The Double Seventh Festival
It was said that the Emperor of Heaven had seven daughters. And the 51 (young) one, Weaving Maid, or Zhi Nü in Chinese, 52 (fall) in love with a young man on the earth named Niu Lang. Zhi Nü got married 53 him secretly and had two children.
They lived happily together for several years 54 everything became known to the Empress of Heaven(王母娘娘). She was very angry with 55 Weaving Maid had done: marrying a human without her 56 (permit). So, she came down to the earth and took Zhi Nü back to heaven. Niu Lang and his wife were separated by a broad river in the sky, the Milk Way. They were only allowed 57 (see) each other once a year on the 7th day of the 7th Lunar month (阴历月份).
You won’t see many magpie birds on this day. 58 (move) by the couple’s true love, these birds gather on this evening to form 59 bridge for them to meet upon.
The Double Seventh Festival, 60 is similar to Valentine’s Day in the West, has long been celebrated in China in honor of the love story of Niu Lang and his Weaving Maid.
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