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七夕的故事怎么用英语讲？今年七夕网络流行的语言有对应的英语吗？
Chinese Valentine’s Day, is also known as Double 7th Festival, because it falls on the 7th day of the 7th month in Chinese lunar calendar
The origin of this traditional festival is a household Chinese myth. It’s said that a poor young man named The Cowboy fell in love with a fairy, the Weaving Maid. They got married and had a son. But the alliance between a mortal and an immortal infuriated the Empress of The Celestial Palace. She decidedly separated them, and only allowed an annual reunion on a bridge formed by magpies above the Silver River in the sky on Lunar July 7th, at dusk. That’s why it’s called Qi Xi, literally meaning 7 Dusk.
Qi Xi Festival is a sad reminder of the strict ethical rules and the devoid of compassion of the rulers that people had to live under, but the story also demonstrates people’s defiance of power and longing for freedom, and somehow signifies the victory of love in the sense that The Empress compromised by assigning a meeting for the star-crossed couple.
Like any other festivals, Qixi has now lost its original significance and become a victim of consumerism. Businesses has branded it as just another shopping festival.
