Qixi. Qixi. The Qixi Festival, also known as the Chinese Valentine's Day, falls on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month on the Chinese calendar. There is a romantic love story associated with Qixi. It says that a fairy named Zhinv who lived in heaven fell in love with a cowherder named Niulanf during her trip to earth. Zhinv decided to settle down on earth and lead an ordianry life with Niulang. However love between ordinary people and fairy gods is forbidden. They were punished by the heavenly gods and drawn into stars at the opposite sides of the galaxy, watching each other from impassible distance. They are permitted to meet each other only the seventh day of the seventh month each year. Magpies gather and make a bridge across the galaxy for them. Qixi is the most romantic one among the Chiense traditional festivals. Chinese recall the loyalty of love and wish for happiness on the festival. Qixi. Qixi.
