中华传统
Qixi Festival
导读:同学们,上个单元我们了解了清明节。现在我们还要了解一个传统节日,它被称为"中国的情人节"。这是哪个节日呢?读一读下面的介绍吧!
Qixi Festival (the Double Seventh Festival), also known as Qiqiao Festival and Chinese Valentine's Day(情人节), falls on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month.
According to historical records, Qixi Festival was popular in the Han Dynasty and reached its peak in the Song Dynasty.
Qixi Festival is closely related(密切相关) to the folk(民间) love story of Niu Lang and Zhi Nyu. According to the legend, Zhi Nyu met Niu Lang after she ran away from the Heaven and went down to the Earth. They fell in love, got married(结婚) and lived a happy life. Niu Lang worked in the field and Zhi Nyu wove(织布). Later the Emperor of Heaven heard the news and he was so angry that he forced(迫使) Zhi Nyu to go back to the Heaven. After that, the couple(夫妻) couldn't see each other until the seventh day of the seventh lunar month every year. On that day, magpies(喜鹊) gathered to build a bridge(桥) on the Milky Way, so the couple could meet.
Looking up at the clear sky, we can see two bright stars on both sides of the Milky Way: the Vega(Zhi Nyu Star) and the Altair(Niu Lang Star). It is said that at Qixi Festival, under the grapevine(葡萄藤), people can hear Niu Lang and Zhi Nyu talking.
There are many customs at Qixi Festival, including watching the stars to make a wish, ladies doing needlework(针线活) by moonlight to pray for wisdom, letting spiders spin webs in a case to pray for luck, and so on.

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"中华传统"译文:
七夕节又叫乞巧节,被称作中国的情人节,时间为阴历七月的第七天。
根据历史记载,七夕节普及于汉代,宋代时达到鼎盛。
七夕节与牛郎织女的民间爱情故事密切相关。根据传说,织女逃出天庭,来到凡间后遇到牛郎。他们彼此相爱、结婚,过着幸福的生活。牛郎耕田,织女织布。后来,天帝听说了这件事,勃然大怒,迫使织女回到天庭。自此以后,夫妻二人只有每年阴历七月的第七天才能见面。在那一天,喜鹊们在银河上搭起一座桥,这样,这对夫妻就能(在鹊桥上)相见了。
抬头看看晴朗的天空,我们能看到银河的两边有两颗明亮的星:织女星和牛郎星。据说七夕那天,在葡萄藤下,人们可以听到牛郎与织女说话。
七夕节有许多习俗,比如看星星许愿;姑娘们趁着月光做针线活,用来乞巧;或是让蜘蛛在盒子里结网,以此祈求好运,等等。

When: It falls on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month.
What: It is also known as the Double Seventh Festival, Qiqiao Festival and Chinese Valentine's Day. It is closely related to the folk love story of Niu Lang and Zhi Nyu.
How: People watch the stars to make a wish, ladies do needlework by moonlight to pray for wisdom, let spiders spin webs in a case to pray for luck, etc.

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