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七夕情人节英文介绍 篇一： 2016 七夕节的英文介绍】 2016 七夕节的英文介绍 double-seventh day the double-seventh day refers to the seventh day of the seventh month on the chinese lunar calendar. the day is not as well known as many other chinese festivals. but almost everyone in china, young and old, is very familiar with the story behind this festival. a long long time ago, there was a poor cowherd, niulang. he fell in love with zhinu, “ the girl weaver. virtuous and kind, she was the most beautiful being in the whole universe. unfortunately, the king and queen of heaven were furious finding out that their granddaughter had gone to the world of man and taken a husband. thus, the couple was separated by a wide swollen river in the sky and can only meet once a year on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month. the poor couple of niulang and zhinu each became a star. niulang is altair and zhinu is vega. the wide river that keeps them apart is known as the milky way. on the east side of the milky way, altair is the middle one of a line of three. the end ones are the twins. to the southeast are six stars in the shape of an ox. vega is to the west of the milky way; the star around her form in the shape of a loom. every year, the two stars of altair and vega are closest together on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month. this sad love story has passed down from generation to generation. it is well known that very few magpies are seen on the double-seventh day. this is because most of them fly to the milky way, where they form a bridge so that the two lovers might come together. the next day, it is seen that many magpies are bald; this is because niulang and zhinu walked and stood too long on the heads of their loyal feathered friends. in ancient times, the double-seventh day was a festival especially for young women. girls, no matter from rich or poor families, would put on their holiday best to celebrate the annual meeting of the cowherd and the girl weaver. parents would place an incense burner i