Qixi, as the “Chinese Valentine’s Day,” still feels quite distant to me; however, as “traditional culture,” it is very, very close, because I have a special affinity for excellent traditional culture.
Legend has it that if the weather is clear on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month, the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl will be able to meet on the Magpie Bridge at night; if it is cloudy or even raining, it means the annual meeting has fallen through, because the rain that day represents the Weaver Girl’s tears. Tragically, there has been no sign of the sun here at BoJone’s place today, and it has even started to rain... There are sunny days everywhere in the world; I hope there are clear skies in other places to observe the Qixi starry sky, and I also wish that all lovers in the world will eventually be united.
Some experts explain that Qixi is not actually Valentine’s Day. Even if that is the case, what does it matter? Qixi is so beautiful that in our hearts, we already consider it the Chinese Valentine’s Day. The meaning of culture lies not in rigidly adhering to tradition, but in advancing with the times without abandoning tradition. History needs to be understood, but the value of history is only realized through that understanding.
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