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The '''Qixi Festival''' ({{lang-zh|七夕}}), also known as the '''Qiqiao Festival''' ({{lang-zh|乞巧|links=no}}), is a [[Chinese festival]] celebrating the annual meeting of [[The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl|Zhinü and Niulang]] in [[Chinese mythology]].<ref name="zhao15-13">{{Harvnb|Zhao|2015|loc=13}}.</ref><ref name=brown06-72>{{Harvnb|Brown|Brown|2006|loc=72}}.</ref><ref name=poon11-100/><ref name=melbau10-912-3/> The festival is celebrated on the seventh day of the seventh lunisolar month on the [[Chinese lunisolar calendar]].<ref name="zhao15-13"/><ref name=brown06-72/><ref name=poon11-100>{{Harvnb|Poon|2011|loc=100}}.</ref><ref name=melbau10-912-3>{{Harvnb|Melton|Baumann|2010|loc=912–913}}.</ref> |
The '''Qixi Festival''' ({{lang-zh|七夕}}), also known as the '''Qiqiao Festival''' ({{lang-zh|乞巧|links=no}}), is a [[Chinese festival]] celebrating the annual meeting of [[The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl|Zhinü and Niulang]] in [[Chinese mythology]].<ref name="zhao15-13">{{Harvnb|Zhao|2015|loc=13}}.</ref><ref name=brown06-72>{{Harvnb|Brown|Brown|2006|loc=72}}.</ref><ref name=poon11-100/><ref name=melbau10-912-3/> The festival is celebrated on the seventh day of the seventh lunisolar month on the [[Chinese lunisolar calendar]].<ref name="zhao15-13"/><ref name=brown06-72/><ref name=poon11-100>{{Harvnb|Poon|2011|loc=100}}.</ref><ref name=melbau10-912-3>{{Harvnb|Melton|Baumann|2010|loc=912–913}}.</ref> |
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A celebration of romantic love, the festival is often described as the traditional Chinese equivalent of [[Valentine's Day]].<ref name="Wei Chinese Festivals Qixi"/> The festival is derived from Chinese mythology: people celebrate the romantic legend of two lovers, Zhinü and Niulang,<ref name="Wei Chinese Festivals Qixi">{{cite book |last1=Wei |first1=Liming |title=Chinese Festivals: Traditions, Customs and Rituals |date=2010 |location=Beijing |
A celebration of romantic love, the festival is often described as the traditional Chinese equivalent of [[Valentine's Day]].<ref name="Wei Chinese Festivals Qixi"/> The festival is derived from Chinese mythology: people celebrate the romantic legend of two lovers, Zhinü and Niulang,<ref name="Wei Chinese Festivals Qixi">{{cite book |last1=Wei |first1=Liming |title=Chinese Festivals: Traditions, Customs and Rituals |date=2010 |location=Beijing |isbn=9787508516936 |pages=43–46 |edition=Second}}</ref><ref name=brown06-72/><ref name=melbau10-912-3/> who were the weaver girl and the cowherd, respectively. The tale of ''[[The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl]]'' has been celebrated in the Qixi Festival since the [[Han dynasty]].<ref name=schomp09-70>{{Harvnb|Schomp|2009|loc=70}}.</ref> The earliest-known reference to this famous myth dates back to more than 2,600 years ago, which was told in a poem from the ''[[Classic of Poetry]]''.<ref name=schomp09-89>{{Harvnb|Schomp|2009|loc=89}}.</ref> |
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The festival has variously been called the '''Double Seventh Festival''',<ref name=melbau10-912-3/> the '''Chinese Valentine's Day''',<ref>{{Harvnb|Welch|2008|loc=228}}.</ref> the '''Night of Sevens''',<ref name=brown06-72/><ref>Chester Beatty Library, [http://www.cbl.ie/china/Item.aspx?itemId=6 online] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141022035250/http://www.cbl.ie/china/Item.aspx?itemId=6 |date=2014-10-22 }}.</ref> or the '''Magpie Festival'''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Magpie Festival|url=https://prezi.com/ohcgm9hcegtt/magpie-festival/?fallback=1|access-date=2021-11-18|website=prezi.com|language=en|archive-date=18 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211118022048/https://prezi.com/ohcgm9hcegtt/magpie-festival/?fallback=1|url-status=live}}</ref> |
The festival has variously been called the '''Double Seventh Festival''',<ref name=melbau10-912-3/> the '''Chinese Valentine's Day''',<ref>{{Harvnb|Welch|2008|loc=228}}.</ref> the '''Night of Sevens''',<ref name=brown06-72/><ref>Chester Beatty Library, [http://www.cbl.ie/china/Item.aspx?itemId=6 online] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141022035250/http://www.cbl.ie/china/Item.aspx?itemId=6 |date=2014-10-22 }}.</ref> or the '''Magpie Festival'''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Magpie Festival|url=https://prezi.com/ohcgm9hcegtt/magpie-festival/?fallback=1|access-date=2021-11-18|website=prezi.com|language=en|archive-date=18 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211118022048/https://prezi.com/ohcgm9hcegtt/magpie-festival/?fallback=1|url-status=live}}</ref> |