8/16------Valentine Day in China.
By Ansen zhu
@mac_fish (723)
China
August 16, 2010 8:18am CST
Today 8/16 is a festival of all the lovers in China,it's actually the Valentine Day in China.
It comes from a fairy tale which I wanna share with u there .
Long long ago,gods live above the clouds in the sky,and human nature are beneath it.
One day seven fairies gone down away from their own yard sneaking to the human world to take a shower in a pond surrounds a village,in the moment when they were gonna to go back home,they were gonna to be found by a unnamed herdsman passed by.
One fairy came to the guy to draw his attenton away from the other 6 partners,during the time they were talking,some chemistry happened,they fell in love with the first glance......
So, the fairy decided to stay in the human with the herdsman,they had an admirable family in the old village,the angle was good at weaving while the man took the responsibility of herd cattle..........
Couple of years later,the fairy was forced be divorced from her husband when her mother found it and take it as a biggest insult to the entire clan,what's worse,they were forbidden to meet forever and seperated.Could only crane at both sides cluttered with missing in mind......
Someday,the magpies cannt blink at the scene anymore,they decide to do something,so millions of magpies flied into the sky and built a bridge with their bodies to connect the sky and the earth,the lover could meet at last through the “bridge”everyyear at the same time.......
It becomes a custom as the time goes by,a sort of festival to commemorate it........
Today is the day the lover meet in the sky as well as all the lovers in China..
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15 responses
@LingXX0103 (151)
• China
17 Aug 10
Actually it isnt a important festival in China.
And recentlly it has become Valentine Day in China.
On that day,bussiness men are so happy,because they can make more money from lovers.
For me,it is just a common day in a year.
If you really love your lovers,everyday is Valentine Day in your heart.
@smallsaozhou (827)
• China
18 Aug 10
Maybe if this ancient Chinese festival is getting more and more popular,that means he has to pay more for his girlfriend on that day.That will really make him feel sad.
@smallsaozhou (827)
• China
16 Aug 10
WOW,as a Chinese in myself,I feel a bit weird to hear your telling Chinese fairy tale in English words.
Yeah,when I still was a little girl,I heard about that romantic story already.It is the original source of Chinese Valentine Day.But just then I was curious that why all the love fairy tales in China try to describe a romantic story that a female fairy falls in love with a human male,and why the role who own magic ability can't be the male? Probably this phenomenon reflects that our ancients' daydream to some extent.(especially for these ancient men in China).
Yeah,when I still was a little girl,I heard about that romantic story already.It is the original source of Chinese Valentine Day.But just then I was curious that why all the love fairy tales in China try to describe a romantic story that a female fairy falls in love with a human male,and why the role who own magic ability can't be the male? Probably this phenomenon reflects that our ancients' daydream to some extent.(especially for these ancient men in China).@smallsaozhou (827)
• China
18 Aug 10
And nice to meet you too.Sincerely thank you for your exaggerated compliment.Whatever,I will accept it.
PS:Coincidently we are in the same city.Did you see that?
PS:Coincidently we are in the same city.Did you see that?@mac_fish (723)
• China
18 Aug 10
Hi,wow... What should I call u ?
I'M curious why u feel weird when u run into the old tale in English version in my post.....I reckon it's my poor English,right?? :)
Well,ur comment on the initial reason for its outourcing in the funiest one I've ever heard, the primitive wish to marry an gorgeous angle of ancient man??...... quite funny,special view
What's more,ur English amazes me,really..........
Nice to meet u there,really nice,it's my delight
Happy mylotting and keep dropping by
@smallsaozhou (827)
• China
18 Aug 10
Haha,no,the couple is still happily together and they can meet once a year.
@youless (112100)
• Guangzhou, China
16 Aug 10
Today it is our Valentine's Day. However, I don't think anything special today. It is just as a normal day. In fact in the past this festival was not so popular. Perhaps the department stores want to have a good selling and therefore they emphasize this festival. As to me, I pay attention to February 14th much more:)
I love China
@smallsaozhou (827)
• China
17 Aug 10
Yeah,department stores always want search for good chance to sell their stuff better.Just look back the situation during the World Cup only fews weeks ago.
@sweetloveforeve (13107)
• Portugal
16 Aug 10
aww this is so romantic^^ thanks for share this cute story with us^^ i really loved it^^ really sweety story^^ i wish i was in china too^^ i love chinese people absolutely and i would be very happy if i could be in that festival right now^^ so sad story that they just meet once per year but was sweet of the magpies to do that for them^^ and is great that lovers in china can celebrate this day with a sweet love festival^^
@mac_fish (723)
• China
18 Aug 10
U know, a nameless happy gushes from bottom of my heart when I know the romantic story could vibrate u and me all around the world,though we are from different nations and have different religions......
We have something in common about love which belongs to human nature
@w1042510118 (35)
• China
17 Aug 10
I didn't get any present yesterday, how pity. And there is another tale in my hometown that if you stay under cucumber trellises you can hear the lover's talking .
@GardenGerty (157485)
• United States
16 Aug 10
Have a great celebration of love today. When we look at stories from different countries we find how very much alike we are.
@smallsaozhou (827)
• China
16 Aug 10
Haha,yeah,all of these stories reflect the same theme:we all want pure and real true love with a happy ending in the end. Well,happy Chinese Valentine's Day!
@sudiptacallingu (10879)
• India
17 Aug 10
What a beautiful story involving nature and humans, imaginary characters and the usual strictness of parents LOL. Its such tales of folklore and myth that enrich our lives and it also shows that the feeling of love and the pains of separation are the same everywhere …it was the same years ago and will remain so as long as the beautiful emotion of love is there in nature.
How do the present generation celebrate this day in your place?
@Hatley (163781)
• Garden Grove, California
16 Aug 10
mac fish what a lovely story made my eyes water, I will always think
of that now on our Valentines's day Feb.14th. Have a lovely Valentines
'day and keep that lovely story going, Happy Happy Valentines
day to you and yours. hugs from Hatley..
@dreamkeeper (455)
• United States
17 Aug 10
Wow i did not knwo that the valentines day in China is on Augs. i thought it is Feb. but it is nice to know that today they are celebrating valentines day there. So waht can i say but happy valentines day to all chinese.
@christiana81 (717)
• Romania
17 Aug 10
Helo! have a great celebration there! Love is all the time something to celebrate!
@honghu (2)
• China
17 Aug 10
I do have a girlfriend, but she is about seven years old than me.That is quite a problem in the traditon of China,yesterday she left me for home and I have to spend the festival with myself.
It is quite terrible! Next month , I will leave this city,maybe it is also an end of our love.Whatever the result is, I hope she will be happy !
