. True love is the gift which God has given to man alone beneath the heaven. I love you not because who you are, but because who I am when I am with you. All shall be well, and Jack shall have Jill!
