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In the old custom, on the night of the seventh day of the seventh lunar month (or the night of the sixth day of the seventh month), girls in new clothes begged for wisdom from Vega in the courtyard, which was called "begging skill". Most of the ways of begging are that the girls thread the needle and thread to test the skill, make some small items, put some melons and fruits on the way, and the way of begging in various regions is different, each interesting. In modern times, threading needles and threads, steaming Qiao Bao Bao, branding Qiao Qiao fruits, raw Qiao buds, and decorations made in the form of dough molding, paper cutting, and colorful embroidery are also an extension of the customs of begging Qiao.
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Meaning: The annual Qixi Festival has come again, and the morning glory and weaver girl have crossed the magpie bridge again to meet. People in every household can't help but look up at the vast sky, and the skillful women who go from house to house are wearing red silk, at least tens of thousands. (figurative).
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Tanabata tonight to see the blue night, morning glory and weaver girl crossing the river bridge.
Every family begs to look at the autumn moon and wears tens of thousands of red silks.
Translation: On the Qixi Festival on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month, looking up at the sky, it seems that there are cowherds and weaver girls meeting at the magpie bridge.
Every family begged under the autumn moon, and they didn't know that they had worn out thousands of red silk threads.
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Tonight is the seventh day of the seventh month of July, and we came outside early to see the blue sky, because the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl will meet at Queqiao tonight. There is a girl who is threading a nine-hole needle with a multicolored thread against the moon, and she doesn't know that she has finished threading a red thread.
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The annual Qixi Festival is here again, the morning glory and weaver girl look up at the vast sky, and the skillful women from door to door are wearing red silk, at least tens of thousands. Cross the Magpie Bridge again to meet. People in every household can't help but feel it.
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Qiqiao (Tang Dynasty Lin masterpiece poem).
"Begging Qiao" is a poem by the Tang Dynasty poet Lin Jie, in which the poet did not write out a variety of different wishes, but left room for imagination, expressing people's desire to beg for wisdom and pursue happiness.
Original text of the work
Qiqiao (Tang) Lin Jie.
Tanabata tonight to see the blue sky, morning glory and weaver girl crossing the river bridge.
Every family begs to look at the autumn moon and wears tens of thousands of red silks.
Annotated translations
Phrase annotations
Qiqiao: an ancient festival, on the seventh day of the seventh month of the lunar calendar, also known as Qixi Festival.
Bixiao: refers to the vast blue sky.
Tens of thousands: many metaphors.
Vernacular translation
On the night of Qixi Festival, looking at the blue sky, it is like seeing the Cowherd and Weaver Girl across the "Tianhe" meeting on the Magpie Bridge. Every household is watching the autumn moon while begging (threading needles through the moon), and there are tens of thousands of red lines crossed.
About the Author
Background of creation
When he was a child, Lin Jie was also very interested in the wonderful legends of begging Qiao, just like his mother or other women. Looking up**The brilliant Tianhe in the far-reaching night sky, **The two dazzling stars on both sides of the Tianhe River, looking forward to seeing the gathering of these two stars, so he wrote the poem "Qiqiao".
Literary Appreciation
"Qiqiao" is a poem by the Tang Dynasty poet Lin Jie describing the grand occasion of the folk Qixi Festival. On the seventh night of the seventh month of the lunar calendar, it is commonly known as "Qixi Festival", also known as "Daughter's Day" and "Girl's Day". It is the day when the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl, who are separated by the "Tianhe", meet on the Magpie Bridge.
Begging is the meaning of begging for a pair of skillful hands from the Weaver Girl. The most common way to beg is to thread a needle through the moon, and if the thread passes through the pinhole, it is called Qiaoqiao.
Tanabata looks at the blue sky today, and the morning glory and weaver girl cross the river bridge. Bixiao: refers to the vast blue sky. The first two sentences narrate the folk tale of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl.
The annual Qixi Festival is here again, and people in every household can't help but look up at the vast sky, because this beautiful legend touches a kind and beautiful heart, arousing people's good wishes and rich imagination.
Every family begs to look at the autumn moon and wears tens of thousands of red silks. The last two sentences explain the begging things clearly, concisely, and vividly. The poet did not specify the different wishes in the poem, but left room for imagination, which more and more reflected the joy of people's festivals.
Celebrity appreciation
Tang Tang Fu praised: "Poetry and books are excellent, it is really rare!" ”
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Begging refers to the meaning of asking the gods for wisdom, the begging feast here has the meaning of praying, and the skill refers to the ingenuity of the mind and ingenuity.
Qiqiao is an ancient folk custom in China that has a long history and is widely spread. According to the "Tokyo Chronicle": "The Qixi family is brocade and is a begging shed.
The "begging skill" activity is actually to beg the Weaver Girl for wisdom. In some parts of our country, every year on the night of the seventh day of the seventh lunar month, the girls will wear new clothes in the courtyard to beg for wisdom from Vega, so they are also called "begging for skill".
Historical changes in the custom of begging
In the Han Dynasty, there was already a custom of begging; During the Northern and Southern Dynasties, women wore seven-hole needles with colorful threads; To the Tang Dynasty, this auspicious jujube is a custom that is particularly prosperous, to throw the needle Buqiao, that is, take a bowl of clear water exposed to the sun and the sun, and then throw a small needle to float on the surface of the water, look at the shape of the needle shadow at the bottom of the water to test the wisdom and clumsiness of the needle woman.
In the Ming and Qing dynasties, the Qixi Festival evolved into the "Seven Niang Meeting", which was invited by seven girls to use grass, colored paper, rice noodles and other materials to wrap into all kinds of flowers and fruits, palace utensils to play, and displayed on the table of eight immortals in front of the court on the night of Qixi Festival, for visitors to appreciate, and then compete together to thread needles and worship the Weaver Girl.
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Qiqiao Lin Jie (Tang) Qixi tonight to see the blue night, morning glory and weaver girl crossing the river bridge. Every family begs to look at the autumn moon and wears tens of thousands of red silks. Meaning:
The annual Qixi Festival is here again, and everyone is looking up at the boundless blue sky, thinking about the touching story of Morning Glory and Weaver Girl! The girls in every family are looking at the moon, begging for ingenuity, and wearing countless red threads.
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The so-called begging is the meaning of begging the Weaver Girl for a pair of skillful hands. The most common way to beg is to thread a needle through the moon, and if it passes through the needle, it is called Qiao. This custom was the most pompous in the Tang and Song dynasties.
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Begging, a custom in China, is a custom of the Seventh Sister's Day (July 7). From the first day of the seventh lunar month to the night of the seventh month of the seventh month (seven days and eight nights), girls in new clothes beg for wisdom and dexterity from Vega in the courtyard, which is called "begging skill".
It is said that the seventh sister is a weaving expert in the sky, and women in the old times "begged" to the seventh sister, begging her to teach her the craft of spiritual craftsmanship; In fact, the so-called "begging skill" is just "fighting skill".
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Qiqiao: A woman in new clothes begs for happiness from the Weaver Girl.
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Begging is a custom of Tanabata. On the night of the 6th or 7th day of the seventh lunar month, girls in new clothes beg for wisdom from Vega in the courtyard, called "begging for skill". The way of begging is that the girls thread the needle and lead the skill, make some small items, put some melons and fruits on the way, and the way of begging is different for the Han people in various places.
In modern times, threading needles, steaming steamed buns, branding fruits, sprouts, and ornaments made in the form of dough sculpture and colorful embroidery are also an extension of the custom of begging.
Qixi Qiaoqiao, this festival originated in the Han Dynasty, Ge Hong's "Xijing Miscellaneous Records" of the Eastern Jin Dynasty has a record of "Han Cai women often wear seven-hole needles in the cardigan on July 7, and people are accustomed to it", which is the earliest record of Qiqiao that we have seen in ancient documents.
The begging festival is to point to the weaver girl begging for a pair of skillful hands, and they also pray that they are beautiful, have a pair of skillful hands, and marry a wishful husband, which is the good wish of their daughters.
Every year, on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month, this day is the traditional festival of the Han nationality in China. Because the main participants of this day's activities are young girls, and the content of the festival activities is mainly begging, people call this day "Qiqiao Festival" or "Qixi Festival" and "Daughter's Day".
Most of the ways of begging are for the girls to thread the needle and thread to test the skill. The girl threads a needle to the moon to pray that the weaver girl can give her skill, and if she wears it well, it is called "skillful". Or catch a spider, put it in a box, and open the box the next day if it has been webbed.
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The longest-lasting and widest range of Qixi customs is Qiqiao. The main participants of the Qixi Festival are girls, and the content of the festival activities is mainly based on begging, so people call this day the begging festival or girl's day and daughter's day. The Weaver Girl is a beautiful, intelligent, and ingenious fairy, and the women of the mortal world beg her for wisdom and ingenuity on this night, and also inevitably ask her for a happy marriage, so the seventh day of the seventh month is also known as the Begging Festival.
Depending on the era and region, the activities carried out on this day have changed in many ways. However, there is one competitive game that will always be one of the centerpieces of the festival: the Moonlight.
Threading needles and begging is the earliest way of begging, which began in the Han Dynasty and flowed in later generations. "Xijing Miscellaneous Records" said: Han Cai women often wear seven-hole needles in the placket building with seven days of repentance in July, and people are accustomed to it.
According to its theory, in the Han Dynasty, there was already a custom of women gathering together on the night of Qixi to compete in needles, including this activity in the court. In addition, the Southern Dynasty Zongyi's "Jing Chu Years Chronicles" clearly recorded that on July 7, it was the night of the morning glory and the weaver girl's gathering. It can be seen that this custom was established by the Northern and Southern Dynasties (420-589 AD) at the latest, and may even date back to the Han Dynasty.
In the begging customs, the needle is a special festival prop, which is a must for girls in ancient times, and it is necessary to do needlework. In ancient times, there was a needle specially used for begging on the seventh day of July, the pinhole of this special needle for begging is larger, some have more than one hole, there are state buried eyes, five holes, seven holes, and many reach nine holes.
On the night of July 7, it would be a coincidence if you could successfully thread the needle. In the women's competition, they tie colored threads and wear seven-hole needles, and whoever wears it faster means that whoever begs for more skill. Those who dress slowly are called losers. The loser should give the gift prepared in advance to the winner.
Begging was very popular in ancient times, especially young girls. Why? In fact, this is not just the need to beg for ingenuity, but also the subconscious of begging for love, the desire for love, marriage and family, and threading the needle itself is a metaphor for the marriage between men and women.
In addition, there are two kinds of begging methods among the people: one is the spider Yingqiao, which is slightly later than the needle begging Qiaobi Sui, roughly from the period of the Northern and Southern Dynasties, that is, on the seventh night of the seventh month of July, the captured spider (a kind of red spider) is placed in a jewelry box or other utensils. The next morning, open the box and observe the spider's web, if the web is well rounded and dense, it is a sign that the beggar is ingenious.
The other is the method of casting needles to test ingenuity, which was popular in the Ming and Qing dynasties. On the morning of July 7, put a basin of water in the sun, and after the water surface has condensed into a thin film, put the needles that you usually sew or embroider into the basin, and the needles will float on the water. If the shadow of the needle in the water is in the shape of a cloud or a flower, it is a coincidence, and if there is a thick mallet or a bend that is not formed, it means that the woman who lost the needle is a clumsy woman.
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