What is August 2nd and what is August 2nd?

August 2 this year is the 7th day of July of the lunar calendar, is the Qiqiao Festival, he is the ancient folk traditional festival of our country, the seventh day of the seventh month of July every year, is the Qiqiao Festival, it is also called the Qixi Festival, the Girl's Day, the Double Seven Festival, the Women's Day, the Blue Night, the Children's Day, the needle. It can be seen that it is a festival for young girls.

Origin of the Begging Festival:

According to legend, after the Weaver Girl on the east bank of the Tianhe River married the Cowherd in the west of the Hexi, the Yunjin weaving was a little slower, and the Emperor of Heaven was furious and drove the Weaver Girl back, only allowing the two to meet on the bridge made of magpie birds on the seventh night of the seventh lunar month every year. Therefore, on the seventh night of the seventh month of July every year, the women take advantage of the reunion between the Weaver Girl and the Cowherd to set up incense tables, thread needles and threads, and beg her for weaving and embroidery skills. Under the grape trellis, listening to the conversation of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl is also a great fun thing on July 7.

The main customs of the Begging Festival:

1. On the Qiqiao Festival on July 7, people have to thread needles and threads, hoping that female celebrities will be better.

1. In some places, a few days before the Chinese Valentine's Day, a layer of soil is laid on the small wooden board, the seeds of corn are sown, so that it can give birth to green seedlings, and then some small thatched huts, flowers and trees are placed on it, making the appearance of a small village in the field, hoping to be able to ask for children.

3. On the day of the Qiqiao Festival, you have to wash your hair, worship your niece, and eat Qiaoguo. 【Beautiful Mood】Team, sincerely solve your doubts and be satisfied.

It's a day when the streets are full of couples.

The seventh day of the seventh lunar month Qixi Festival.

August 2 is the Torch Festival.

The Torch Festival is a traditional festival of the Yi, Bai, Naxi, Jinuo, Lahu and other ethnic groups, with a profound folk cultural connotation, known as the "Oriental Carnival".

Different ethnic groups hold torch festivals at different times, most of them are on the 24th of June in the lunar calendar, and the main activities include bullfighting, sheep fighting, cockfighting, horse racing, wrestling, singing and dancing performances, beauty pageants, etc. In the new era, the torch festival was endowed with a new folklore function, giving rise to a new form.

Timing of the event for ethnic minorities

The Yi, Naxi, and Kino ethnic groups are held on the 24th day of the sixth month of the lunar calendar, the Bai ethnic group is held on the 25th of June, and the Lahu ethnic group is held on the 20th of June, and the festival lasts for two or three days. The Yi people believe that the torch festival is to grow ears of grain as thick as torches. Later generations used this fire to drive away the ghosts and evil spirits in the fields at home to ensure the safety of people and animals.

Nowadays, people also use gatherings as an opportunity to socialize or meet lovers, and to conduct business activities on festivals.

"Torch Festival" is also a grand festival of the Bai nationality, every year on the 25th day of June in the summer calendar, the people of the Bai nationality will hold activities to wish the harvest of grains and the prosperity of people and animals.

August 2 is the 214th day of the Gregorian year (215th in leap years), and there are 151 days left until the end of the year.

2014-08-02 Saturday.

Tanabata Valentine's Day.

The eighth day of the second month of the lunar calendar is the most solemn traditional festival of the Naxi people in Diqing, especially the most lively in the white land of Sanba, also known as "Chaobaishui", tens of thousands of Naxi people, Tibetans, Yi people, Hui people, etc. who come from far and near will gather in Baishuitai to participate in the grand meeting of worshiping the god of white water. People first burn incense and kill chickens to worship the sky, and then perform singing and dancing performances and horse races after sacrificing various gods, which is very lively.

On the eighth day of February, it looks more like a large-scale group picnic. On this chaotic day, people from all villages and villages, dressed in the festive costumes of various ethnic groups, set foot on the road to Baishuitai in groups before dawn. When you arrive at Baishuitai, you will first burn incense and kowtow to the Qiuzi Cave in front of the stage with the family branch and family as a unit, and then go to your respective fire pond to make a fire and have a picnic.

From ancient times to the present day, the location of each fire pond remains the same, because each family or family has set up an altar above the fire pond. On that day, the Naxi people first had to worship their ancestors by the fire pond, and then go to the big incense altar next to the Baishuitai Spring to worship their ancestors. After worshipping their ancestors, they sit by the fire in their respective homes and enjoy the various dishes and pastries that have been prepared for a long time.

In the midst of this cigarette smoke, the people of Wushuwan first sang and danced the "Akabala" dance, and the people from other villages also joined the dance team. Suddenly, singing and dancing merged into a sea of joy.

February 8th day:

On February 8, 266, Sima Yan forced Emperor Cao Huan Chan of Wei Yuan to enthrone him as emperor, set the name of the country as Jin, and changed the name of Yuan Taishi. On February 8, 1902, Liang Qichao founded Xinmin Cong Bao. On February 8, 1904, the Russo-Japanese War broke out.

On February 8, 1915, the film "The Birth of a Nation" directed by American director Griffiths premiered in Los Angeles. On February 8, 1918, Chicago physician Herrick published the first electrocardiogram that recorded heart function. On February 8, 1926, an American archaeological expedition discovered the Mayan pyramids in Mexico.

On February 8, 1931, the Party promulgated a land reform policy that allowed peasants to obtain more land ownership. On February 8, 1945, the Anglo-American Allies began an offensive in the Rhine region. On February 8, 1946, the Provisional People's Committee of North Korea was established.

On February 8, 1946, the Kuomintang army launched a large-scale offensive in the northeast. On February 8, 1949, the Military Commission issued a directive on "Turning the Army into a Task Force." On February 8, 1956, Zhou ** made a speech entitled "Economic Work Should Be Seeking Truth from Facts".

On February 8, 1957, the "Instructions on Launching a Campaign to Increase Production and Save in 1957" was adopted. On February 8, 1966, Italian experts tried to save the incessant tilt of the Leaning Tower of Pisa. On February 8, 1979, the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Regional Party Committee and the Revolutionary Committee of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region issued the Decision on Several Policy Issues in Rural and Pastoral Areas.

On February 8, 1979, China and Portugal formally established diplomatic relations and determined the issue of the return of sovereignty to Macao. On 8 February 1979, Denis Sassou Nguesso was officially inaugurated in the Republic of the Congo**. On February 8, 1982, the Beijing International Marathon was listed as an official international marathon.

On February 8, 1982, China's first microcrystalline ceramic artificial joint was successful. On February 8, 1984, the 14th Winter Olympics (1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo) opened, and athletes from both sides of the Taiwan Strait participated in the same competition for the first time. On February 8, 1985, the "Outline of the Report on Shanghai's Economic Development Strategy" was approved.

On February 8, 1990, the "First Cross-Strait Yuanqu Seminar" was held in Shijiazhuang. On February 8, 1990, the inauguration ceremony of Shantou University, founded by Li Ka-shing, a well-known Hong Kong person, was held. On February 8, 1994, the Long March-3A rocket was launched.

On February 8, 2001, the construction plan of the Qinghai-Tibet Railway was reviewed.

February 8 is a very good day to get married and rejoice.

February 8th is not an ordinary day, it may be an extraordinary day for you.

I think it's just a normal day. Maybe it's your birthday or someone's birthday. That's just normal.

It's just an ordinary day, not a festival in the traditional sense.

I don't know what day February 8th is, so you can inquire again.

February 8th was my birthday and nothing special.