七 夕 节 Trad. It falls on the 7th day of the 7th lunar month on the Chinese calendar.

The Qixi (七夕) festival is commonly known as "Chinese Valentines’ Day." Based on the mythology about The Weaver Girl and the Cowherd , Qixi Tribute is a derivative of their love meeting. Falling on the 7th day of the 7th lunar month, it is widely called Qixi Festival (Double Seventh Festival), although the festival has the traditional name of Qiqiao Festival (Qi Qiao Festival), literally the Ingenuity-Begging Festival, for it is a day for girls to plead with Vega for wisdom and skills.

In 2018, the Festival falls on Friday, August 17 th.

The Qixi Festival, also known as the Qiqiao Festival, is a Chinese festival celebrating the annual meeting of the cowherd and weaver girl in mythology. Qixi Festival or Double Seven Festival on the 7th day of the 7th lunar month girls' festival Chinese Valentine's day, when Cowherd and Weaving maid 牛郎織女|牛郎织女 [niu2 lang3 zhi1 nu:3] are allowed their annual meeting.

Qixi Tribute (Chinese:七夕贡案; pinyin:) is an important and necessary part of annual celebration in Qixi Festival (Chinese: 七夕節) or Qiqiao Festival (Chinese: 乞巧節). Chinese Culture The Qixi Festival, also known as the Qiqiao Festival (乞巧节), falls on the 7th day of the 7th month on the Chinese lunar calendar. The characters 七夕, when taken apart, actually means the seventh (七) night (夕).

What is Chinese Valentine’s Day called? 七 夕 節. Qī xī jié. It is a festival in China celebrating the annual meeting of the cowherd and weaver girl in mythology. Show Strokes. Chinese English Pinyin Dictionary.