There is an interesting love story of the 7th daughter of the emperor of the heaven and the orphaned cowherd associated with the Chinese Valentines Day celebrations. This love story also has the meeting of two lovebirds, the 7th fairy and the boy who got married and had two children. But the emperor separated the two and allowed them to meet only once a year on the 7th day of the 7lunar month. From then this day came to be celebrated as the Chinese Valentine day.
The Chinese Valentine Day Festival
On this Chinese valentine day, the lovers visit the temple of matchmaker to ask for love and happiness and a chance to get married soon. Even singles visit the temple in the hope of getting luck in their love life. This day is also celebrated by the name of "The daughter's festival". According to the love story the 7th fairy was very good at weaving and earned the name of 'Weaving Maid'. Going by the legend, the Chinese girls on this day pray to the weaving maid, so that they can learn the art of weaving. When the Vega star, where the 7th fairy resides is high up in the sky, then the girls carry out a test by putting a needle on the surface of the water. If the needle doesn't sink then it implies that the girl is mature enough to find a husband and becomes eligible to ask for any wish.
Valentine day recipes
The Valentines Day is a day full of love and romance. To light up the element of romance in your life on this particular day, you can cook various valentine day recipes, which include butter cookies, peanut butter cookies, popcorn chicken, carrot cake, strawberry jelly cookies and a whole lot of valentine day cakes to celebrate the special moment called love.
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