A rendezvous in the night surpasses all joy on earth.
xxx
Today is Qi Xi Jie, the 7th day of the 7th month in the lunar calendar.
There are two or more versions of the story behind Qi Xi Jie, which means Seventh Evening Festival if literally translated. :) I like this version. :
Zhi Nu is the 7th princess of heaven, a weaver of clouds and daughter of Jade Emperor and Wangmu, the queen of heaven. Niulang is a normal cow herder on earth.
Both met and both fell in love.
I have no idea if it's related to the puteri kayangan and the earthly mortal who, bewitched by beauty, stole her magical, celestial clothes and made her flightless.
The only thing important here is love.
Can you feeeeel the loooooove tonight :'D
This was greeted with disapproval from Wangmu, so with a flick of her hairpin she separated them with a river in the sky, now known as the Milky Way.
Wangmu eventually felt bad for them and decided that they could meet on only one day, the 7th day of the 7th month each year: she would send magpies to form a bridge over the river so the two lovers can meet for the night.
Oh, love. :DDDD
xxx
credit: http://chineseculture.about.com/od/chinesefestivals/a/QiXiJie.htm
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