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古生物学院--李玉玲 古生物学院--李玉玲 The Double Seventh Festival,on the 7th day of the 7th lunar month, is a traditional festival full of romance. There is a beautiful love story passed down from generation to generation about the Double Seventh Festival. The romantic story...... Long long ago,there was an honest man named NiuLang. His parents died when he was a child.Later he was driven out of his home by his sister-in-law.So he lived by farming with an old cow. One day , the magical cow kindly told him a way to find a beautiful and nice woman as his life companion.Under the direction of the cow , NiuLang went to the riverside on an evening. He took the clothes of ZhiNu,so she stayed with him .They fell in love with each other and lived a happy life. They had a son and a daughter. Unfortunately, the Queen Mother of the Western Heavens found out the fact and ordered Zhinu to get back and made a river to stop NiuLang to meet ZhiNu.And they can meet each year on the 7th of the 7th lunar month with the help of tens of thonsands of magpies who came to build a bridge for them . customs : Ingenuity test by floating needle（投针验巧） Pleading for skills by threading a needle（穿针乞巧） Cobweb as the determinant（喜蛛应巧） Qiaoguo（巧果） 江南 　　江南的刺绣女孩会在夜晚月光下，将一根绣花针轻轻放到一碗水面上，借助水的表面张力将针托浮，在月光照射下，针周围会出现水波纹，哪一个波纹最复杂，就会绣出最好的作品，有时针上穿有红丝，也是向七仙女“乞巧”。 西南 　　染指甲西南一带的七夕习俗。年轻姑娘们在节日时用树的液浆兑水洗头发，传说这样可以年轻美丽，对未婚女子而言还意味着找到如意郎君。 胶东 　　胶东地区则多在七夕拜七神姐。妇女们穿上新装，欢聚一堂、盟结七姐妹；少女们则制作牡丹、莲、梅、兰、菊等带花的饼馍食品，称巧饼，用来祭祀织女。 Today some traditional customes are still observed in China ,but have been weakened in urban cities.However,the legend of the NiuLong and ZhiNu taken root in the hearts of the people. In recent years, people have celebrated it as Valentines Day in China. unlike Valentines Day in western countries there is not so mush emphasis on giving chocolates,flowers and kisses. Instead,Chinese girls prepare fruits and incense as offerings to ZhiNu, praying to find satisfactory husbands. As a result, flower sh