七夕Double Seventh Festival

鸾扇斜分凤幄开 星桥横过鹊飞回

Just like the other Chinese Festivals celebrated throughout the year, the Double Seventh Festival is considered a very important tradition in China and other Eastern countries.

As the name “Double Seventh” suggests, the Festival is held every 7th day of the 7th month.   However, keep in mind that as with other Chinese Festivals, the Double Seventh Festival, or also called  Qixi Festival , is celebrated based on the Chinese Lunar Calendar rather than our Gregorian Calendar, so it is celebrated on different dates each month, typically around July or August.

Unlike most other Chinese major festivals that often deal with commemorating ancestors and celebrations with family, the Double Seventh Festival is focused on romance.  In other words, we can say that the Qixi festival is equivalent to Valentine’s day we celebrate in the West and all over the world.