The day falls on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month. Looking up at the sky this day, you will find the romance is going on in the dark blue. According to the celestial phenomena, the ancient Chinese people created this love story, and the record can be dated back about 1500 years ago.

In the east of the Milky Way, there is the Star Vega that is believed the weaving girl. And in the west side, there is constellation of Aquila, that is the cowboy waiting for his wife. The weaving girl is the youngest daughter in the seven of the Queen of the Heaven. Together with her sister, she worked so hard to weave the colorful clouds in the sky, whereas the cowboy led a poor and lonely life with an old ox. One day the cowboy encountered the weaving girl under the direction of his ox. They fell in love with each other at the first sight, and the girl decided to stay with the cowboy on the earth. However, the Queen was annoyed about the couple’s behavior. Seeing his wife flying back to the Heaven under duress, cowboy was heart-broken. As to the weaving girl, she missed her husband too much and the clouds she woven were filled with sadness. Finally, the Queen showed a little mercy allowing them to meet one time a year on the Magpie Bright that across the Silver River.

Unlike the Western Valentine’s Day, girls in China traditionally prepare fruits and incense as the offering to the weaving girl, praying to gain excellence in their weaving skill so as to find a good husband.