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TheQixiFestival,alsoknownastheQiqiaoFesti-val,isaChinesefestivalthatcelebratestheannu-almeetingofthecowherdandweavergirlinChi-nesemythology.Itfallsontheseventhdayofthe7thmonthontheChinesecalendarItissometim-escalledtheDoubleSeventhFestival,theChineseValentine'sDay,theNightofSevens,ortheMagp-ieFestival.Thefestivaloriginatedfromtheromanticlegendoftwolovers,ZhinüandNiulang,whoweretheweav-ermaidandthecowherd,respectively.ThetaleofTheWeaverGirlandtheCowherdhasbeencelebra-tedintheQixiFestivalsincetheHanDynasty.Theearliest-knownreferencetothisfamousmythdatesbacktoover2600yearsago,whichwastoldinapoemfromtheClassicofPoetry.TheQixifestivalinsp-iredTanabatafestivalinJapanandChilseokfestivalinKorea.ThegeneraltaleisaboutalovestorybetweenZhinü(theweavergirl,symbolizingVega)andNiulang(thecowherd,symbolizingAltair).Theirlovewasnotallowed,thustheywerebanishedtooppositesidesoftheSilverRiver.Onceayear,onthe7thdayofthe7thlunarmonth,aflockofmagpieswouldformabridgetoreunitetheloversforoneday.Ayoungcowherd,henceNiulang,cameacrossabeautifulgirl—Zhinü,theGoddess'sseventhdaughter,whohadjustescapedfromboringheaventolookforfun.

ZhinüsoonfellinlovewithNiulang,andtheygotmarriedwithouttheknowledgeoftheGoddess.

Zhinüprovedtobeawonderfulwife,andNiulangtobeagoodhusband.Theylivedhappilyandhadtwochildren.ButtheGoddessofHeaven(orinsomeversions,Zhinü'smother)foundoutthatZhinü,afairygirl,hadmarriedameremortal.TheGoddesswasfuriousandorderedZhinütoreturntoheaven.(Alternatively,theGoddessforcedthefairybacktoherformerdutyofweavingcolorfulclouds,atasksheneglectedwhilelivingonearthwithamortal.)OnEarth,Niulangwasveryupsetthathiswifehaddisappeared.Suddenly,hisoxbegantotalk,tellinghimthatifhekilleditandputonitshide,hewouldbeabletogouptoHeaventofindhiswife.Cryingbitterly,hekilledtheox,putontheskin,andcarriedhistwobelovedchildrenofftoHeaventofindZhinü.TheGoddessdiscoveredthisandwasveryangry.Takingoutherhairpin,theGoddessscratchedawideriverintheskytoseparatethetwoloversforever,thusformingtheMilkyWaybetweenAltairandVega.Zhinümustsitforeverononesideoftheriver,sadlyweavingonherloom,whileNiulangwatchesherfromafarwhiletakingcareoftheirtwochildren(hisflankingstarsβandγAquilaeorbytheirChinesenamesHèGu1andHèGu3).Butonceayearallthemagpiesintheworldwouldtakepityonthemandflyupintoheaventoformabridge(鹊桥,"thebridgeofmagpies",QueQiao)overthestarDenebintheCygnusconstellationsotheloversmaybetogetherforasinglenight,whichistheseventhnightoftheseventhmoon.

Intheevening,peoplesitoutdoorstoobservethestars.Chinesegrannieswouldsaythat,ifyoustandunderagrapevine['ɡreɪpvaɪn],youcanprobablyoverhearwhatZhiNuandNiuLangaretalkingabout.《鹊桥仙》（宋）秦观纤云弄巧，飞星传恨，银汉迢迢暗度。金风玉露一相逢，便胜却人间无数。柔情似水，佳期如梦，忍顾鹊桥归路！两情若是久长时，又岂在朝朝暮暮！

FairyOfTheMagpieBridgeAmongthebeautifulclouds,overtheheavenlyriver,crossestheweavingmaiden.Anightofrendezvous,acrosstheautumnsky,surpassesisjoyonearth.Momentsoftenderloveanddream,sosadtoleavethemagpiebridge.Eternallovebetweenustwo,shallwithstandthetimeapartOneofthemostfamouspoemsaboutthe"Qixi"legendwaswrittenbyQinGuanofintheSongDynasty(960-1279).（1）中国农历第七个月的第七个夜晚theseventheveningoftheseventhmonthonChineselunarcalendar（2）中国的情人节ChineseValentine'sDay（3）双七节DoubleSevenFestival（4）喜鹊节MagpieFestival（5）七夕节QixiFestival/ChineseValentine'sDay（6）月老庙matchmakertemples（7）鹊桥abridgeofmagpies（8）银河theMilkyWay（9）织女星Vega（10）牛郎星/牵牛星Altair（11）牛郎和织女NiuLangandZhiNu/CowherdandtheWeaverMaid（12）王母娘娘theQueenofHeaven（13）玉皇大帝theEmperorofHeaven（14）民间故事Chinesefolktales☻ComparedwithlovestoriesinWesternlegends,thestoryofNiuLangandZhiNuseemsnotasintenseorpassionate